Civil Works Project Manager

Black & Veatch Family of Companies•Arvada, CO

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Black & Veatch (BV) is seeking an enthusiastic, articulate, and motivated Project Manager to manage civil works projects primarily for Department of Defense (DOD) entities, including the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Navy (NAVFAC), Air Force (Base Civil Engineers), Marines, and Department of Interior (DOI) entities. Projects will likely involve the design of new or renovated civil works facilities such as dams, levees, floodwalls, locks, interior drainage facilities, diversion tunnels, channels, streambank restoration, and ecosystem development. The role will encompass various project phases including planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance, and rehabilitation. A key focus is expanding BV's Federal A/E areas of focus using various contract vehicles. The typical client base includes DOD, USACE, and private companies in the Federal arena. Monthly duties will involve client interface, proposal support, project profitability reporting, staffing oversight, schedule and progress control, quality, safety, and project status reporting, all with team support. This position offers opportunities to coordinate with other BV offices and business sectors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Nice To Haves

5+ years of related civil works project management experience that could be in either a direct Project Management (PM) role or in a subordinate support role to a project manager by performing such duties as a Task Order Manager (TOM), Engineering Manager (EM), Subject Matter Expert (SME) or as a Major Discipline design team leader.
Proven experience with DoD clients in delivering high quality A/E programs and projects to key clients, including the management of geographically dispersed, multi-disciplinary, collaborative project design teams.
Prior experience in managing facilities and infrastructure projects for DOD and/or other Federal agencies/entities, including developing qualifications packages, negotiating fixed price task orders, and delivering both full design projects (design-bid-build), design-build requests for proposals (RFP’s), Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) or other potential procurement options.
Licensed Engineer or Architect preferred.

Responsibilities

Manages all aspects of small to mega Design Services projects, including risk to cost, schedule, and quality.
Responsible for the day-to-day successful execution of contracted engineering, procurement, and construction phase service scopes in the areas of performance, financial metrics, planning, schedule, quality, contractual compliance, safety, and client satisfaction.
Manages and leads various sized teams of multi-discipline professionals. Identifies requirements for the successful staffing of the project and coordinates staffing with discipline Department Managers.
Coordinates and integrates the activities associated with the engineering, procurement, construction phase services, and commissioning elements of the project, including the activities of all third-party companies contributing to a project.
Supports business capture processes by leading proposal teams for the successful response to client requests for proposal.
Supports many aspects of Business Development in a “seller doer” role with an emphasis on client satisfaction and repeat business.
Actively leads BV’s participation in the Federal CPARS contractor evaluation system which is key to qualifying for future work with all Government entities.
Manages multiple clients and/or projects.
Obtains new/repeat business on projects.