Ops Innovation Portfolio & Governance Manager

Location: Overland Park, KS, US Phoenix, AZ, US Greenwood Village, CO, US Ann Arbor, MI, US Houston, TX, US Dallas, TX, US Cary, NC, US Orlando, FL, US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Company: Black & Veatch Corporation

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Opportunity Type : Staff

Project Only Hire : No

Why Black & Veatch?

At Black & Veatch, you’ll be part of work that matters—designing, creating, and building the infrastructure communities rely on every day, from concept through execution.

We care about how the work gets done as much as what we build. Safety is built into every decision, and people look out for each other—speaking up, collaborating, and doing the right thing because it affects real lives.

You’ll work alongside teams solving complex challenges and turning ideas into solutions that perform in the real world—gaining hands‑on experience across projects, technologies, and disciplines.

Ownership shows up in how we work. We take responsibility for outcomes, follow through on commitments, and take pride in what we deliver. As a 100% employee-owned company, employees share in the long‑term success we build together.

With flexible ways of working and meaningful development opportunities, you’ll build a career you can be proud to stand behind.

Job Summary

The BV Operations Innovation Portfolio & Governance Manager provides the leadership, governance, and operational structure required to transform ideas into business value across the BV Operations organization. This role manages the innovation portfolio from concept evaluation through pilot execution, scaling, and benefits realization, ensuring innovation investments align with strategic priorities and deliver measurable outcomes. Working closely with the BV Operations functions, solution leaders, technology managers, and D&IT, the Innovation Portfolio Manager drives a disciplined approach to innovation that balances experimentation, risk management, resource allocation, and value creation.

The role serves as the central coordination point for innovation initiatives, facilitating collaboration across stakeholders, developing business cases, managing portfolio performance, and promoting organizational awareness and adoption of new technologies and capabilities. Through effective governance and reporting, the position enables leadership to make informed investment decisions while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the BV Operations innovation intake and evaluation process.
• Maintain visibility and reporting across active innovation initiatives.
• Assist leadership in prioritizing innovation opportunities based on business needs and expected value.
• Track project status, risks, outcomes, and resource requirements.
• Support portfolio planning and performance reporting.

Governance & Reporting

• Facilitate innovation review meetings and stage‑gate evaluations.
• Support development of business cases and investment recommendations.
• Prepare dashboards, status reports, and executive summaries.
• Monitor progress against defined success measures.
• Promote consistency in evaluation and decision‑making processes.
• Assist project sponsors in defining expected benefits and success metrics.
• Track realized business outcomes and performance improvements.
• Support ROI assessments and value reporting.
• Identify opportunities to scale successful solutions.

Engagement & Leadership

• Coordinate stakeholders, technology providers, workshops, demonstrations, and knowledge‑sharing activities.
• Use strong portfolio management, facilitation, and communication skills to advance practical innovation outcomes without relying on direct authority.
• Ability to balance innovation opportunities with operational priorities.

Management Responsibilities

Acts in capacity of a "lead person." Does not have management responsibility for the people to whom they provide work direction.

Preferred Qualifications

Management experience strongly preferred

• Business insight
• Manages complexity
• Global perspective
• Builds networks
• Balances stakeholders
• Manages conflict
• Situational adaptability
• Organizational savvy

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

12+ years of applicable 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, incompliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Typical office environment.

Compensation Transparency

In accordance with local requirements, the annual compensation ranges for this role are listed below by state or jurisdiction and reflect the applicable office location(s) within each. Final compensation is determined based on factors such as skills, experience, qualifications, internal alignment, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law.

State of Colorado: $209,550.00 - $314,380.00

Salary Plan

ENS: Eng & Technical Specialties

Job Grade

019

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Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy.

Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.

To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.

A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.

We are proud to be a 100 percent ESOP-owned company. As employee-owners, our professionals are empowered to drive not only their personal growth, but the company's long‑term achievements - and they share in the financial rewards of the success through stock ownership.

By valuing diverse voices and perspectives, we cultivate an authentically inclusive environment for professionals and are able to provide innovative and effective solutions for clients.

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