Data Center Project Director

Black & Veatch; Overland Park (KS); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Black & Veatch is seeking a Staff Project Manager for data center development and detailed design projects. You will oversee performance, cost, schedule, quality, safety, and client satisfaction across medium to large teams of engineers, with responsibility for staffing and cross-functional coordination.

As an employee-owned company, we emphasize ownership, collaboration, and delivering results. Hybrid work options may apply after onboarding, with opportunities across technology-led

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 9 years related experience (preferred).
• Ability to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (background checks, drug screen, MVR).

Responsibilities

• Manage medium to large engineering projects across multiple clients or partners.
• Lead staffing, planning, scheduling, quality, safety, and client satisfaction.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, and startup activities with third parties.
• Act as client-facing project manager, promoting services and pursuing new business.
• Lead risk management and ensure project profitability and on-time delivery.

Skills

Business Development

Business Acumen

Execution

Leadership

Client Focus

Drives Vision and Purpose

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Date: Sep 25, 2026

Location:

Overland Park, KS, US Dallas, TX, US Houston, TX, US Walnut Creek, CA, US Darien, IL, US Greenville, SC, 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.

Company : Black & Veatch Corporation

Req Id : 117318

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : Yes

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Why Black & Veatch?

At Black & Veatch, you’ll be part of work that matters—designing, creating, and building the infrastructure communities rely on every day, from concept through execution.

We care about how the work gets done as much as what we build. Safety is built into every decision, and people look out for each other—speaking up, collaborating, and doing the right thing because it affects real lives.

You’ll work alongside teams solving complex challenges and turning ideas into solutions that perform in the real world—gaining hands-on experience across projects, technologies, and disciplines.

Ownership shows up in how we work. We take responsibility for outcomes, follow through on commitments, and take pride in what we deliver. As a 100% employee-owned company, employees share in the long-term success we build together.

With flexible ways of working and meaningful development opportunities, you’ll build a career you can be proud to stand behind.

The Opportunity

Manages all aspects of medium to large data center development and detailed design projects, including risk to cost, schedule, quality. Responsible for the day-to-day successful in the areas of performance, financial metrics, planning, schedule, quality, contractual compliance, safety, and client satisfaction. Provides for the successful staffing of the project. Provides technical and data center industry knowledge to contribute to the completion of all engagement phases. Manages and leads medium to large teams of multi-discipline professionals. Coordinates and integrates the activities associated with the engineering, procurement, construction, and startup elements of the project team, including the activities of all third party companies contributing to the initiative. Directors are client-facing and expected to sell and lead projects and programs working across project teams.

The Team

Black & Veatch’s Technology, Commercial & Industrial is a specialized group of capabilities focused on the latest needs for clients in a fast-growth technology-led arena of advanced manufacturing, and generative Al computing including gigafactories, bio/ag tech, data centers and distributed infrastructure. By joining our market sector, you will have the opportunity to be involved in cutting-edge technology and work with a team that moves quickly with decisions and expectations. As a project manager on our Data Center team you will be working with some of the industry’s most knowledgeable engineering and development teams who specialize in data center site development and detailed design for tomorrow’s data centers including direct to chip liquid cooling and immersion cooling technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Complexity - Manages medium to large engineering projects involving multiple clients or partners, or small EPC projects with minimal risk. Proven experience delivering projects through all phases of the engagement – analyses, design, build, commissioning, and operations.
• Number of Projects and/or Clients - Manages multiple services clients and/or a small EPC project client and/or projects where the project team, client structure and/or project location present challenges
• Client Management - Responsible for maintaining and nurturing client and industry contacts to aid in connecting with clients and selling services. Identify key client interests and drivers on projects and pursuits and communicate with team members. Obtains new/repeat business on medium to large size projects. Supports contract negotiations with clients.
• Risk to Black & Veatch - Manages risk which may include time and material, fixed price, new technology, non domestic markets or new clients
• Acts as a project manager among responsibilities is management of a project team
• The individual comprising this team may vary by project

Preferred Qualifications

• 9 years related experience

Preferred Skills:

• Business Development - Foundational - Identifies client requirements, develops and maintains relationships with clients, conducts market research, writes and presents project estimates and proposals including scope, cost, and schedule according to client requirements and bid processes
• Business Acumen - Foundational - Negotiates contract commercial terms, manages project budgets, costs, and receivables, manages contracts and legal issues, analyzes and reports health metrics as a basis for improvement, applies knowledge of policies and regulations to project scope, builds relationships with key stakeholders, applies value creation
• Execution - Foundational - Uses Black & Veatch project management phasesandmethodology including, project initiation, planning, execution, monitoringandcontrol, and closeout to direct work, manages changes and risk on scope, cost, schedule, quality, and safety based on available resources and client requirements, manages constructability and procurement, manages warranty plan
• Leadership - Foundational - Communicates clear expectations, goals, and vision
• Manages performance of direct reports, motivates, coaches, and mentors professionals, delegates project work, practices behaviors supporting diversity and inclusion, and collaboration to achieve results
• Client Focus
• Drives VisionandPurpose

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.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.
• Ability to utilize audio/videoconferencing software tools for internal/external communication
• Sitting/standing/computer usage for extended periods of time
• Travel to client sites as required

Compensation Data

In accordance with local requirements, the annual compensation ranges for this role are listed below by state or jurisdiction and reflect the applicable office location(s) within each. Final compensation is determined based on factors such as skills, experience, qualifications, internal alignment, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law.

State of California: $190,489 - $323,830

State of Colorado: $161,183 - $274,010

Salary Plan

PMT: Project Management

Job Grade

019

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Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy.

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.

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