Manager of Enterprise Engineering Platforms, Strategy & Execution
Black & Veatch, Overland Park, KS, United States
Manager of Enterprise Engineering Platforms, Strategy & Execution
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. 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 one. 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
We are seeking a highly skilled strategic and experienced Manager of Enterprise Engineering Platforms, Strategy & Execution to join our Digital and Information Technology team. This role serves as the strategic leader responsible for defining and delivering the enterprise vision, roadmap, and operational excellence for Black & Veatch's engineering systems and desktop application ecosystem. You will provide forward looking leadership across the full application lifecycle ensuring these platforms enable high performance engineering outcomes at scale, which includes architecture, deployment, optimization, and sustainment. As the steward of BV's engineering technology landscape, you bring deep expertise in complex engineering application environments and modern delivery architectures. This role aligns technology capabilities with business strategy, ensuring that engineering teams are equipped with resilient, intuitive, and future ready solutions. This leader orchestrates collaboration across a broad network of stakeholders to anticipate needs, drive innovation, and deliver integrated solutions that strengthen BV's competitive advantage. Through strategic planning, governance, and continuous improvement, this role ensures BV's engineering systems remain a catalyst for operational excellence, digital transformation, and long term enterprise value. The Team
Black & Veatch's Business Enablement consists of critical groups that help enable the organizations people, projects, and businesses to be as successful as possible. Functions in this group include Digital & Information Technology, Global Finance, Global Human Resources, Legal, Risk Management, and Government Affairs and Real Estate and Building Services. Key Responsibilities
Ensure all technology maintenance and end-user support needs for deployed enterprise engineering systems are resolved in a timely manner; driving continuous improvement and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective Action opportunities as needed. Define and maintain application & technology roadmaps which ensure deployed solutions are secure, resilient, scalable, and aligned with vendor lifecycles & the overall BV portfolio strategy. Partner with business, technical, and software/service providers to translate business & technology needs into potential solutions with costs/benefits analysis, achievable project timelines, and BV-standard deployment architectures. Manage relationships with key software providers such as Autodesk, Bentley, Hexagon, AVEVA, Esri, and more to achieve BV business outcomes through vendor solutions and services. Lead and develop a small team responsible for executing work within the portfolio, ensuring timely delivery of work in alignment with business priorities and strategic goals. Provide oversight to IT service providers to ensure engineering systems are continuously available, performant, and supported per business needs, IT policies, and contracted KPIs/SLAs. Collaborate with business/discipline stakeholders to package and deploy application updates to BV workstations which keep engineering client applications current and free of defects or vulnerabilities. Coordinate with business owners, software providers, and BV software procurement teams to ensure applications are continuously rationalized, licenses are right-sized, and contracts renewed. Lead application virtualization strategy for engineering applications deployed in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field U.S. citizen capable of being exposed to data classified as CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information) 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. Preferred Qualifications
10+ years progressive experience in IT, engineering and construction practices, and engineering applications including leading large-scale projects and initiatives in a complex organization Experience managing the application lifecycle for desktop, cloud, and hosted engineering solutions from key software providers: Autodesk, Bentley, Esri, Hexagon, AVEVA, etc. Experience in the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) industry Background in designing, building and maintaining enterprise design and modeling environments Experience with mapping a solution's recommended deployment application architecture into high-level architectures which align with enterprise standards Client focus and proven ability to solve business problems through the appropriate application of technology Understanding of cross-disciplinary AEC workflows and project execution in CAD/CAE technologies. Capability to multi-task and effectively prioritize within a multi-tasking environment Ability to prioritize tasks independently and deliver to expectations as agreed with stakeholder/requester Excellent verbal, writing and presentation skills targeted to all levels of leadership Experience leading small technical teams in an operational environment. Understanding of and experience with the software development lifecycle and methodologies Enterprise data and systems integration experience Software and systems architecture design, cloud services, and hosting experience Experience managing third party SaaS and application hosting platforms Understanding of application packaging and deployment technologies and practices via SCCM Experience with ServiceNow reporting/ ITIL service management framework. Experience manipulating large Excel datasets via advanced formulas 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
