Regional Construction Operations Leader - Design-Build Water at Black & Veatch Family of Companies Tampa, FL

Vision

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

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 position serves as the regional leader for construction operations and is accountable for building the people, systems, and processes required to support long-term growth and profitability within the Design-Build Water business

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.

The Operations Leader will work across Business Development, Design-Build Delivery, Engineering, Procurement, and Construction teams to establish a scalable direct-hire construction organization capable of supporting sustained regional growth. The role will focus on developing talent, strengthening client relationships, securing new work, and enhancing Black & Veatch's position as a leading provider of integrated design-build solutions for municipal and industrial water infrastructure.

Success in this role will be measured by growth in direct-hire construction revenue, expansion of regional capabilities, development of construction leadership talent, successful project delivery, and increased market share throughout the Southeast region.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 recruitment efforts for construction managers, superintendents, project managers, field engineers, safety professionals, and craft leadership…