Water / Wastewater Engineering Manager 6 - US Hybrid

Why Black and 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. 

Black & Veatch prides itself on the support of our employees and providing flexibility to make the things that are most important to you, a priority.  This is why we offer our professionals, located near an office, the option of a Hybrid work environment.  Our hybrid work approach allows our employees to work two days a week from other locations outside of the office. Additionally, this opportunity has the possibility of being located in any of our offices located across the U.S; click the link and select United States to see a full list of Black & Veatch Offices | Black & Veatch (bv.com).  Some positions may be relocation eligible. Speak to your recruiter if you have interest in relocation.  #LI-MK1

The Opportunity

The Engineering Manager for Water & Wastewater will manage execution of the engineering component of multiple traditional, design-build, design-bid-build, and collaborative delivery projects including advanced treatment facilities, underground conveyance, and carbon neutral solutions. In this role, you will have the opportunity to: 
•    Deliver high-profile projects for major municipal clients. 
•    Lead a multi-discipline team of engineers and technicians to produce deliverables for diverse and challenging projects. 
•    Supervise and mentor engineering staff and identify developmental growth opportunities. 
•    Assist with developing new business for major municipal clients. 
•    Manage budgets, scheduling, and correspondence with clients and project management in support of a project. 
Please note: This role will be hybrid: 2 days per week remote, 3 days per week in-office out of one of our regional offices. 

The Team

Black & Veatch'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. 

The Engineering Management team is ranked in the top 10 by ENR for Water Design Firms in Water Supply, Sewer Waste, and other water-related rankings. We partner with our clients to align people, processes, technologies, and data analytics in the face of industry transformation. We help 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. 

Check out one of our recent projects | Project Story: Tomahawk Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion - YouTube

Key Responsibilities

General Responsibilities:  
•    Provides guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and B&V policies.  Assists in developing, maintaining and updating engineering standards.  Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines.  
•    Independently applies knowledge and complies with B&V quality program.  Establishes related processes, and promotes a culture that is conducive to quality. Provides related guidance and direction to others. Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.  

Project Execution Responsibilities:  
•    Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for multiple or mega projects. Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection. Oversees collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work. Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles. Develops and Manages budget, schedule, and quality requirements across multiple disciplines for a project. Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods. Reviews lower-level engineering work or assignments. Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading larger production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project.  
•    Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on complex projects.  
•    Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on moderately complex projects and may determine the key clients in some instances. Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on moderately complex projects. May offer other services to the clients. Typically provides support to business development or pursuit activities.  
•    Actively manages project changes directly with the Client with supervision from the Project Manager. 

Technical Expertise:  
•    Ability to lead large multi-discipline teams and drive solutions to meet deliverables.
•    Ability and motivation to technically lead complex water and wastewater treatment projects. 

Management Responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

•    PE license. 
•    Previous engineering consulting experience. 
•    Experience executing multi-discipline WWTP upgrades and expansion projects. 
•    Experience as an Engineering Manager in the water and/or wastewater field. 
•    Experience and ability to support proposals with technical ideas and approaches. 

Minimum Qualifications

•    Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing. 
•    Minimum of 11 years related work 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.

Certifications

Most positions – depending on the nature of work performed as defined by the division – will typically require incumbents to have professional registration or licensure in their designated home office country, or be in active pursuit* of such registration. Additional professional registration or licensure may be needed when practicing or on assignment in a different country. Exceptions may be approved  by division management on a case by case basis.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Typical Office Environment with a hybrid work schedule (3 days in office and 2 days remote) 

Salary Plan

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