Project Director - Water Business

Black & Veatch Family of Companies•Des Moines, IA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

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

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

15+ years business development and project management experience
Bachelor’s Degree in technical discipline
Professional Engineering License
Proven technical understanding of Wastewater and Water markets, including drivers and general trends.
Strong sales traits, including tenacity and competitiveness.
Strong inter-personal skills. Adept at working in a team environment.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proposal and presentations skills.
Ability to interface with diverse personalities. Ability to think strategically and create persuasive message.
Contract negotiating skills which includes knowledge of terms, risks, pricing, and payment terms.
Understanding of budgets and financial metrics.
Self-starter and ability to make decisions independently.
Ability to meet deadlines and be flexible to multiple demands of project teams and shifting priorities. Problem solving and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

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 for overall project performance
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
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)
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