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Date: Sep 4, 2026

Location:

Overland Park, KS, 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

Opportunity Type :Staff

Project Only Hire :No

At Black & Veatch, you'll be part of work that matters-designing, creating, and building the infrastructure communities rely on every day, from concept through execution.

We care about how the work gets done as much as what we build. Safety is built into every decision, and people look out for each other-speaking up, collaborating, and doing the right thing because it affects real lives.

You'll work alongside teams solving complex challenges and turning ideas into solutions that perform in the real world-gaining hands-on experience across projects, technologies, and disciplines.

Ownership shows up in how we work. We take responsibility for outcomes, follow through on commitments, and take pride in what we deliver. As a 100% employee-owned company, employees share in the long-term success we build together.

With flexible ways of working and meaningful development opportunities, you'll build a career you can be proud to stand behind.

The Real Estate & Workplace Initiatives Manager supports the Global Real Estate & Workplace Leader in implementing strategic initiatives across the global real estate and workplace portfolio. This role provides coordination, execution, and operational support, tracks progress and risks, supports stakeholder alignment, and helps drive consistent, measurable outcomes.

• Support execution of global real estate and workplace initiatives through coordinated workstreams, milestones, deliverables, and integrated schedules.
• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to support aligned execution.
• Maintain governance tools, including project plans, RACI matrices, dependency maps, action registers, and decision logs.
• Support consistent reporting cadences and templates across workstreams to improve visibility and accountability.
• Support development of business cases, including scenario comparisons, cost-benefit framing, timeline impacts, and key assumptions.
• Demonstrate flexibility to step in and support miscellaneous tasks, emerging priorities, and special projects across Real Estate, Workplace, and Facilities as business needs evolve.

• Support execution of change management activities, including stakeholder coordination, rollout planning, and adoption tracking.
• Support change impact and readiness assessments by identifying affected groups, operational implications, training needs, and implementation timing.
• Coordinate development and distribution of change materials, including FAQs, toolkits, guides, and leader-ready messaging.

• Partner with internal teams and vendors to support consistent implementation and measurement of workplace experience initiatives.
• Develop and maintain scalable playbooks, templates, and standard operating toolkits for repeatable programs such as moves, office readiness, openings, closures, and workplace rollouts.

• Execution support - planning, tracking, follow-through, and issue management.
• Stakeholder coordination - ability to influence without authority and support cross-functional alignment.
• Communication - concise writing, clear documentation, and effective status reporting.
• Operational mindset - practical, scalable approach to implementation.
• Continuous improvement - commitment to standardization, playbooks, and repeatable processes.
• Discretion and professionalism - trusted support for leadership priorities and sensitive initiatives.

• Internal partners - Real Estate & Transactions, Facilities, Workplace Interiors, HR, IT, Finance, Security, and business/regional leaders.
• External partners - brokers, workplace consultants, technology providers, and facilities and move partners, as applicable.

• Familiarity with workplace analytics and portfolio metrics.
• Experience supporting workplace and real estate tools such as IWMS, space reservation tools, and ServiceNow workflows.
• Exposure to change management practices; Prosci/ADKAR familiarity is helpful but not required.
• Experience with workplace, real estate, or corporate transformations.

• Bachelor's degree in real estate, architecture, project management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience supporting or coordinating cross-functional programs or projects in real estate, workplace, or similar environments.
• 2+ years supporting organizational change initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple workstreams, manage competing priorities, and deliver outcomes in ambiguous or fast-paced settings.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, including the ability to prepare executive-ready summaries and reporting.