Client Director -Water Business

Overview

Lead and manage water/wastewater EPC projects, overseeing budget, schedule, quality and client relations.

Key Responsibilities

• epc management
• project execution
• team leadership
• client engagement
• business development
• procurement coordination

Tasks

-Recommendations for training and promotion of assigned professionals as well as identification and development of new candidates to expand the Black & Veatch team -Leading team efforts for marketing -Oversight of engineering manager(s) -Coordinate and integrate the activities associated with the engineering, procurement, construction, and startup elements of the project team, including the activities of all third party companies contributing to the initiative -Be responsible for the day-to-day successful execution of contracted engineering, procurement, and construction scope in the areas of performance, financial metrics, planning, schedule, quality, contractual compliance, safety, and client satisfaction -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 -Accountable for new business objectives and for overall project performance -Active involvement with internal project team and owner project representatives on project activities -Provide for the successful staffing of the project -Perform or assist with the performance and commercial management of projects including budgeting, invoicing, and payments; lead project performance reviews for assigned project(s) -Manage and lead medium to large teams of multi-discipline professionals -Development of project performance goals -External focus to interact with assigned clients, become involved in client activities and promote Black & Veatch through client and community activities -Prospect identification, proposal development, proposal preparation, client presentations, project budgeting and contracting for successful opportunities -Manage all aspects of medium to large Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)/Service projects, including risk to cost, schedule, quality

Requirements

• 15+ years
• water/wastewater
• leadership
• professional engineer
• contract negotiation
• budgeting

What You Bring

-15 + years of active water/wastewater experience with demonstrated leadership experience -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. -Professional Engineering License; Bachelor’s Degree in technical discipline -Contract negotiation skill including knowledge of terms, risks, pricing and payment terms -Understanding of budgets and financial metrics

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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.

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Visa Sponsorship

-visa sponsorship not available.

Security Clearance

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