Regional Construction Management Market Leader - Water

Job Summary

Black & Veatch’s Government & Communities has an exciting role serving as our Construction Management Practice Leader in the Southern Florida region. We work to provide innovative solutions and integrated planning, design, and construction support to mission-critical infrastructure. By joining our group, as our Southern Florida Construction Management Practice Leader you will be able to provide infrastructure for community benefit through regulated utilities and government agencies.

The Regional Construction Management Market Leader role is a prominent leadership position that works across our Southern Florida Operations, National Program Management/Construction Management Solutions Group, and our National Construction Operations. This position requires a construction management (CM) professional that is a self-starter with excellent communication skills (oral, written), business acumen, and exceptional inter-personal skills.

Our Construction Management Team has an extensive resume of current project to leverage, including marque projects in water treatment facilities, dams, tunnels, and water conveyance systems. This role includes expanding our Southern Florida region presence, wining new work, driving industry leading CM project performance, and leading and building a best-in-market Construction Management practice.

The overall position objective includes contributing to significant new business growth for Construction Management service offering by strengthening existing client relationships, developing new client relationships, and leading strategy development and implementations of pursuits and capture plans for the region that brings new business into the firm. A key measure of success will be the volume of new business delivered on an annual basis with consistent annual growth.
Other key objectives for this position are:
 Expand our construction management resources in the region.
 Provide construction management practice leadership, construction management and technical support to our Client and Construction Management teams on active contracts.
 Provide direct leadership on CM projects to drive project performance: safety, quality, cost, and schedule.
 Mentor our construction management staff for professional growth
 Strengthening our earned revenue and profitability on construction management projects.
 Construction Management staff resourcing and staff management. Coordination with Construction Operations Leaders nationally on construction management staffing and execution doctrines.
 Support national leadership in expanding the construction management tools and resources needed to provide exceptional service to our clients, and bring forth personal experiences and lessons learned to enhance our service offering and execution.

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Key Responsibilities

• Strengthen the brand of a Black Veatch service offering for 3rd Party Construction Management in Southern Florida regions by maintaining visibility in external market with clients and teaming partners.
• Serve as an internal champion for Construction Management with local Southern Florida offices leadership including Execution Executives, Client Directors, Business Development Directors, and Project Managers.
• Communicate and coordinate regularly with other Business Leaders and support Construction Management development that leverages early planning andor feasibility stage involvement in Construction Management.
• With other Business Leader, support the development of Construction Management based on thought leadership and innovation that addresses Project and Program drivers based on anticipated client needs.
• Build strong client relationships with both internal and external clients.
• Lead or support early Construction Management opportunity identification, development of pursuit and capture plans, strategy development, and pre-positioning. Build effective relationships with teaming partners.
• Identify gaps and suggest improvements to the current tools and processes employed by BV to deliver Construction Management services nationally. Drive consistency in Construction Management delivery capability in the region and support national initiatives as requested.
• Identify and develop resources that support the execution of Construction Management. Target hires into the business who can be mentored and developed into the next generation of key Construction Management support resources.
• Serve in the project role of Project Director, Program Manager, or Construction Manager on major projects to support pursuits and the execution of projectprogram contracts, as required.
• Increase BV marketplace visibility by leading and assisting the Client Directors with participation in regional conferences and committees, community and civic associations, and other activities.

Management Responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

• BS degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related engineering discipline. Advanced degrees a plus.
• 20+ years of Construction Management delivery of major infrastructure project experience.
• 10+ years of client business development and proposal development.
• Served as the Construction Manager in the delivery of major infrastructure construction projects greater than $100M in construction costs:
  • Water/Wastewater facilities
  • Pump Stations
  • Water/sewer pipeline systems
  • Water conveyance systems, dams, tunnels.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction, engineering, or related field preferred, or relevant field experience.
• 18+ years construction supervisory experience required, with at least 5 years of previous construction manager experience.
• OSHA Training
• 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

• Professional Engineering (PE) License in Florida Required.
• CMAA Certified Construction Manager (CCM) preferred.
• Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Certificate preferred.

Work Environment/Physical Demands