Area Director - Water​/Wastewater

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Date:
Jul 30, 2026

Location:

Milwaukee, WI, US

Company:
Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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Company :
Black & Veatch Corporation

Opportunity Type :
Staff

Project Only Hire :
No

Why Black & Veatch?

• 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 one.
• 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.

Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black & 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.

The Area 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 Upper Mid-West collaborative team, you will be responsible for managing the successful delivery of water-related infrastructure projects in the multi-million-dollar range.

As theArea Director,you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead business management efforts with priorities on client relationship development in the Upper Mid-West, effective positioning within target client organizations, leading pursuit teams, and strong financial management to include both top line and bottom line growth. Manages water and wastewater engineering capture strategies requiring global resources and/or multiple partners. Accountable for project performance and specific new business objectives. Creates opportunities for new/repeat business;
  
  supports complex contract negotiations with appropriate client management. Manages varied complex risk which includes fixed price or new technology or non domestic markets or new clients.

This role will be designated in our business traveler work schedule. We are committed to providing a healthy, safe and flexible work environment for all professionals while helping them remain productive and connected. Our business traveler work schedule includes BV professionals who travel consistently 60% or more of their work schedule and provide flexibility around being in an office location.

• Days during travel weeks that are non-travel days, professionals may work in the office or at a remote location.
• On non-travel work weeks, professionals may work in a BV office location 3 days a week and in a remote location 2 days a week. #LI-AN1

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