Senior Project Manager - Water Business

Overview

Lead water infrastructure projects, drive business development and manage teams.

Key Responsibilities

• market planning
• client engagement
• project budgeting
• proposal development
• performance review
• team oversight

Tasks

-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 -Leading team efforts for marketing -Recommendations for training and promotion of assigned professionals as well as identification and development of new candidates to expand the Black & Veatch team -External focus to interact with assigned clients, become involved in client activities and promote Black & Veatch through client and community 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) -Oversight of engineering manager(s) -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 -Development of project performance goals -Active involvement with internal project team and owner project representatives on project activities

Requirements

• 15+ years
• water markets
• bachelor's
• pe license
• contract negotiation
• sales

What You Bring

-15+ years business development and project management experience -Proven technical understanding of Wastewater and Water markets, including drivers and general trends. -Understanding of budgets and financial metrics. -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. -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. -Bachelor’s Degree in technical discipline -Strong inter-personal skills.  Adept at working in a team environment. -Strong sales traits, including tenacity and competitiveness. -Ability to meet deadlines and be flexible to multiple demands of project teams and shifting priorities. Problem solving and leadership skills. -Self-starter and ability to make decisions independently. -Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience -Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proposal and presentations skills. -Professional Engineering License

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Benefits

-Team development, mentoring and coaching on performance improvement

About Black & Veatch

-Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, it delivers multi‑billion‑dollar projects in energy, water, communications and industrial sectors. -The company’s portfolio spans landmark work—from power plants and water treatment systems to hydrogen and LNG facilities. -It handles full lifecycle services: from strategic advisory and engineering through procurement, construction and operations. -Its history features many firsts: early U.S. water and power infrastructure, the first U.S. hydrogen conversion project, and biosafety labs overseas.

Sector Specialisms

Visa Sponsorship

-visa sponsorship not available.

Security Clearance

-criminal/civil background check -drug screen -motor vehicle records search