**Project Manager - Water Business - Chattanooga** Date: Oct 27, 2024 Location: Chattanooga, TN, US Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies **Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.** As an employee-owned company, our people _are_ Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference. **Company :** Black & Veatch Corporation **Req Id :** 104364 **Opportunity Type :** Staff **Relocation eligible :** Yes **Full time/Part time :** Full-Time **Project Only Hire :** No **Visa Sponsorship Available:** Yes **Why Black and Veatch** _Recognized by Glassdoor as a 2023 Top 100 place to work_ , 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. \#LI-AP1 **The Opportunity** Black & Veatch is seeking a **Project Manager - Civil Engineering** who will have the opportunity to help increase its water and wastewater market presence in Chattanooga, TN. This is an opportunity to take on a leadership role with employee ownership in a global organization with resources shared across the world. The position is a high-profile civil engineering leadership role at Black & Veatch. In this capacity, this professional will serve as the lead for the water / wastewater engineering consulting business leadership team. As part of Water Americas collaborative team, they will be responsible for managing the successful delivery of water related infrastructure projects in the multi-million-dollar range with municipal clients. Black & Veatch is a leading employee-owned global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company. Consistently recognized as “Best Companies to Work For” and “Best Employers for Diversity.” One of the biggest Water & Wastewater Civil Design Firms with 8,300+ employees. Our revenues exceed $3 billion. The **Project Manager** position is a high-profile leadership role at Black & Veatch. In this capacity, you will have the opportunity to serve as part of the Water / Wastewater business leadership team. _As part of the Chattanooga, TN collaborative team, you will be responsiblefor managing the successful delivery of water related infrastructure projects inthemulti-million-dollar range._ Responsibilities include financial performance, planning, schedule, quality, and safety. A key responsibility will also be to lead sales and marketing efforts with Client Directors, Water Business Lines and Project Managers by working collaboratively with the design engineering execution team and clients to ensure satisfaction with team performance, project milestones and client expectations. Projects within the purview of this position will span from conceptual planning, across preliminary and final design, to construction phase support and construction management for water, wastewater, storm water and related water resource facilities; pumping stations and distribution and conveyance systems. \#LI-AP1 **The Team** BV’s **Governments & Environment** business works to provide innovative solutions and integrated planning, design, and construction support for mission-critical facilities, as well as threat reduction and environmental services support worldwide. By joining our business, 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. **Check out one of our recent projects |** **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 **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** + 15 + years of active water/ wastewater experience with demonstrated leadership experience in the Chattanoogamarket + 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** 001 Black & Veatch endeavors to makeaccessible to any and all users. 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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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