Project Manager - Water Business

About the role

The Project Manager position is a high-profile leadership role at Black & Veatch. In this capacity, this professional will serve as part of the Water / Wastewater business leadership team. As part of the Indianapolis collaborative team, you will have the opportunity to be responsible for managing the successful delivery of water related infrastructure projects in the multi-million-dollar range.

Responsibilities

• Business development:

  • Leading team efforts for marketing
  • Strategy development
  • Possibility of 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
• Professional Engineering License
• Understanding of budgets and financial metrics
• Contract negotiation skill including knowledge of terms, risks, pricing and payment terms

Management Responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications:

• 15 + years of active water/wastewater experience with demonstrated leadership experience in the Indianapolis market
• Understanding of budgets and financial metrics
• Contract negotiation skill including knowledge of terms, risks, pricing and payment terms

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits portfolio including medical, dental and vision insurances, life insurance, and a robust wellness program
• Paid vacation and holiday time after the eligibility period has been met
• Vendor discounts, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan, identity theft and credit monitoring services, and the B&V Credit Union

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.