EPC Project Director - Advanced Power Generation

Black & Veatch; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible work schedules

Paid vacation and holidays

Company 401k plan

Job summary

Black & Veatch Corporation is seeking a senior Project Manager to direct large EPC projects focused on safety, quality, schedule, and cost. You will staff multi-discipline teams, coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, and startup activities, and manage client relationships across varied markets.

The role requires leadership of complex projects, strong risk management, and the ability to drive performance and profitability while ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Completion of pre-employment checks may be required (background, drug screen, MVR).
• Experience leading large EPC projects and multidisciplinary teams is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directs all aspects of large, complex EPC projects with emphasis on safety, quality, cost and schedule.
• Oversees day-to-day engineering, procurement, and construction scope and performance.
• Staffs and leads multi-discipline project teams including project managers and construction leaders.
• Directs priorities, execution strategy, issue resolution, and recovery actions for major EPC projects.
• Manages client relationships and seeks opportunities for new business and contract negotiations.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Risk management

Client-facing

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Date: Aug 20, 2026
Location:
Overland Park, KS, US Houston, TX, US Ann Arbor, MI, US Greenwood Village, CO, US Phoenix, AZ, US Atlanta, GA, US Cary, NC, 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 : 116630

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

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Directs all aspects of large, complex Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) projects, including risk to safety, quality, cost, schedule, with particular emphasis on safety, quality, construction execution, field leadership, labor productivity, subcontractor performance, project controls, and startup/commissioning integration.
• Responsible for the day‑to‑day successful execution of contracted engineering, procurement, and construction scope in the areas of safety, quality, performance, financial metrics, planning, schedule, contractual compliance, and client satisfaction.
• Provides for the successful staffing of the project.
• Directs and leads large teams of multi-discipline professionals, including project managers and construction leaders assigned to major EPC projects.
• 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.

The Team

Black & Veatch’s Power Providers focuses on the holistic demands for energy generation markets that include utilities, independent power producers and new non-traditional entrants adding to the much-needed supply of secure, clean power to our industries and communities. By joining our market sector, you will have the opportunity to put sustainable energy solutions into practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Directly large, complex EPC projects or major EPC scopes, with accountability for safe construction execution, quality, schedule, cost, commercial performance, and client satisfaction.
• Leads integrated EPC project teams, including engineering, procurement, construction, startup/commissioning, project managment, project controls, commercial, quality, and safety resources.
• Directs project managers and construction leaders assigned to major EPC projects; provides direction on priorities, execution strategy, issue resolution, and recovery actions.
• Manages multiple clients and/or accountable for 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, including construction productivity, labor availability, subcontractor performance, site execution, and schedule recovery risk.

Preferred Qualifications

• Typically 15 years experience.
• Preferred experience includes leadership of large EPC projects; construction project execution; field leadership; construction planning and sequencing; subcontractor and labor management; labor productivity; schedule, cost, and project recovery; project controls; commercial risk management; and client-facing leadership on complex EPC work.

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.
• Anticipated travel exceeds 50% to project sites, client locations, partner offices, and other business‑critical locations.

Salary Plan

PMT: Project Management

Job Grade

021

Benefits

• 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.

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.

We are proud to be a 100 percent ESOP‑owned company. As employee‑owners, our professionals are empowered to drive not only their personal growth, but the company's long‑term achievements - and they share in the financial rewards of the success through stock ownership.

By valuing diverse voices and perspectives, we cultivate an authentically inclusive environment for professionals and are able to provide innovative and effective solutions for clients.

BVH, Inc., its subsidiaries and its affiliated companies, complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws and regulations. Black & Veatch does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender Identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or other status protected by law.

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Nearest Major Market: Olathe

Nearest Secondary Market: Kansas City

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