Project Manager - Water Business

About the role

As the Sr. Project Manager, you will have the opportunity to manage all aspects of small to medium projects, including risk to cost, schedule, quality. You will 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. You will provide for the successful staffing of the project and manage and lead medium teams of multi-discipline professionals. You will 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.

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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 10 + years of active water/wastewater experience with demonstrated leadership experience in the St. Louis market.
• Professional Engineering License.
• Understanding of budgets and financial metrics.
• Contract negotiation skill including knowledge of terms, risks, pricing and payment terms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineering License.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 10 + years of active water/wastewater experience with demonstrated leadership experience in the St. Louis market.
• Understanding of budgets and financial metrics.
• Contract negotiation skill including knowledge of terms, risks, pricing and payment terms.