10 Black & Veatch operations leaders
Jennifer Divito, President, BV Operations, heads this list of Black & Veatch operations leaders, whose current titles include Senior Vice President, Operations, a global manager of construction operations and leaders of regional, grid and construction operations. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Black & Veatch from people who have held the role.
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Allen Rose
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Director of Operations · Black & Veatch
Allen Rose lists Vice President, Director of Operations at Black & Veatch as a current role dating to February 2008, working from Leawood, Kansas. Allen also lists a Vice President role at Black & Veatch from 1990 to 2014 and served as Director Business Development there from 2000 to 2008.
Bobby Walters, Jr
LinkedInExperience: Construction Operations Leader · Black & Veatch
Bobby Walters has been Construction Operations Leader at Black & Veatch since August 2025, with a headline reading Vice President Construction Operations Leader. Bobby served as Director of Construction at ASB Energy Services, Operations Manager III at MYR Group and Director of Substation Operations at Irby Construction Company.
Bryan Maness
LinkedInExperience: AVP, Global Engineering & Development Services Operations Leader · Black & Veatch
Bryan Maness has been AVP, Global Engineering & Development Services Operations Leader at Black & Veatch since September 2024, working from Raleigh. Bryan served there as AVP, BV Ops Engineering & Development Services - Energy & Process Industries Market Sector Leader from 2022 to 2024 and as Civil Structural Engineering Manager - Power Delivery.
Frederick Poetter
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Global Manager of Construction Operations · Black & Veatch
Frederick Poetter has been SVP, Global Manager of Construction Operations at Black & Veatch since January 2026, a role within BV Operations. Frederick served there as Global Project Controls and Estimating Leader, Vice President from 2024 to 2026, Global Estimating Leader from 2023 to 2024 and Vice President - Power - Global Chief Estimator.
Howard (Wick) Withey
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President of Division Operations · Black & Veatch
Howard (Wick) Withey served as Vice President of Division Operations at Black & Veatch from 1997 to 2001, as President Telecommunications Division from 2001 to 2004 and as Chief Administrative Officer from 2004 to 2010. Wick also served there as Manager of Engineering for the T&D Division and as Division Office Manager.
Jennifer Divito
LinkedInExperience: President, BV Operations · Black & Veatch
Jennifer Divito has been President, BV Operations at Black & Veatch since May 2024, with a headline reading President, Operations at Black & Veatch. Jennifer served there as Senior Vice President - Solutions Portfolio Leader from 2023 to 2024, SVP - Connectivity Segment Leader from 2022 to 2023 and Vice President Program Management from 2018 to 2022.
Jenny Meegan
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Operations · Black & Veatch
Jenny Meegan has been Senior Vice President, Operations at Black & Veatch since July 2025, and served there as Senior Vice President & Chief of Staff, Operations from 2023 to 2025, as Senior Vice President, Solutions & Capabilities Leader in 2022 and as Senior Vice President, Telecommunications Chief Operating Officer from 2015 to 2021.
Sean Goldwasser
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Operations Officer, Vice President · Black & Veatch
Sean Goldwasser served as Chief Operations Officer, Vice President at Black & Veatch from 2016 to 2021 for the Water business in North America, with responsibility to drive earnings and achieve results across the P&L. Sean also served there as Vice President, Strategy and Innovation and as Managing Director, Public Agencies and Utilities until 2026.
Ted Andry
LinkedInExperience: Grid Operations Leader · Black & Veatch
Ted Andry has been Grid Operations Leader at Black & Veatch since January 2024, with a headline reading Senior Vice President at Black & Veatch. Ted served there as Global Transmission Business Manager from 2019 to 2024, as a Project Director for energy utilities and as Project Manager and FIDIC Engineer on the Kusile Power Station.
Vincent Coletta (P.E.)
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director of Operations · Black & Veatch
Vincent Coletta has been Regional Director of Operations at Black & Veatch since January 2023 and a Vice President there since September 2023. Vincent served at Black & Veatch as Chief Of Staff from 2022 to 2023 and Global Transmission Construction Group Manager from 2020 to 2022, and as Senior Construction and Commissioning Operations Manager at GE Renewable Energy.
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