Program Manager

Why Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch 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. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. 

Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. 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.

The Team

Black & Veatch’s Infrastructure Advisory Team 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 Infrastructure Advisory, you will be able to provide program management type solutions around infrastructure for community benefit.

The Opportunity

As the  Program Manager , you will have the opportunity to:

• Manage all aspects of large Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)/Service projects, including risk to cost, schedule, quality
• Become conversant with our engineering capabilities. Including strengths, weaknesses, and gaps.
• Domain experience in utility and energy systems with 10 year’s experience with utility operations, Program Management, risk management and financial understanding and implications. 
• Be responsible for the day-to-day successful execution of contracted engineering, procurement, and construction scope in the areas of performance, financial metrics, planning, schedule, quality, contractual compliance, safety, and client satisfaction
• Act as an advisor for owners and regional leadership for program controls and project execution strategies.
• Provide for the successful staffing of the project.
• Have an understanding of program resources and the necessity for mobility of program resources.
• Manage and lead large teams of multi-discipline professionals
• Lead, mentor, and grow internal talent.
• Coordinate and integrate the activities associated with the engineering, procurement, construction, and startup elements of the project team, including the activities of all third party companies contributing to the initiative
• Represent Black & Veatch at a high level Client facing role leveraging experience around stakeholder management, including coordinating all aspects of communication internal and external at all levels.
• Subcontractor coordination and the ability to lead non-Black & Veatch contractors that have been procured by the Client and leading these sub-contractors into a successful workflow by delivering on client expectations.
• Continuous improvement methodology to enhance the overall program scale and efficiencies based on lessons learned.

This role will be designated in our business traveler work schedule. We are committed to providing a healthy, safe and flexible work environment for all professionals while helping them remain productive and connected. Our business traveler work schedule includes BV professionals who travel consistently 60% or more of their work schedule and provide flexibility around being in an office location.  

• Days during travel weeks that are non-travel days, professionals may work in the office or at a remote location  

On non-travel work weeks, professionals may work in a BV office location 3 days a week and in a remote location 2 days a week

General Los Angeles Area

Key Responsibilities

• Manages large end to end project to include engineering through the project lifecyle involving multiple clients or partners or medium EPC projects. 
• Manages multiple clients and/or projects where the project team, client structure and/or project location present greater challenges. 
• Obtains new/repeat business on large size projects; supports contract negotiations with clients. 
• Manages multiple risks which includes fixed price or new technology or non-domestic markets or new clients. 

Management Responsibilities

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

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.

Preferred Qualifications

Typically 12 years experience.

Certifications

None specified

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• Hybrid work schedule: 3 days in office and 2 days remote 
• Typical office environment, typical construction environment, extreme weather conditions, high noise level, safety hazards (electric currents, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to chemicals), atmospheric conditions (fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation).  Sitting, walking, talking, hearing, reading, writing, keyboarding, driving, filing, reaching, stooping, crouching, bending, standing for extended periods of time, lifting or carrying up to 40 pounds.