Project Director - Transmission and Substations

Black & Veatch; Paramus (NJ); Hybrid; USD 189,000 - 333,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Grid Project Director in Paramus, NJ, overseeing critical infrastructure projects. You’ll manage multimillion-dollar portfolios while mentoring teams and driving innovative energy solutions. This role balances significant travel with a hybrid work environment, allowing for professional growth and leadership impact.

Benefits

401K match

Flexible work schedules

Comprehensive health care benefits

Qualifications

• 15+ years relevant industry experience with a focus on T&D/Substation projects.
• Ability to negotiate large contracts and lead project teams.
• Expertise in managing complex risk profiles.

Responsibilities

• Manage a large multimillion-dollar portfolio of projects.
• Mentor and supervise project managers.
• Oversee client relationships and business capture.

Skills

Project Management

Risk Management

Client Relationship Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

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 : 109109

Opportunity Type :Staff

Relocation eligible :Yes

Full time/Part time :Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available:No

Why Black and Veatch

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1.

Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use. #LI-MG1

The Opportunity

The Grid Project Director will function in a cultural, client, project and commercial leadership capacity. In this role you will be responsible for bottom-line results for a focused client portfolio of EPC and services projects primarilyencompassing transmission, distribution, and substations in a US region. There is also expected interface withother Black & Veatch solutions such as BESS and private networks.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Manage a large multimillion dollar portfolio of some of the most visible projects within Black & Veatch
• Lead project teams that have substantial impact within regional communities
• Mentor and supervise project managers in a high-growth area of our organization

Please note: This role has substantial travel as needed to project and client sites. When not travelling, this role will be hybrid: 2 days per week remote, 3 days per week out of our Paramus Black and Veatch office.

Black & Veatch prides itself on the support of our employees and providing flexibility to make the things that are most important to you, a priority. This is why we offer our professionals, located near an office, the option of a hybrid work environment. Our hybrid work approach allows our employees to work two days a week from other
locations outside of the office. Some positions may be relocation eligible. Speak to your recruiter if you haveinterest in relocation.

The Team

Our Grid solutions serve our clients to provide study level services to full-scale EPC execution for electric power solutions such as Transmission, Distribution, and Substation solutions. As a Grid Project Director, this position is responsible for overseeing the development of client relationships, business capture, execution oversight and being a culture leader for our professionals and project teams. Our Grid business is driven to meet clients’ rapidly changing sustainability needs in generation, storage, transmission, and distribution of safe, reliable electric power.By joining our business, you will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of helping our clients with the mostinnovative energy solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Directs complex project teams requiring global resources and multiple partners or multiple Project Managers
• Manages multiple clients and/or accountable for implementing expanded new business objectives
• Oversees and delivers opportunities for new/repeat business, finalizing key contract negotiations with client executives and project managers
• Manages broad and varied complex risk profile
• Cultural leader
• Safety Leader

Preferred Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant industry experience including at least one of the following:
  • 5+ years as a Sr. Project Manager for an EPC firm focusing on at least one of the following technologies (Transmission, Distribution, or Substations including overhead, underground, or HV)
  • 5+ years in a leadership role where you were the owner for EPC T&D/Substation projects and working with an EPC firm
  • 5+ years in a project leadership role (not including PMO or strictly operations) at an organization that focuses on utility-scale T&D/Substation construction and/or design
• Experience negotiating $50 million+ contracts with clients in the energy utility space
• Experience managing construction teams directly in both a direct-hire and/or subcontract construction environment
• Experience managing risk for EPC T&D/Substation projects
• Deep knowledge of the utility-scale T&D/Substation market

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 work schedule: 3 days in office and 2 days remote
• Typical office environment, typical construction environment, extreme weather conditions, high noise level, safety hazards (electric currents, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to chemicals), atmospheric conditions (fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation). Sitting, walking, talking, hearing, reading, writing, keyboarding, driving, filing, reaching, stooping, crouching, bending, standing for extended periods of time, lifting or carrying up to 40 pounds.

Salary Plan PMT: Project Management Job Grade 004

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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 and 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, 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.

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 that success through stock ownership.

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In accordance with local law, the following Annualcompensation range is applicable for the job and location associated with this requisition:$189,925.00-$332,363.00