ITS: Information Technology Service Job Grade
018
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. 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 one. 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
We are seeking a highly skilled strategic and experienced Manager of Enterprise Engineering Platforms, Strategy & Execution to join our Digital and Information Technology team. This role serves as the strategic leader responsible for defining and delivering the enterprise vision, roadmap, and operational excellence for Black & Veatch's engineering systems and desktop application ecosystem. You will provide forward looking leadership across the full application lifecycle ensuring these platforms enable high performance engineering outcomes at scale, which includes architecture, deployment, optimization, and sustainment. As the steward of BV's engineering technology landscape, you bring deep expertise in complex engineering application environments and modern delivery architectures. This role aligns technology capabilities with business strategy, ensuring that engineering teams are equipped with resilient, intuitive, and future ready solutions. This leader orchestrates collaboration across a broad network of stakeholders to anticipate needs, drive innovation, and deliver integrated solutions that strengthen BV's competitive advantage. Through strategic planning, governance, and continuous improvement, this role ensures BV's engineering systems remain a catalyst for operational excellence, digital transformation, and long term enterprise value. The Team
Black & Veatch's Business Enablement consists of critical groups that help enable the organizations people, projects, and businesses to be as successful as possible. Functions in this group include Digital & Information Technology, Global Finance, Global Human Resources, Legal, Risk Management, and Government Affairs and Real Estate and Building Services. Key Responsibilities
Ensure all technology maintenance and end-user support needs for deployed enterprise engineering systems are resolved in a timely manner; driving continuous improvement and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective Action opportunities as needed. Define and maintain application & technology roadmaps which ensure deployed solutions are secure, resilient, scalable, and aligned with vendor lifecycles & the overall BV portfolio strategy. Partner with business, technical, and software/service providers to translate business & technology needs into potential solutions with costs/benefits analysis, achievable project timelines, and BV-standard deployment architectures. Manage relationships with key software providers such as Autodesk, Bentley, Hexagon, AVEVA, Esri, and more to achieve BV business outcomes through vendor solutions and services. Lead and develop a small team responsible for executing work within the portfolio, ensuring timely delivery of work in alignment with business priorities and strategic goals. Provide oversight to IT service providers to ensure engineering systems are continuously available, performant, and supported per business needs, IT policies, and contracted KPIs/SLAs. Collaborate with business/discipline stakeholders to package and deploy application updates to BV workstations which keep engineering client applications current and free of defects or vulnerabilities. Coordinate with business owners, software providers, and BV software procurement teams to ensure applications are continuously rationalized, licenses are right-sized, and contracts renewed. Lead application virtualization strategy for engineering applications deployed in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field U.S. citizen capable of being exposed to data classified as CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information) 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. Preferred Qualifications
10+ years progressive experience in IT, engineering and construction practices, and engineering applications including leading large-scale projects and initiatives in a complex organization Experience managing the application lifecycle for desktop, cloud, and hosted engineering solutions from key software providers: Autodesk, Bentley, Esri, Hexagon, AVEVA, etc. Experience in the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) industry Background in designing, building and maintaining enterprise design and modeling environments Experience with mapping a solution's recommended deployment application architecture into high-level architectures which align with enterprise standards Client focus and proven ability to solve business problems through the appropriate application of technology Understanding of cross-disciplinary AEC workflows and project execution in CAD/CAE technologies. Capability to multi-task and effectively prioritize within a multi-tasking environment Ability to prioritize tasks independently and deliver to expectations as agreed with stakeholder/requester Excellent verbal, writing and presentation skills targeted to all levels of leadership Experience leading small technical teams in an operational environment. Understanding of and experience with the software development lifecycle and methodologies Enterprise data and systems integration experience Software and systems architecture design, cloud services, and hosting experience Experience managing third party SaaS and application hosting platforms Understanding of application packaging and deployment technologies and practices via SCCM Experience with ServiceNow reporting/ ITIL service management framework. Experience manipulating large Excel datasets via advanced formulas 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
ITS: Information Technology Service Job Grade
018