Black & Veatch

Project Manager - Water/Wastewater 1

Black & Veatch$90K — $120K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of project management experience in EPC or service projects
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
  • Professional Engineer (PE) License is preferred
  • Experience in civil engineering design for water and wastewater treatment
  • Familiarity with BIM developed projects
  • Ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams
  • Strong client interaction and relationship management skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead the execution of small EPC/service projects
  • Ensure projects meet performance, schedule, and quality goals
  • Oversee project team staffing and development
  • Coordinate project activities across engineering, procurement, and construction phases
  • Develop and execute business development strategies
  • Engage with clients and promote Black & Veatch's services
  • Manage project financial performance, including budgeting and invoicing

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health care benefits including medical, dental, and vision
  • Flexible work schedules and paid time off
  • 401K company match and performance-based bonuses
  • Tuition and adoption reimbursement programs
  • Employee stock ownership program (ESOP) allowing for shared financial success
  • Wellness programs and vendor discounts
Full Job Description
Company : Black & Veatch Corporation

Req Id : 112118

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : No

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

The Opportunity

As the Project Manager, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Manage all aspects of small Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)/Service projects, including risk to cost, schedule, quality
  • Be responsible for the day-to-day successful execution of contracted engineering, procurement, and construction scope in the areas of performance, financial metrics, planning, schedule, quality, contractual compliance, safety, and client satisfaction
  • Provide for the successful staffing of the project
  • Manage and lead small teams of multi-discipline professionals
  • Coordinate and integrate 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

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.

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. By joining our market sector, you will be able to provide infrastructure for community benefit.

This team partners with our customers to align their people, processes, technologies, and data analytics in the face of industry transformation. We help our customers leverage our industry-leading solutions and expertise to modernize water infrastructure, optimize asset use, meet performance goals, reduce costs, and mitigate risk no matter where the water industry goes next. This team is ranked in the top 10 by ENR for Water Design Firms in Water Supply and Sewer Waste and other water-related rankings.

Be part of a team that has delivered large scale projects such as the Cape Fear project. Read about it here: Cape Fear Tackles PFAS | 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

  • Professional Engineer (PE) License
  • 10+ years program/project management experience, technical experience and background
  • Technical experience in water and wastewater treatment as well as linear infrastructure planning and design: planning & asset management; and other key elements of our client's diverse water needs.
  • Business development and program/project management experience
  • Advanced knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline


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.


Salary Plan

PMT: Project Management

Job Grade

017

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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