Sr. Project Manager - Water/Wastewater

About the role

The Sr. Project Manager position will be responsible for leadership in the local office for the Black & Veatch water solutions business. In this capacity, you will have the opportunity to maintain client relationships with local municipalities, execute projects effectively to meet client objectives and deliver financial success. Black & Veatch will offer relocation for the right candidate for this role. Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success. As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

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 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.
• Management responsibilities: acts as a project manager; manages a project team (team composition varies by project).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Ability to complete pre‑employment onboarding requirements, which may include criminal/c