Black & Veatch

Project Director - Industrial Water

Black & Veatch$120K — $150K *
Energy & Utilities
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 20+ years of experience in water/wastewater with leadership in industrial sector
  • Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline
  • Professional Engineering License preferred
  • Strong understanding of financial metrics and budgets
  • Expertise in contract negotiation and risk management

Responsibilities

  • Lead marketing and business development initiatives
  • Develop strategies for new business opportunities
  • Manage projects, including client interactions and community engagement
  • Oversee engineering teams and enforce project performance goals
  • Conduct budgeting, invoicing, and financial management for projects
  • Mentor and coach team members for performance improvement
  • Recommend training and identify new candidates for team expansion

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship
  • Engagement in impactful community projects
  • Collaboration with a diverse team of experts
  • Access to a wide range of resources within Black & Veatch
  • Exposure to cutting-edge infrastructure solutions and technologies
Full Job Description
Company : Black & Veatch Corporation

Req Id : 115345

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : No

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

The Team

Black & Veatch's Governments & Communities focuses on specific infrastructure needs of municipalities, state and local governments, and specialized physical and digital infrastructure solutions for government and federal agencies.

Our Industrial Water solution delivers lifecycle water, wastewater, and stormwater proejcts helping heavy commercial and industrial clients have the water they need at the right cost, whenever and wherever it's needed. By joining our market sector, you will pinpoint and deliver the best solution to meet their schedule and budget goals while balancing water sustainability and resilience with regulatory compliance and community relations.

Check out one of our recent projects: Data Center Owner Overcomes Complex Water Challenges and Achieves Sustainability Goals | Black & Veatch

Key Responsibilities

Business development:
  • Leading team efforts for marketing
  • Strategy development
  • Prospect identification, proposal development, proposal preparation, client presentations, project budgeting and contracting for successful opportunities
  • Accountable for new business objectives and for overall project performance

Project management:
  • External focus to interact with assigned clients, become involved in client activities and promote Black & Veatch through client and community activities
  • Support development of the overall market business plan, market strategies, client engagement strategies and leverage other Black & Veatch technical and management resources to advance Black & Veatch's market footprint.

Project execution:
  • Oversight of engineering manager(s)
  • Development of project performance goals Accountability for implementation
  • Active involvement with internal project team and owner project representatives on project activities
  • Perform or assist with the performance and commercial management of projects including budgeting, invoicing, and payments; lead project performance reviews for assigned project(s).

Staff management:
      • Team development, mentoring and coaching on performance improvement
      • Recommendations for training and promotion of assigned professionals as well as identification and development of new candidates to expand the Black & Veatch team.


Management Responsibilities

Acts as a project manager. Among responsibilities is management of a project team. The individual comprising this team may vary by project.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 20 + years of active water/wastewater experience with demonstrated leadership experience in the industrial sector
  • Professional Engineering License; Bachelor's Degree in technical discipline
  • Understanding of budgets and financial metrics
  • Contract negotiation skill including knowledge of terms, risks, pricing and payment terms


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.

Certifications

None specified

Salary Plan

PMT: Project Management

Job Grade

020

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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