Project Manager - Water Business

Project Manager - Water Business 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. As the Project Manager, you will have the opportunity to: Manage all aspects of Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)/Service projects, including risk to cost, schedule, quality 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 Provide for the successful staffing of the project Manage and lead teams of multi-discipline professionals 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 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. 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. Key responsibilities include: 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 Project management includes: 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 includes: 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 includes: 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 include: Acts as a project manager. Among responsibilities is management of a project team. The individual comprising this team may vary by project. Preferred qualifications include: 10+ years engineering experience, of active water/wastewater experience with demonstrated leadership experience in the Fort Worth/Dallas 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 include: 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. Work environment/physical demands include: Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments. 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.

Created: 2026-03-05