Black & Veatch

EPC Project Director - Advanced Power Generation

Black & Veatch$150K — $180K *
Energy & Utilities
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Typically 15 years of experience in EPC project management.
  • Experience leading large EPC projects with a focus on construction execution and field leadership.
  • Skilled in managing subcontractor and labor performance, labor productivity, and project recovery.
  • Expertise in client-facing leadership on complex EPC work.

Responsibilities

  • Direct large, complex EPC projects ensuring safe execution and quality control.
  • Lead integrated teams across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning phases.
  • Provide direction to project managers and construction leaders on execution strategies and priorities.
  • Manage multiple client relationships and support new business opportunities.
  • Identify risks related to project execution, including technology and construction productivity risks.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates.
  • Flexible work options after 90 days, based on performance and job assignments.
  • Opportunity to work on sustainable energy solutions in power generation.
Full Job Description
Company : Black & Veatch Corporation

Req Id : 116630

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : Yes

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

The Opportunity

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
  • Directs all aspects of large, complex Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) projects, including risk to safety, quality, cost, schedule, with particular emphasis on safety, quality, construction execution, field leadership, labor productivity, subcontractor performance, project controls, and startup/commissioning integration.
  • Responsible for the day-to-day successful execution of contracted engineering, procurement, and construction scope in the areas of safety, quality, performance, financial metrics, planning, schedule, contractual compliance, and client satisfaction.
  • Provides for the successful staffing of the project.
  • Directs and leads large teams of multi-discipline professionals, including project managers and construction leaders assigned to major EPC projects.
  • Coordinates and integrates the activities associated with the engineering, procurement, construction, and startup elements of the project team, including the activities of all third party companies contributing to the initiative.


The Team

Black & Veatch's Power Providers focuses on the holistic demands for energy generation markets that include utilities, independent power producers and new non-traditional entrants adding to the much-needed supply of secure, clean power to our industries and communities. By joining our market sector, you will have the opportunity to put sustainable energy solutions into practice.

Key Responsibilities

  • Directly large, complex EPC projects or major EPC scopes, with accountability for safe construction execution, quality, schedule, cost, commercial performance, and client satisfaction.
  • Leads integrated EPC project teams, including engineering, procurement, construction, startup/commissioning, project managment, project controls, commercial, quality, and safety resources.
  • Directs project managers and construction leaders assigned to major EPC projects; provides direction on priorities, execution strategy, issue resolution, and recovery actions.
  • Manages multiple clients and/or accountable for new business objectives.
  • Creates opportunities for new/repeat business; supports complex contract negotiations with appropriate client management.
  • Manages varied complex risk which includes fixed price or new technology or non domestic markets or new clients, including construction productivity, labor availability, subcontractor performance, site execution, and schedule recovery risk.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Typically 15 years experience.
  • Preferred experience includes leadership of large EPC projects; construction project execution; field leadership; construction planning and sequencing; subcontractor and labor management; labor productivity; schedule, cost, and project recovery; project controls; commercial risk management; and client-facing leadership on complex EPC work.


Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

  • Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.
  • Anticipated travel exceeds 50% to project sites, client locations, partner offices, and other business-critical locations.


Salary Plan

PMT: Project Management

Job Grade

021

About Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch is a global engineering and construction company. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. Black & Veatch provides a range of services, including engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services, consulting, and environmental services. The company serves a variety of industries, including power, water, telecommunications, and oil and gas. Black & Veatch has operations in more than 100 countries around the world.
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