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Project Director - Water Business

Black & Veatch · Des Moines, IA · 1 wk ago
ManagementFull-time

About the role

Black & Veatch is a leading employee-owned global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company. Consistently recognized as “Best Companies to Work For” and “Best Employers for Diversity.” One of the biggest Water & Wastewater Civil Design Firms with 8,300+ employees. Our revenues exceed $3 billion.

Responsibilities

  • Leading team efforts for marketing

  • Strategy development

  • Possibility 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)

  • 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

Qualifications

  • 15+ years business development and project management experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in technical discipline

  • Professional Engineering License

  • Proven technical understanding of Wastewater and Water markets, including drivers and general trends.

  • Strong sales traits, including tenacity and competitiveness.

  • Strong inter-personal skills. Adept at working in a team environment.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proposal and presentations skills.

  • Ability to interface with diverse personalities. Ability to think strategically and create persuasive message.

  • Contract negotiating skills which includes knowledge of terms, risks, pricing, and payment terms.

  • Understanding of budgets and financial metrics.

  • Self-starter and ability to make decisions independently.

  • Ability to meet deadlines and be flexible to multiple demands of project teams and shifting priorities. Problem solving and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Proven technical understanding of Wastewater and Water markets, including drivers and general trends.

  • Strong sales traits, including tenacity and competitiveness.

  • Strong inter-personal skills. Adept at working in a team environment.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proposal and presentations skills.

  • Ability to interface with diverse personalities. Ability to think strategically and create persuasive message.

  • Contract negotiating skills which includes knowledge of terms, risks, pricing, and payment terms.

  • Understanding of budgets and financial metrics.

  • Self-starter and ability to make decisions independently.

  • Ability to meet deadlines and be flexible to multiple demands of project teams and shifting priorities. Problem solving and leadership skills.

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