Design Build Project Director

Design Build Project Director

We believe real value is powered by the unique skills and experiences of our professionals. The interchange of ideas from a diverse group of people gives our teams an expanded perspective and the ability to find better solutions for our clients. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.

As the Project Director, you will have the opportunity to:

• Manage all aspects of large Design Build/Service projects, including risk to safety, cost, schedule, quality and client relationship.
• Be responsible for the day-to-day successful execution of contracted Design Build scope in the areas of performance, financial metrics, planning, schedule, quality, contractual compliance, safety, and client satisfaction.
• Provide for the successful staffing of the project
• Manage and lead large teams of multi-discipline professionals
• Coordinate and integrate the activities associate with the engineering, procurement, construction, and startup elements of the project team, including the activities of all third party companies contributing to the initiative

Key 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
• Be responsible for the day-to-day successful execution of project scope in the areas of performance, financial metrics, planning, schedule, quality, contractual compliance, safety, and client satisfaction
• 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.

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:

• 20+ years of active water/wastewater experience with demonstrated leadership experience in Texas market
• Professional Engineering License; Bachelor's degree in 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. 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.

Salary Plan PMT: Project Management Job Grade 020