Job Description

Managing Director - Gas Markets at Black & Veatch

Company: Black & Veatch Corporation

Req Id: 112312

Opportunity Type: Staff

Relocation eligible: Yes

Full time/Part time: Full-Time

Project Only Hire: No

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Why Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanitys 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 with opportunities to grow at every step. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and to speak up.

The Opportunity

• Drive the process to acquire new clients and engagements and be responsible for all aspects of assigned engagements.
• Direct the development of processes and techniques to improve operations and develop marketable service offerings.
• Provide input on the strategic plans for the organization.
• Utilize capabilities exhibiting thought leadership.
• Provide technical or industry knowledge to contribute to the completion of all engagement phases.
• Demonstrate capabilities with minimal oversight.

Scope and size of projects are generally large in size, high in volume or may own a significant portion of a larger project. The MD may lead a large-size effort or project team and delegate team work assignments through various phases of an engagement. They may manage projects from prospect to client deliverable. Must meet one or more criteria for Managing Director designation: either leads a significant number of direct staff (20+), runs a specific practice area, or manages one or more key strategic account relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to or lead the development and implementation of the strategic direction and objectives of a service offering or business line. Manage employees in engagements and provide input for performance management and compensation. Lead development of products and/or services. Guide the career development of other employees in the firm or provide mentoring.
• May provide overall performance evaluation.
• Evaluate employee contribution to specific engagements.
• Create opportunities via engagement assignments for the development of an employees competencies. Matrix Management: Transfer knowledge, capabilities, and skills to improve others knowledge and skill levels.
• Provide ongoing feedback to professionals on projects and their supervisors.
• Complete project evaluation forms. Delegate work duties according to development opportunities and needs of individuals.
• Leverage and maintain productive key relationships within client organizations. Seek opportunities with existing or new clients.
• Actively pursue the acquisition of new engagements. Identify and address critical success factors for complex engagements.
• Analyze and align solutions with the business objectives. Simultaneously manage multiple engagements, as necessary.
• Secure receivables from clients during and after completion of engagements. Develop or encourage creation of profitable service products to be sold to clients in defined service offerings.
• Lead delivery of innovative solutions from concept through implementation for client engagements. Serve as adviser to engagement teams. Lead quality reviews of assigned engagements.
• Manage and lead all aspects of an engagement including staffing and operations as well as client relationships. Define and develop a knowledge management strategy and plan for engagements. Identify risks to the success of engagements and minimize or eliminate their impact. Manage multiple projects at any one time, as necessary. Manage highly complex or high volume of engagements with factors that may include enterprise-wide or multiple business units; manage other contractor/vendors on the project; high level of technology integration; or cross-functional and/or multi-dimensional teams.
• Scope: Billable hours and business development targets established in annual goal setting process.
• Management Responsibilities: May supervise work of others.
• Responsible for hiring, discipline, and pay administration of their subordinates.
• May have management responsibility for the people to whom they provide work direction.
• Positions supervised include Analyst, Consulting, Sr; Analyst, Consulting, Consultant, Manager, Consulting, Principal Consultant and Director.
• May also act as a project manager of a project team. Individuals comprising this team may vary by project.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or relevant work experience.
• Successfully managed multiple engagements simultaneously.
• Contributor or leader to acquire new engagements.
• 12-15+ years in a business/consulting environment.
• All applicants must 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 applicable laws and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree preferred.
• Wholesale market knowledge preferred.
• Generation, production, and distribution market and modeling expertise preferred.
• Business development of 5+ years preferred.
• Preferred skills: Extensive knowledge in area of specialization(s). Advanced business development capability. Accomplished project management skills. Business and consulting management skills. People management skills including recruiting, evaluation, and mentoring. Advanced knowledge in all aspects of consulting processes. Extensive client management and negotiation skills. Advanced knowledge of the marketplace. Advanced interpersonal skills.
• Preferred Consultant Skills: Business Acumen. Comfort Around Higher Management. Dealing with Ambiguity. Learning on the Fly.

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.

Salary Plan

CST: Consulting

Job Grade

019

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EEO Statement

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 companys long-term achievements and 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 provide innovative and effective solutions for clients. BVH, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliated companies comply 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. For our EEO Policy Statement, please click here.

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