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Date: Aug 20, 2026

Location: Overland Park, KS, US Ann Arbor, MI, US Phoenix, AZ, US Cary, NC, US Houston, TX, US Greenwood Village, CO, US Atlanta, GA, US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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Company :Black & Veatch Corporation

Opportunity Type :Staff

Project Only Hire :No

Why Black & Veatch?

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.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Directs all aspects of large, complex Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) projects, including risk to safety, quality, cost, schedule, with particular emphasis on safety, quality, construction execution, field leadership, labor productivity, subcontractor performance, project controls, and startup/commissioning integration.
• Responsible for the day‑to‑day successful execution of contracted engineering, procurement, and construction scope in the areas of safety, quality, performance, financial metrics, planning, schedule, contractual compliance, and client satisfaction.
• Provides for the successful staffing of the project.
• Directs and leads large teams of multi‑discipline professionals, including project managers and construction leaders assigned to major EPC projects.
• Coordinates and integrates 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 Power Providers focuses on the holistic demands for energy generation markets that include utilities, independent power producers and new non‑traditional entrants adding to the much‑needed supply of secure, clean power to our industries and communities. By joining our market sector, you will have the opportunity to put sustainable energy solutions into practice.

• Directly large, complex EPC projects or major EPC scopes, with accountability for safe construction execution, quality, schedule, cost, commercial performance, and client satisfaction.
• Leads integrated EPC project teams, including engineering, procurement, construction, startup/commissioning, project managment, project controls, commercial, quality, and safety resources.
• Directs project managers and construction leaders assigned to major EPC projects; provides direction on priorities, execution strategy, issue resolution, and recovery actions.
• Manages multiple clients and/or accountable for new business objectives.
• Creates opportunities for new/repeat business; supports complex contract negotiations with appropriate client management.
• Manages varied complex risk which includes fixed price or new technology or non domestic markets or new clients, including construction productivity, labor availability, subcontractor performance, site execution, and schedule recovery risk.

• Typically 15 years experience.
• Preferred experience includes leadership of large EPC projects; construction project execution; field leadership; construction planning and sequencing; subcontractor and labor management; labor productivity; schedule, cost, and project recovery; project controls; commercial risk management; and client-facing leadership on complex EPC work.

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.

• Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.
• Anticipated travel exceeds 50% to project sites, client locations, partner offices, and other business‑critical locations.

PMT: Project Management

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Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.

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.

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