Project Manager - Water Business

Black & Veatch Family of Companies•Indianapolis, IN

20d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager position is a high-profile leadership role at Black & Veatch, serving as part of the Water / Wastewater business leadership team. As part of the Indianapolis collaborative team, this role is responsible for managing the successful delivery of water-related infrastructure projects in the multi-million-dollar range. Black & Veatch is a leading employee-owned global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company, consistently recognized as “Best Companies to Work For” and “Best Employers for Diversity.” With over 8,300 employees and revenues exceeding $3 billion, it is one of the largest Water & Wastewater Civil Design Firms.

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 of active water/wastewater experience with demonstrated leadership experience in the Indianapolis market
Professional Engineering License
Bachelor’s Degree in technical discipline
Understanding of budgets and financial metrics
Contract negotiation skill including knowledge of terms, risks, pricing and payment terms

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 for 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. Among responsibilities is management of a project team. The individual comprising this team may vary by project.