Carmen Olazabal

Director of Water Solutions at Black and Veatch

Role
Director of Water Solutions at Black & Veatch
Location
Miami, FL, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Carmen Olazabal

Accomplished engineering and sustainability leader with 25+ years of experience managing multimillion-dollar infrastructure projects in the public and private sectors. Proven success in leading water/wastewater,stormwater, and climate adaptation initiatives across Florida. Skilled in stakeholder engagement, capitalimprovement planning, and delivering resilient infrastructure solutions aligned with community andenvironmental goals.Carmen Olazábal’s specialties include: Business Development, Strategic planning, Critical thinking, problem solving of complex situations, outreach to advance discussions and develop cohesive vision, planning and implementation of sustainability initiatives, program management, enhancing community’s mobility, reducing energy consumption, improving stormwater capacity, efficient management of staff and resources, operational assessments and performance tracking, preparing and analyzing financial statements, project management, permitting and construction oversight.

Experience

  1. Director of Water Solutions

    Black & Veatch

    Nov 2025 — Present · Coral Gables, FL, US

    Leading strategic client relationships and business development for infrastructure and sustainability projects. Oversee project delivery, guide teams in implementing resilient solutions, support operational assessments, and foster cross-functional collaboration to advance community and environmental goals.

Education

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    BS, Civil Engineering

    1994 — 1998

  • Harvard Business School

    MBA, Master in Business Administration

    2005 — 2007

  • University of California, Berkeley

    MS, Structural Engineering

    1998 — 1999

Skills

  • Project Planning
  • Management Consulting
  • Construction
  • Market Research
  • Consulting
  • Strategic Planning
  • Leadership
  • Policy
  • Negotiation
  • Business Strategy
  • Process Improvement
  • Strategy
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Budgets
  • Due Diligence
  • Financial Analysis
  • Management
  • Financial Modeling
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Analysis
  • Budgeting

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