Instrumentation & Controls Engineering Services Portfolio Lead - Power Generation

Black & Veatch; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Black & Veatch seeks an Instrumentation & Controls Engineering Services Portfolio Lead - Power Generation to grow the APG I&C services, triage opportunities, and shape early response strategies. You will coordinate staffing, advise on ROM plans, and drive capability development across multiple locations.

The role balances leadership of the services portfolio with billable execution, including Owner's Engineer support, studies, and commissioning advisory work for global power generation projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
• Active PE or P.Eng. license is required at hire.
• At least 11 years of related engineering experience.
• Willingness to travel as needed for projects.

Responsibilities

• Route APG I&C engineering service requests and manage demand, priorities, and workload risk.
• Lead or support billable APG I&C engineering services engagements, including staffing plans, schedules, and execution handoffs.
• Supervise work of others, including hiring, discipline, and pay administration.

Skills

Leadership

Client-facing communication

Resource planning

Team supervision

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

PE license (US or Canada)

Tools

DCS

PLC

SCADA

HMI

Cybersecurity

Job description

Date: Aug 31, 2026

Location: Overland Park, KS, US Cary, NC, US Ann Arbor, MI, US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Full-time/Part-time: Full-Time

Relocation eligible: Yes

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Project Only Hire: No

Opportunity Type: Staff

Req Id: 116812

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.

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

Black & Veatch is seeking an Instrumentation & Controls Engineering Services Portfolio Lead - Power Generation to serve as the growth, coordination, and advisory focal point for Advanced Power Generation I&C engineering services work.

This role will help grow APG I&C engineering services by triaging services opportunities, shaping early response strategies, supporting order-of-magnitude planning, coordinating targeted services staffing, and improving the discipline’s advisory delivery model.

Target 25% of the role will focus on services portfolio leadership, including intake triage, ROM planning, pursuit support, resource alignment, and capability development. The remaining time will focus on billable engineering services execution, including Owner's Engineer support, consulting, studies, specification reviews, equipment evaluations, due diligence, troubleshooting, control system upgrades, plant modernization, procurement support, and construction or commissioning advisory support.

The Team

The I&C Engineering team delivers instrumentation, automation, digital control systems, turbine controls, modernization, industrial networking, cybersecurity, and operational technology solutions for global power generation projects.

This position supports the Advanced Power Generation solution within BV Operations and works closely with APG Services leadership, project managers, engineering managers, proposal teams, the Chief I&C Engineer, resource leadership, and subject matter experts.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineering Services Portfolio Leadership Serve as the primary intake point for APG I&C engineering services requests by clarifying needs, confirming urgency, routing work to the right resources, and maintaining visibility of demand, priorities, and workload risks. Provide early direction for services opportunities, including high-level execution approach, order-of-magnitude effort ranges, ROM schedules, and recommended next steps for APG project and engineering leadership. Support APG I&C resource leadership by aligning engineers to services opportunities, balancing matrixed workloads, communicating resource needs, and providing capability feedback. Advance scalable services growth by developing repeatable offering concepts, reusable proposal language, standard scope elements, knowledge resources, and onboarding content.
• Project Execution Leadership Lead or support billable APG I&C engineering services engagements, including Owner's Engineer support, consulting, studies, specification reviews, equipment evaluations, due diligence, troubleshooting, control system upgrades, plant modernization, procurement support, and construction or commissioning advisory support. Develop or support detailed I&C scopes of work, technical approaches, staffing plans, deliverables, schedules, effort estimates, and execution handoffs for approved services assignments. Coordinate technical input, verification, and review support through the I&C Chief Engineer, APG I&C Resource Leader, discipline leaders, and subject matter experts. Capture services delivery lessons learned and translate them into stronger execution approaches, estimating bases, tools, client-facing recommendations, and future portfolio guidance.
• Supervises work of others. Responsible for hiring, discipline, and pay administration of their subordinates.

Preferred Qualifications

• 15 years of related engineering experience.
• Experience leading or supporting I&C services, consulting, Owner's Engineer, studies, upgrades, modernization, troubleshooting, or client advisory engagements.
• Experience developing services scopes, technical approaches, ROM or detailed estimates, staffing plans, schedules, deliverables, proposals, and pursuit materials.
• Power generation experience including conventional generation, combined-cycle, simple-cycle, balance-of-plant systems, or plant modernization.
• Expertise with DCS, PLC, SCADA, HMI, industrial networking, cybersecurity, automation systems, turbine controls, combustion controls, burner management systems, and control system architecture.
• Strong client-facing communication skills with experience supporting business development, technical sales, proposal reviews, client relationship development, training, onboarding, or reusable services content.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from a recognized accredited program.
• Minimum 11 Years Related Engineering Experience.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) or Professional Engineer of Canada (P.Eng.) license required at hire to support Engineer of Record requirements.
• Ability to satisfy pre-employment onboarding requirements.
• Travel is project, pursuit, and client dependent and may include client meetings, proposal presentations, project reviews, site investigations, technical workshops, services planning meetings, construction or commissioning advisory support, and plant modernization assessments.

Certifications

• Holds an active engineering registration or licensure to support engineer of record (EOR) requirements for BV projects