Area Director - Water Business
About the role
The Area Director position is a high-profile leadership role at Black & Veatch. In this capacity, you will have the opportunity to serve as part of the Water/Wastewater business leadership team. As part of the Upper Mid-West collaborative team, you will be responsible for managing the successful delivery of water-related infrastructure projects in the multi-million-dollar range.
Responsibilities
Leading team efforts for marketing
Strategy development
Possession 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
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
15+ years of active water/wastewater experience with demonstrated leadership experience in the Central region market
Professional Engineering License
Understanding of budgets and financial metrics
Contract negotiation skills including knowledge of terms, risks, pricing and payment terms
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program. Additional benefits include flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.
Pay
Salary Plan
Schedule
Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments