Black & Veatch Looking for Project Manager Water Business Line at Chicago, IL Full Time

Black & Veatch is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join a well-established and expanding water/wastewater team in our Chicago office.  The Project Manager will be responsible for leading and managing project teams through planning, design and construction phases for a wide variety of water and wastewater projects, and for contributing to and executing business and client development initiatives, including proposal development, in conjunction with pursuit teams. The ideal candidate will 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.  The Project Manager is accountable for the execution of project scope, management of budget and schedule; development of strong relationships with clients and contractors; and drives business development. This role will offer a wide variety of individual project assignments which will allow the Project Manager to practice and develop technical knowledge and leadership skills.

Black & Veatch is a leading engineering, consulting and construction company. We are employee-owned and have more than 100 offices worldwide. Our services in the Water market help to provide safe drinking water and effective wastewater management to communities. We serve public and private clients of every size with a strong focus on life cycle economy, efficiency and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

– Serve as the manager of multi-discipline project teams assuming management responsibilities of scope, budget and schedule.
– Manage project budgets, costs, and receivables.
– Analyze and report project financial metrics as a basis for improvement.
– Manage contracts and legal issues including third party subcontracts.
– Manage changes and risk on scope, cost, schedule, quality, and safety based on available resources and client requirements.
– Lead client, contractor, stakeholder, and regulatory agency meetings.
– Responsible for determining identification of key client interests and drivers on projects.
– Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these -concerns in the performance of the work on complex projects. Focuses on clients current needs and situations.
– Typically manages multiple projects.
– Responsible for proposal preparation and pursuit of business development opportunities.
– Develop strong relationships with clients and contractors.
– Leverage professional networking skills to help identify and pursue project opportunities.

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

– Bachelors Degree in Engineering or a related field
– Prefer 10+ years professional experience managing a multi-disciplinary team to deliver water and wastewater design projects
– Previous consulting experience
– Proficiency with computer software, including MS Office Suite and Project Software
– Experience preparing proposals; negotiating and managing contracts; managing project budgets, costs and receivables

Minimum Qualifications

– Bachelor of science degree.