Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
We're seeking a Project Manager for our Water Business to lead infrastructure projects in Cleveland, Ohio. As an employee-owned company, we empower our people to grow, explore new possibilities, and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world.
Responsibilities
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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Preferred Qualifications:
- 10+ years business development and project management experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in technical discipline
- Professional Engineering License
- Proven technical understanding of Wastewater and Water markets, including drivers and general trends
- Strong sales traits, including tenacity and competitiveness
- Strong interpersonal skills. Adept at working in a team environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proposal and presentations skills
- Ability to interface with diverse personalities. Ability to think strategically and create persuasive messages
- Contract negotiating skills which includes knowledge of terms, risks, pricing, and payment terms
- Understanding of budgets and financial metrics
- Self-starter and ability to make decisions independently
- Ability to meet deadlines and be flexible to multiple demands of project teams and shifting priorities. Problem-solving and leadership skills
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Minimum Qualifications:
- 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.
We Offer
- Competitive compensation
- 401K match and benefits that start day 1
- Flexible work schedules
- Paid vacation and holiday time
- Sick time and dependent sick time
- Company matched 401k plan
- Adoption reimbursement
- Vendor discounts
- Employment referral program
- AD&D insurance
- Pre-taxed accounts
- Voluntary legal plan
- B&V Credit Union
- Performance-based bonus program
About the Company
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.” One of the biggest Water & Wastewater Civil Design Firms with 8,300+ employees. Our revenues exceed $3 billion.
Salary Plan
- Annual Compensation Range: $114,760.00 - $195,090.00
Job Segment
- Wastewater
- Water Treatment
- Architecture
- Engineering
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