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

Black & Veatch - Overland Park, KS

Part-time,Full-time - Senior

Overland Park, KS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As the Chief of Staff for Strategic Advisory & Lifecycle Resiliency Services (SALRS) at Black & Veatch, you will serve as a key executive advisor to the President of SALRS. This role is pivotal in executing operational excellence and driving key strategic objectives, particularly in sales performance. You will be responsible for enhancing the effectiveness of the SALRS organization, ensuring that leadership processes and governance are well-defined and communicated. Your role will involve building partnerships across the business, advocating for business objectives, and anticipating challenges that require immediate attention and diplomacy. In this position, you will identify and prioritize opportunities for continuous improvement based on leading practices in the consulting industry. You will provide strategic inputs into the direction of the SALRS organization, leveraging your extensive experience across various heavy industry sectors. You will execute strategic initiatives tied to SALRS growth, including facilitating innovation workshops and driving critical growth campaigns. Additionally, you will serve as a proxy for the SALRS President in various meetings, manage communications, and support the President in synthesizing insights and generating actionable outcomes. Your responsibilities will also include consulting on workforce and organizational matters, supporting the preparation of Executive Leadership Team presentations, and developing relationships with Chief of Staffs across different sectors. You will work closely with the SALRS Leadership Team and HR to align professional development opportunities and anticipate workforce needs. Furthermore, you will oversee the review and reporting of SALRS key activities and partner with Finance on budget oversight. This role requires a strong focus on leadership, communication, and strategic planning to ensure the success of the SALRS organization.

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 opportunities.
• Anticipate workforce needs and develop forward-thinking solutions.
• Support leaders in chartering, building, and maintaining high performing teams.
• Work with SALRS Business Leaders to develop quarterly Leadership Team strategy 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 sessions.
• Drive a monthly cadence on the review, insights, and reporting of all 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.
• Supervisory experience or oversight of project teams.
• Degree in business, economics, finance or engineering preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1.
• Flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.
• Company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan, and the B&V Credit Union.
• Eligibility for a performance-based bonus program.
• Employee ownership through a 100 percent ESOP.