Manager, Strategy and Optimization Solutions

Black & Veatch Family of Companies•Houston, TX

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves managing and participating in a team of business and technology consultants. The team is responsible for defining solution strategies and roadmaps, developing solution requirements, and supporting clients across technology, business processes, data, and organizational readiness. The role also includes leading solution framing and architecture, guiding multidisciplinary delivery teams, and partnering with sales, market, and delivery leaders to enhance Black & Veatch’s optimization capabilities. The position balances client delivery, solution development, and business development support, with a focus on creating repeatable, scalable solutions that deliver measurable client value.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience
Experience managing or leading significant client engagements
7+ years of experience in a consulting, advisory, engineering, or related professional services environment
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

Master’s degree in engineering, applied mathematics, operations research, computer science, economics, or business preferred
Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross‑functional client engagements with senior executive and technical stakeholders
Proven ability to frame and architect complex decision‑support or analytical solutions across asset‑intensive industries
Experience supporting integrated planning, operational decision‑making, or performance improvement initiatives in sectors such as power, oil & gas, water, manufacturing, or data centers
Knowledge of optimization methods and experience with designing and delivering optimization solutions
Strong understanding of operational, financial, reliability, and sustainability trade‑offs in large infrastructure systems
Experience guiding multidisciplinary teams (engineering, analytics, data, IT/OT) through solution design and delivery
Prior experience supporting business development efforts, including opportunity shaping, proposal development, and client presentations
Ability to translate complex analytical concepts into clear, executive‑level insights and recommendations
Experience developing reusable frameworks, templates, or playbooks that enable scalable solution delivery
Familiarity working with commercial software platforms, data environments, or digital solutions commonly used in infrastructure sectors
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to influence without formal authority
Professional certifications related to area of expertise preferred
Certifications related to area of expertise, where applicable preferred.

Responsibilities

Frame and validate cross‑sector optimization use cases, including opportunities that integrate with adjacent solutions such as asset management, reliability, digital transformation, or planning.
Define and architect optimization solutions at asset, facility, and enterprise levels, ensuring alignment with client objectives, operational constraints, and measurable outcomes.
Drive the development of reusable optimization templates, playbooks, and reference architectures that can scale across sectors and client contexts.
Lead and support client engagements for complex optimization programs from early discovery through pilot execution and scaled adoption across power, oil & gas, water, and data center sectors.
Facilitate client workshops and stakeholder sessions to define objectives, requirements, KPIs, and future-state decision workflows.
Guide multidisciplinary teams in the design, integration, and deployment of optimization solutions, leveraging advanced analytics, AI, and industry platforms as appropriate.
Ensure delivery quality, risk management, and client satisfaction throughout the solution lifecycle.
Capture delivery learnings and codify them into reusable solution assets to improve consistency and scalability.
Support integrated resource planning initiatives for electric utilities, data center operators, and other large energy users, including load growth analysis, resource options evaluation, and scenario assessment.
Conduct market and client needs assessments to identify and prioritize high-value optimization use cases and inform solution roadmaps.
Support business development by shaping opportunities, evaluating and preparing proposals and statements of work, and articulating the business case and value proposition for optimization solutions.
Partner with account and sales leaders to identify pilot opportunities, define scope and success metrics.
Contribute to solution marketing and thought leadership through development of white papers, case studies, and external presentations in collaboration with partners and clients.
Transfer knowledge and best practices to project teams and colleagues through mentoring, reviews, and internal enablement efforts.
Provide ongoing feedback to professionals on projects and their supervisors. Contribute to the development of others through engagement assignments and general evaluation.