Consulting Manager, Strategic Asset Management

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.

The Opportunity

Black & Veatch is seeking an exceptional professional to join our Infrastructure Advisory organization as a Manager to deliver strategic asset management projects for our clients, with a focus on our Texas market. Infrastructure Advisory focuses on the lifecycle management of assets, and you will be joining a team of dedicated professionals who are aligned with Black & Veatch’s Purpose, Building a World of Difference.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Deliver innovative solutions to address our client’s most pressing issues, including aging infrastructure, optimizing, asset investments, improving data management and decision making, and enhancing organizational capabilities.

• Support the growth of our asset management business in Texas with a primary focus on water and wastewater utilities, but with the opportunity to work with electric utilities, gas utilities, and in oil and gas industries.

• Grow your skills, expand your professional network, and shape a rewarding career path aligned with your aspirations.

The Team

Black & Veatch’s Infrastructure Advisory Business provides a portfolio of solutions focused on the asset lifecycle, including Asset Management & Operations & Maintenance, Infrastructure Technology, Cybersecurity Solutions, Planning and Transactions. In this role you will be part of the Delivery Team supporting Solutions.

You will be working with Infrastructure Advisory’s Strategic Asset Management Solution to deliver a wide range of projects and solutions, including asset management plans, gap assessments, asset management strategies, investment plans, risk and resilience assessments, and maintenance strategies.

Key Responsibilities

Perform and manage technical work for the following type of projects:

Asset management assessments (including ISO 55001) and development of Strategic Asset Management Plans

Asset management program development and implementation

Asset investment planning, business case evaluation and capital prioritization

Asset management plan development

Risk and resilience assessments

Serve as the project manager or technical lead on asset management projects locally and nationally. Orchestrate tasks, manage resources, and monitor schedule and budget.

Provide asset management technical subject matter expertise on projects, apply asset management best practices and recommend solutions to clients.

Perform data analysis and calculations, and develop technical reports.

Lead client meetings and workshops, develop presentations and communicate effectively with clients

Support business development activities, and lead development of scopes, schedules and budgets

Management Responsibilities

Individual Contributor

Acts as a project manager. Among responsibilities is management of a project team. The individual comprising this team may vary by project.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree preferred

IAM Certificate in Asset Management

Experience in the Texas water/wastewater industry

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience. 7+ years experience in a business/consulting environment. 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.

Certifications

IAM Certificate in Asset Management

Work Environment/Physical Demands

BandV Office Environment or Client Site - Travel up to 100%

Typical Office Environment: Sitting, Standing, computer usage for extended periods of time. Business Travel to project/ client sites.