Civil Works Project Director

Overview

Date:
May 29, 2026

Location:

Chicago, IL, US;
Denver, CO, US;
Rancho Cordova, CA, US

Company:
Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success. As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity’s biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

Opportunity Type: Staff

Relocation eligible: No

Full time/Part time: Full-Time

Project Only Hire: No

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

BV seeks an enthusiastic, articulate, motivated Project Manager to manage civil works projects primarily for Department of Defense (DOD) entities including the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE);
Navy (NAVFAC);
Air Force (Base Civil Engineers);
Marines;
Department of Interior (DOI) entities including the Bureau of Reclamation (USBoR);
Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS);
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA);
Department of Homeland Security including DHS, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); as well as many other Federal agencies.

Projects may include design of new or renovated civil works facilities such as dams; levees; flood walls; locks; various types of line-of-protection interior drainage facilities; large size diversion tunnels; channels; stream bank restoration; and ecosystem development that may be involved in planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance, and/or rehabilitation/major modifications processes. A priority for our team is expanding our Federal A/E areas of focus using a variety of contract vehicles including Architecture/Engineering (A/E) IDIQ, MATOC, SATOC and MACC (D/B) for Air Force (AFCEC), Army (USACE), Navy (NAVFAC), other DoD components and numerous other Federal Agencies as noted above.

Typical client base includes Department of Defense (DOD), United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and many private companies in the Federal arena where BV frequently teams for project execution in joint venture (JV) roles, utilizes a sub/prime contracting arrangement or in a Mentor/Protege relationship.

• Manages all aspects of small to mega Design Services projects, including risk to cost, schedule, and quality.
• Responsible for the day-to-day successful execution of contracted engineering, procurement, and construction phase service scopes in the areas of performance, financial metrics, planning, schedule, quality, contractual compliance, safety, and client satisfaction.
• Manages and leads various sized teams of multi-discipline professionals. Identifies requirements for the successful staffing of the project and coordinates staffing with discipline Department Managers.
• Coordinates and integrates the activities associated with the engineering, procurement, construction phase services, and commissioning elements of the project, including the activities of all third-party companies contributing to a project.
• Supports business capture processes by leading proposal teams for the successful response to client requests for proposal.
• Supports many aspects of Business Development in a “seller doer” role with an emphasis on client satisfaction and repeat business.
• Actively leads BV’s participation in the Federal CPARS contractor evaluation system which is key to qualifying for future work with all Government entities.
• Manages multiple clients and/or projects
• Obtains new/repeat business on projects

Acts as a project manager. Among responsibilities is management of a project team. The individual comprising this team may vary by project.

• 5+ years of related civil works project management experience that could be in either a direct Project Management (PM) role or in a subordinate support role to a project manager by performing such duties as a Task Order Manager (TOM), Engineering Manager (EM), Subject Matter Expert (SME) or as a…