Regional Construction Operations Leader - Design-Build Water

Regional Construction Operations Leader - Design-Build Water

Join the Overland Contracting (a Black & Veatch company) construction team and build with pride. As a 100% employee‑owned company, every role matters — you own your work, your impact, and your future. We lead with care, and safety is non‑negotiable and embedded into every role, site and decision, ensuring our teams return home safe, every day. From field engineering to project management to quality and startup, you'll work with cutting‑edge technology, learn from seasoned experts, and grow through real‑world, hands‑on experience.

With a strong backlog across power, water, grid, and industrial markets, you'll have the stability to grow and the opportunity to shape what comes next.

Establish Black & Veatch as the premier Design-Build Water direct-hire construction provider in the Southeast by building a scalable organization, expanding geographic coverage, strengthening client relationships, and increasing market share across municipal and industrial water infrastructure markets.

Location:

Tampa, Florida or Orlando, Florida

Regional Responsibility:
Southeast United States

The Regional Construction Operations Leader will be based in either Tampa or Orlando and serve as the senior construction operations leader for Black & Veatch's Design-Build Water Direct Hire Construction business throughout the Southeast Region. The position will provide leadership across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, and adjacent Southeast growth markets.

Position

Purpose:

The Regional Construction Operations Leader provides executive leadership for Design-Build Water direct-hire construction operations across the Southeast Region. This role is responsible for developing organizational capability, growing market presence, supporting business development efforts, and ensuring world-class project execution.

The Opportunity:

Black & Veatch's Design-Build Water Solutions business is seeking a Regional Construction Operations Leader to drive the growth and execution of our Direct Hire Construction capabilities throughout the Southeast Region. This strategic leadership position will be responsible for building and leading a high-performing construction organization, expanding our market presence, and delivering safe, predictable, and profitable execution of complex water and wastewater infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and lead the Southeast Design-Build Water Construction organization.
• Expand Black & Veatch's direct-hire construction capabilities across the Southeast region.
• Develop and execute a regional growth strategy focused on water and wastewater infrastructure markets.
• Establish a scalable construction operations organization capable of supporting significant year-over-year growth.
• Recruit, develop, and retain construction professionals to support regional project delivery.
• Lead construction execution excellence with a focus on safety, quality, schedule certainty, and financial performance.
• Partner with Business Development and Client Directors to identify, position, pursue, and win new design-build opportunities.
• Strengthening relationships with municipal, utility, and industrial clients throughout the Southeast.
• Develop regional construction leadership succession plans and workforce development programs.
• Standardize construction processes, execution methodologies, and operational best practices across the region.
• Support strategic planning for future expansion into new markets and delivery models.

Additional Leadership Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a regional Direct Hire Construction growth plan.
• Establish annual hiring plans and organizational development strategies to meet business growth objectives.
• Build a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Lead workforce planning, craft labor strategies, and construction resource forecasting.

Organizational Development Strategy:

• Build a scalable regional construction organization capable of supporting significant year-over-year growth.
• Develop workforce planning strategies that align staffing levels with forecasted project demand.
• Lead…