Client Director

Client Director - Water Business - UtahBlack & Veatch is a leading employee-owned global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company. Consistently recognized as "Best Companies to Work For" and "Best Employers for Diversity." One of the biggest Water & Wastewater Civil Design Firms with 8,300+ employees. Our revenues exceed $3 billion.The Client Director position is a high-profile leadership role at Black & Veatch. In this capacity, you will have the opportunity to serve as part of the Water / Wastewater business leadership team. As part of the Utah collaborative team, you will be responsible for managing the successful delivery of water related infrastructure projects in the multi-million-dollar range.Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.Black & Veatch's Governments & Communities focuses on specific infrastructure needs of municipalities, state and local governments, and specialized physical and digital infrastructure solutions for government and federal agencies. By joining our market sector, you will be able to provide infrastructure for community benefit.This team partners with our customers to align their people, processes, technologies, and data analytics in the face of industry transformation. We help our 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. This team is ranked in the top 10 by ENR for Water Design Firms in Water Supply and Sewer Waste and other water-related rankings.Be part of a team that has delivered large scale projects such as the Data Center Industrial Reuse Water Treatment Plant.Key ResponsibilitiesBusiness Development:Leading team efforts for marketingStrategy developmentProspect identification, proposal development, proposal preparation, client presentations, project budgeting and contracting for successful opportunitiesAccountable for new business objectives and for overall project performanceProject Management:External focus to interact with assigned clients, become involved in client activities and promote Black & Veatch through client and community activitiesSupport development of the overall market business plan, market strategies, client engagement strategies and leverage other Black & Veatch technical and management resources to advance Black & Veatch's market footprintProject Execution:Oversight of engineering manager(s)Development of project performance goalsAccountability for implementationActive involvement with internal project team and owner project representatives on project activitiesPerform or assist with the performance and commercial management of projects including budgeting, invoicing, and payments; lead project performance reviews for assigned project(s)Staff Management:Team development, mentoring and coaching on performance improvementRecommendations for training and promotion of assigned professionals as well as identification and development of new candidates to expand the Black & Veatch teamPreferred Qualifications15+ years of active water/wastewater experience with demonstrated leadership experience in the Utah marketProfessional Engineering License; Bachelor's Degree in technical disciplineUnderstanding of budgets and financial metricsContract negotiation skill including knowledge of terms, risks, pricing and payment termsMinimum QualificationsBachelor'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.