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Black & Veatch, Savannah, Georgia, United States, 31441
Project Manager - Water/Wastewater - Savannah
Date: Sep 8, 2025
Location: Savannah, GA, US
Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies
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Why Black and Veatch
Recognized by Glassdoor as a 2023 Top 100 place to work, Black & 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.
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The Opportunity
Black & 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
Program Manager
position will be responsible for leadership in the Savannah office for the Black & Veatch water solutions business. In this capacity, you will have the opportunity to maintain client relationships with local municipalities, execute projects effectively to meet clients objectives and deliver financial success. Black and Veatch will offer relocation for the right candidate for this role. Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments. The Team 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. Key Responsibilities Business development: Leading team efforts for marketing, strategy development, prospect identification, proposal development, proposal preparation, client presentations, project budgeting and contracting for successful opportunities
Accountable for new business objectives and for overall project performance
Project management: External focus to interact with assigned clients, become involved in client activities and promote Black & Veatch through client and community activities
Support 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 footprint
Project execution: Oversight of engineering manager(s)
Development of project performance goals
Accountability for implementation
Active involvement with internal project team and owner project representatives on project activities
Perform 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 improvement
Recommendations for training and promotion of assigned professionals as well as identification and development of new candidates to expand the Black & Veatch team
Preferred Qualifications Professional Engineer (PE) License
15+ years program/project management experience, technical experience and background
Technical experience in water and wastewater treatment as well as linear infrastructure planning and design: planning & asset management; and other key elements of our client's diverse water needs.
Business development and program/project management experience
Advanced knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline
Minimum Qualifications 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.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement BVH, Inc., its subsidiaries and its affiliated companies, complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws and regulations. Black & Veatch does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender Identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or other status protected by law.
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Program Manager
position will be responsible for leadership in the Savannah office for the Black & Veatch water solutions business. In this capacity, you will have the opportunity to maintain client relationships with local municipalities, execute projects effectively to meet clients objectives and deliver financial success. Black and Veatch will offer relocation for the right candidate for this role. Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments. The Team 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. Key Responsibilities Business development: Leading team efforts for marketing, strategy development, prospect identification, proposal development, proposal preparation, client presentations, project budgeting and contracting for successful opportunities
Accountable for new business objectives and for overall project performance
Project management: External focus to interact with assigned clients, become involved in client activities and promote Black & Veatch through client and community activities
Support 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 footprint
Project execution: Oversight of engineering manager(s)
Development of project performance goals
Accountability for implementation
Active involvement with internal project team and owner project representatives on project activities
Perform 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 improvement
Recommendations for training and promotion of assigned professionals as well as identification and development of new candidates to expand the Black & Veatch team
Preferred Qualifications Professional Engineer (PE) License
15+ years program/project management experience, technical experience and background
Technical experience in water and wastewater treatment as well as linear infrastructure planning and design: planning & asset management; and other key elements of our client's diverse water needs.
Business development and program/project management experience
Advanced knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline
Minimum Qualifications 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.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement BVH, Inc., its subsidiaries and its affiliated companies, complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws and regulations. Black & Veatch does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender Identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or other status protected by law.
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