Senior Construction Manager (Water/Wastewater)

Location: On-site in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States; relocation eligible.

Salary: $170,000–$185,000 per year

Company

Black & Veatch is an employee-owned infrastructure engineering, procurement, consulting, and construction company focused on sustainable solutions across water, power, grid, and industrial markets.

What you will do

• Lead construction phases for water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including pipelines, pump stations, and treatment facilities.
• Manage construction administration, including schedules, submittals, RFIs, correspondence, change requests, and pay applications.
• Coordinate owners, contractors, engineering representatives, subconsultants, utility owners, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare progress reports, dispute documentation, change orders, claims support, budgets, and client fee proposals.
• Lead progress and preconstruction meetings and present project findings to clients and design teams.
• Manage field and field-office staffing, delegate work, forecast project needs, and monitor subconsultant costs and invoices.

Requirements

• 18+ years of construction supervisory experience, including at least 5 years as a construction manager.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction, engineering, or a related field, or relevant field experience.
• 18+ years of water/wastewater project experience, including pump stations and pipelines.
• OSHA training and the ability to complete background, drug-screening, and motor-vehicle-record checks.
• Ability to work on construction sites, including outdoors, in confined spaces, variable weather, hazardous-equipment areas, and shifts of up to 12 hours.
• Ability to perform physically demanding work, including lifting up to 50 pounds and climbing stairs, ladders, scaffolds, and steel frameworks.

Nice to have

• Professional Engineer license.
• Experience with Procore, Excel, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Suite.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% employee-owned ESOP with shared financial rewards through stock ownership.
• Health, dental, vision, disability, wellness, and AD&D insurance options.
• Paid vacation, holidays, sick time, and dependent sick time.
• Company-matched 401(k), pre-tax accounts, adoption reimbursement, legal-plan options, and other employee programs.
• Inclusive workplace focused on safety, professional development, training, and career advancement.