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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation
Req Id : 103173
Opportunity Type : Staff
Relocation eligible : Yes
Full time/Part time : Full-Time
Project Only Hire : No
Visa Sponsorship Available: No
Why Black and Veatch
Black and 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 and 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-SN1
The Opportunity
The Engineering Manager for Water & Wastewater will function in a mid-level engineering manager capacity. You 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 in Columbia, SC
- 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 in Columbia, SC
- Manage budgets, scheduling, and correspondence with clients and project management in support of a project
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 | Memphis Sewer Program
Key Responsibilities
Project Execution
- Provide technical leadership and supervise multi-disciplinary engineering staff for the planning, design and construction oversight of water and wastewater treatment and pumping facility projects in Columbia, SC and the surrounding region.
- Oversee implementation of expected QA/QC procedures during a project
- Support Project Manager in execution of project scope, schedule, and budget.
- Collaborate with all project engineering disciplines and drive overall project execution
- Under the direction of the project manager, interface directly with the clients on all technical aspects of the project
- Leverage professional networking skills to help identify and pursue project opportunities.
- Perform complex detailed design engineering calculations.
- Ability and motivation to technically lead complex water and wastewater treatment projects
- Apply standard design principles and concepts and ensure all design products are in compliance with applicable engineering codes and Black & Veatch policies and procedures.
- Attend and assist in, or lead, client, contractor, stakeholder, and regulatory agency meetings to gain a better understanding of client’s goals, site assessments, and vendor/equipment supplier contacts and coordination.
- Technically mentor junior engineering staff
Client Focus
- 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
- Provides support to business development or pursuit activities through writing of technical approaches, scopes of work, and presentation to clients
Management Responsibilities
Supervises work of others. Responsible for hiring, discipline, and pay administration of their subordinates.
Preferred Qualifications
- South Carolina 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 8 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
Normal work environment with hybrid work schedule: 3 days in office and 2 days remote
Salary Plan
ENG: Engineering
Job Grade
131
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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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