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Black & Veatch · 1 week ago

Sr. Project Manager - Water Business

Kansas City, MO

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

15+ years exp

Black & Veatch is an employee-owned company focused on sustainable infrastructure and engineering solutions. As a Sr. Project Manager in the Water Business, you will manage project execution, oversee teams, and ensure client satisfaction while driving business development and project performance.

ConstructionConsultingIndustrial EngineeringInfrastructure

No H1B

Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of small to medium 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 medium 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

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

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

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)

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

Qualification

Water/Wastewater ExperienceProfessional Engineering LicenseProject ManagementBudgeting SkillsContract NegotiationTeam DevelopmentClient EngagementCoachingMentoring

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

15 + years of active water/wastewater experience with demonstrated leadership experience in the Kansas City market

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

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