Chief of Staff & Operations, Strategic Advisory & Lifecycle Resiliency Services Job Details | Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Black & Veatch - San Antonio, TX

Part-time,Full-time - Senior

San Antonio, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Chief of Staff & Operations role at Black & Veatch involves serving as an executive advisor to the President of Strategic Advisory & Lifecycle Resiliency Services (SALRS). This position focuses on driving operational excellence, supporting leadership objectives, and ensuring effective communication and governance within the organization. The Chief of Staff will play a critical role in enhancing the effectiveness of the SALRS organization, managing strategic initiatives, and fostering partnerships across the business.

Responsibilities

• Execute operational excellence with a focus on driving key strategic objectives including sales performance to goals.
• Expand the bandwidth and effectiveness of the President and ensure that the SALRS organization is highly effective.
• Support and facilitate the SALRS Leadership Team objectives.
• Ensure that SALRS leadership is best in class, with defined and effective processes and governance.
• Build partnerships across the business and advocate for business objectives and strategy.
• Anticipate challenges that require diplomacy and immediate attention.
• Provide leadership that influences better time management and flow of information to and from the SALRS President.
• Serve as an extension of or proxy for the SALRS President in various meetings and activities.
• Prioritize the President's time, travel, and schedule in coordination with the President's Executive Assistant.
• Oversee and manage communications in coordination with internal and external teams.
• Support the President in meetings by synthesizing key insights and generating tangible actions.
• Engage productively in business discussions and cultivate partnering relationships with management.
• Consult and provide solutions related to workforce and organizational matters in partnership with HR.
• Support the SALRS President in preparation of Executive Leadership Team presentations.
• Aid in the development of SALRS Strategy and ensure regular updates based on market trends.
• Coordinate with Chief of Staffs in Sectors, Regions, Operations, etc.
• Work closely with SALRS Leadership Team and HR Partner to align professional development.
• Anticipate workforce needs and develop forward-thinking solutions.
• Support leaders in chartering, building, and maintaining high performing teams.
• Develop quarterly Leadership Team strategy meetings with SALRS Business Leaders.
• Ensure leadership is prepared for external and internal client meetings.
• Coordinate IT efforts in support of the business.
• Ensure compliance with required training and company policies.
• Design and coordinate annual Leadership off-site team alignment/strategy session.
• Drive a monthly cadence on the review, insights, and reporting of SALRS key activities, KPIs, and planned deliverables.
• Partner with Finance on budget and financial performance oversight.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience.
• Client services experience.
• 12-15+ years of business experience progressing through leadership roles and assignments that provide broad multi-functional capability.

Nice-to-haves

• Consulting, PM or commercial leadership role experience.
• Supervisory experience or oversight of project teams.
• Degree in business, economics, finance or engineering preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• 401K match
• Benefits starting day 1
• Flexible work schedules
• Paid vacation and holiday time
• Sick time and dependent sick time
• Adoption reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vendor discounts
• Employment referral program
• AD&D insurance
• Pre-taxed accounts
• Voluntary legal plan
• B&V Credit Union
• Performance-based bonus program