Project Manager - EMEA

At Black & Veatch, our employee-owners go beyond the project. For over a century, we have been breaking down social, economic and geographic barriers by making life's critical resources accessible to all. Working with us, you will help provide critical expertise as we, along with our valued clients, deliver solutions that positively impact communities around the world. Our professionals are our greatest asset, and we believe nothing is more important than the health, happiness and professional growth of our employee-owners. With a focus on flexible work-life balance options, an expanding and diverse workforce, and limitless career growth opportunities, we will give you our best to help you give us your best, and together we can build a world of difference.

Req Id : 102747

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : Yes

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Contract Hire Only for this Project : No

Job Summary

Why Black and Veatch

Recognized by Glassdoor as a 2023 Top 100 place to work, 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.

The Team

Our Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region provides our clients with feasibility studies through to full scale EPC execution level projects. Project technologies vary and include conventional generation, waste-to-energy, solar, onshore wind, BESS, hydrogen, LNG, substation, and transmission.

The Opportunity

As Project Manager you are the execution hub for our clients and project teams, providing leadership and alignment for successful projects. You will manage all aspects of medium to large engineering services proposals and projects including commercial and technical risks, cost, schedule, and quality.

The projects will include conventional power generation, grid (substation, transmission and distribution), and process (eg. Hydrogen, sustainable fuels etc) projects. Broad experience in multiple industries, and the ability to apply project management principles to new technologies and diverse locations will be paramount.

This role is based in our Dubai, UAE office and will execute projects throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). You will travel to project a clients sites approximately 25% of your time. When not travelling, this role will be hybrid: 1 day per week remote, 4 days per week in-office.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for the day-to-day successful execution of engineering, procurement and construction scope in the areas of performance, financial metrics, planning, schedule, quality, contractual compliance, safety, and client satisfaction.
• Support all phases of the project lifecycle from business development support, early studies through to full scale EPC execution
• Our project managers are responsible for the overall bottom-line performance of assigned projects.
  
  

You will also:

• Actively promote Black & Veatch's safety culture.
• Serve as the key resource for executive management advisory on overall project health.
• Oversee planning, developing, issuing, and progress tracking of all assigned projects from notice-to-proceed through commercial operation.
• Identify and resolve problems or issues related to design information, schedule, change management, safety, and quality.
• Manage escalated problems or issues.
• Own commercial recovery process and close-out.
• Manage the application of quality and control procedures.
• Partner with sales directors and client account managers in strategic planning
• Engage in Client relationships and business development activities
• Provide local talent training and development
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Sciences or equivalent academic qualification.
• Significant experience of conventional generation, grid and/or process projects
• Previous EPC project management proposal and execution experience in Europe and the Middle East
• Experience being the single point-of-contact, including managing the bottom-line, for multiple services projects from cradle-to-grave.
  
  

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.

Black & Veatch Holding Company, its subsidiaries and its affiliated companies, complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) affirmative action 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.

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 offer professionals an array of health and welfare benefits that vary based on their geographic region and employment status. This may include health, life accident and disability insurances, paid time off, financial programs and more. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.

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.