Client Director - Water/Wastewater - Richmond, VA

Overview

Lead water/wastewater projects and business development in Richmond, VA

Key Responsibilities

• client interaction
• project budgeting
• performance reviews
• proposal development
• team oversight
• market strategy

Tasks

-External focus to interact with assigned clients, become involved in client activities and promote Black & Veatch through client and community activities -Development of project performance goals -Oversight of engineering manager(s) -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 -Perform or assist with the performance and commercial management of projects including budgeting, invoicing, and payments; lead project performance reviews for assigned project(s) -Active involvement with internal project team and owner project representatives on project activities -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 -Recommendations for training and promotion of assigned professionals as well as identification and development of new candidates to expand the Black & Veatch team

Requirements

• bachelor's
• pe license
• contract negotiation
• budgeting
• water/wastewater
• leadership

What You Bring

-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. -Understanding of budgets and financial metrics -Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience -Contract negotiation skill including knowledge of terms, risks, pricing and payment terms -Professional Engineering License; Bachelor’s Degree in technical discipline -20 + years of active water/wastewater experience with demonstrated leadership experience in the Richmond, VA market

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Benefits

-Days during travel weeks that are non-travel days, professionals may work in the office or at a remote location On non-travel work weeks, professionals may work in a BV office location 3 days a week and in a remote location 2 days a week -Team development, mentoring and coaching on performance improvement -Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.

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 screening -motor vehicle records search