Design Build Project Director

About the Position

We are seeking a Design Build Project Director to manage large projects, ensuring successful execution in areas such as performance, financial metrics, planning, and client satisfaction.

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
  • Lead design teams for design-build projects for our water business
  • Obtains new/repeat business on medium to large size projects; supports contract negotiations with other client personnel

• 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.

Requirements

• Preferred Qualifications:

  • 20+ years of active water/wastewater experience with demonstrated leadership experience in the Texas market
  • Professional Engineering License; Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline
  • Understanding of budgets and financial metrics
  • Contract negotiation skill including knowledge of terms, risks, pricing, and payment terms

• Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• 401K match
• Benefits that start on day 1
• Paid vacation and holiday time after the eligibility period has been met
• Company matched 401k plan
• Vendor discounts
• AD&D insurance
• Pre-taxed accounts
• Voluntary legal plan
• Identity theft and credit monitoring services
• B&V Credit Union

About the Company

Black & Veatch Corporation, recognized by Glassdoor as a 2023 Top 100 place to work, allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities.

Location: Overland Park, KS, US

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Location Type: Hybrid

Categories: Engineer, Wastewater, Water Treatment, Engineering

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