Job Description
You’ve Never Been Satisfied with "Good Enough."
You want to make an impact, not just manage projects, but change how the world gets built. At Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects, you’ll do exactly that. You’ll help develop and deliver the factories, grids, transit systems, and public infrastructure that keep communities moving - and do it smarter, safer, and more sustainably than ever before.
You’ll work alongside people who think big and act bold - project managers, engineers, technologists, and strategists who blend real-world experience with digital innovation and AI. Together, we’re transforming how capital projects are planned, managed, and executed, creating a better way to build for the future.
Because “good enough” builds the past. You’re here to build what’s next, on a team that outperforms every norm.
As Accenture continues to grow, you may see a variety of new career opportunities, and depending on the role and location you may be directed to apply through Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects LLP or one of our other legal entities - Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC or Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects Inc., with benefits varying by country and role, so please check with your recruiter for details.
THE WORK:
- You'll support Program Controls leadership with planning, developing, monitoring, and controlling program-wide project schedules.
- You'll develop and maintain baseline, master, and detailed schedules aligned with scope, milestones, resources, costs, and contractual requirements.
- You'll coordinate with cost, estimating, risk, program management, design, and construction teams to align schedule, cost, risk, and program performance.
- You'll monitor construction progress, validate reported progress, and assess performance through schedule reviews, field observations, and site visits.
- You'll review contractor schedules for compliance with contract requirements, scheduling standards, baselines, logic, milestones, and reporting requirements.
- You'll perform detailed schedule QA/QC, including reviews of critical paths, relationships, constraints, calendars, float, resources, costs, coding, and schedule integrity.
- You'll conduct Time Impact Analyses, delay analyses, and schedule-impact investigations to determine effects on critical activities and project completion.
- You'll identify and communicate schedule risks, construction issues, conflicts, and potential delays while supporting recovery and mitigation strategies.
- You'll serve as a key liaison among contractors, designers, construction leadership, project controls, and program leadership to resolve schedule issues.
- You'll develop and maintain resource- and cost-loaded schedules supporting Critical Path analysis, Earned Value Management, cash-flow forecasting, and resource planning.
- You'll lead schedule discussions and prepare performance reports covering baseline variance, critical path changes, milestones, forecasts, delays, risks, and corrective actions.
- You'll establish and maintain program-level scheduling standards, processes, tools, coding structures, templates, and best practices while driving continuous improvement.
- You'll support presentations and technical materials, onboard and supervise construction project schedulers, and provide backup scheduling support when needed.
- Onsite at client site: The work location for this role is onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery and cultivate our client relationships.
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
- Minimum of 15 years of recent capital construction scheduling experience
- BS/BA Degree in Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Business Administration, or Construction Management. An additional 4 years qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education
- Advanced proficiency in specified software including, but not limited to, Primavera Scheduling Software, MS Office Applications including Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Experience with cost and resource loaded schedules
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) or similar business process
BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:
- AACE Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) certification
- PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.
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Accenture I&CP offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage; basic life and AD&D insurance; short- and long-term disability; a 401(k) with employer match; health savings and flexible spending accounts; paid time off and holidays; paid maternity and parental caregiver leave; adoption and surrogacy assistance; supplemental insurance plans; an employee assistance program; legal resources; and identity theft protection.
Benefits eligibility may vary by state, country, and role. Please connect with your recruiter for more information.
