President - BVCI

Black & Veatch Family of Companies • Olathe, KS

30d

About The Position

The President of BVCI serves as the chief executive leader for the union contracting entity, responsible for strategic direction, operational excellence, and compliance in support of BVCI projects. This role ensures the company’s vision, mission, and values are reflected in all aspects of union construction execution, labor relations, and workforce development. The President drives growth, ensures project excellence, and fosters a culture of safety, integrity, and innovation, with a particular focus on union-specific requirements and market expansion.

Requirements

• 10+ years related union construction operations-related leadership experience.
• Hands-on experience in field-based project management, problem resolution, contract document interpretation, claims avoidance, contract negotiations, scheduling and cost controls.
• Direct Hire Union experience.
• Experience with utilizing national agreements with highly restricted local agreement signatories.
• 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

• Graduate degree/MBA or equivalent experience.
• Experience in Power Generation, Transmission, Water, Oil & Gas, and Telecom markets.
• Experience leading a union construction company or division with P&L responsibility.
• Certification in Project Management (e.g., PMP) or Construction Executive programs.
• Relevant certifications in construction management, safety, or labor relations (as required by BVCI policies or market standards).

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies for executing direct hire union construction in new geographical markets.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local and international unions.
• Ensure double breasting compliance and oversee BVCI licensing and craft resourcing.
• Oversee all union construcion operations, ensuring projects and delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
• Oversee field-based project managerment, including problem resolution, contract document interpretation, claims avoicdance, contract negotiations, scheduling, and cost controls.
• Serve as the primary representative for labor relations, leveraging experience wiht national agreements and highly restricted local agreement signatories.
• Ensure compliance with employment policies, union regulations, and pre-employment onboarding requirements (background checks, drug screens, motor vehicle records, etc.)
• Manage company financials including budgeting, forecasting, and profitability.
• Approve major capital expenditures and oversee risk mitigation strategies.
• Hire, mentor, and promote senior leaders including Operations Managers and Construction Directors.
• Champion workforce development and succession planning.
• Suprevise work of others, responsibile for hiring, discipline, and pay administration of subordinates.

Benefits

• Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.
• To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.
• A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union.
• Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.
• We are proud to be a 100 percent ESOP-owned company. As employee-owners, our professionals are empowered to drive not only their personal growth, but the company's long-term achievements - and they share in the financial rewards of the success through stock ownership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees