Project Manager - Water Business

The Opportunity

Black & Veatch has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager focused on water and wastewater projects and programs in Tulsa.

As an employee-owned, global leader in building critical infrastructure in the energy, water, and government services markets, Black & Veatch has a long-standing reputation for providing world-class service to our clients. 

Our Oklahoma and central region water solutions business has seen consistent growth driven by our clients’ needs to address challenges stemming from population growth, aging infrastructure, system reliability and resilience concerns, the need to improve operational efficiency, water quality regulations, circular water/one-water initiatives, and the use of “data” to help guide decision making.  This position represents a strategic business opportunity for Black & Veatch to help the company grow its market share by providing world-class water & wastewater infrastructure planning and design services for major pump stations and large diameter pipelines. 

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The Team

Black & Veatch’s Governments & Communities focuses on specific infrastructure needs of municipalities, state and local governments, and specialized physical and digital infrastructure solutions for government and federal agencies. By joining our market sector, you will be able to provide infrastructure for community benefit through regulated utilities and government agencies.

This team partners with our customers to align their people, processes, technologies, and data analytics in the face of industry transformation. We help our customers leverage our industry-leading solutions and expertise to modernize water infrastructure, optimize asset use, meet performance goals, reduce costs, and mitigate risk no matter where the water industry goes next. This team is ranked in the top 10 by ENR for Water Design Firms in Water Supply and Sewer Waste and other water-related rankings.

Be part of a team that has delivered large scale projects such as this:  Upgrade, Boost Treatment Capacity While Staying Online, on Time and on Budget | Black & Veatch

Key Responsibilities

• Lead major projects or programs from planning through construction. Present updates to external client stakeholders and support decision-making. Provide oversight of the program schedule and budget using Black & Veatch’s internal processes and manage large inter-discipline teams of internal and subconsultant resources.  
• Lead a Team that provides technical solutions and differentiation focused on water supply intakes, pump stations, large-diameter pipelines, tunnels, wastewater lift stations, force mains, and collections system, including condition assessment and rehabilitation.
• Provide recommendations on client’s processes, organization, and readiness to embark on major programs and alternative project delivery.
• Support the team’s use of risk-based assessments to develop and prioritize capital improvement programs.
• Provide project execution, quality control, and technical leadership to support large water and wastewater projects and programs and to identify innovative solutions to maximize benefits to municipalities and utilities.
• Lead and provide technical expertise to support marketing and business development. 
• Support pursuit, proposal, and project interview activities. 
• Work closely with Client Directors and the Area Director to develop relationships with clients and decision makers in Tulsa
• Help mentor professionals and grow the Team by identifying high quality candidate and recruits. 

Management Responsibilities

Acts as a project manager. Among responsibilities is management of a project team. The individual comprising this team may vary by project.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Oklahoma
• 15+ years of relevant water engineering experience including but not limited to water and wastewater infrastructure planning, asset management, CIP optimization, detailed design, and construction
• Experience managing large water and wastewater programs and projects  
• Knowledge of local, federal and state permitting requirements and funding mechanisms
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and comfort in a client-facing role discussing technical topics and solutions
• Experience providing input and oversight of technical tasks and project teams performing studies and assessments of water and wastewater projects
• Proficient with report writing and PowerPoint presentations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work both within a team and independently
• Willing and able to travel to project sites and client meetings as needed

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.

Certifications

None specified

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments 
• Sitting/standing/computer usage for extended periods of time 
• Ability to utilize video/audio conferencing software tools for internal/external communication 
• Travel to client sites