[Hiring] Associate Director @Accenture Construct

Role Description

You didn't get into this to manage one piece of a project. You got into it to change how the world gets built. At Accenture Construct, that's the job. You'll help deliver the data centers, power grids, rail networks, factories, and public infrastructure that keep communities moving — smarter, safer, and more sustainably.

You’ll serve as a senior lead for major client accounts or a portfolio of projects, ensuring exceptional service delivery and client satisfaction.

• You’ll drive client retention, account expansion, and business development to support overall growth.
• You’ll lead client presentations, negotiations, and the development and management of fee proposals.
• You’ll identify and capitalize on new opportunities to grow the Infrastructure & Capital Projects service offering.
• You’ll oversee financial performance including revenue tracking, margin analysis, accounts receivable, and forecasting to ensure profitability.
• You’ll lead cost control strategies and provide expert guidance in capital planning, procurement, commercial management, and risk mitigation.
• You’ll deliver value engineering and cost-saving recommendations that maintain quality and performance standards.
• You’ll manage and develop a high-performing team through effective recruitment, mentoring, and training initiatives.
• You’ll lead internal QA and QC reviews, post-project evaluations, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance quality and process efficiency.
• You’ll champion operational excellence by monitoring KPIs and optimizing processes to improve performance.
• You’ll represent Accenture at industry events and act as a senior advisor, reinforcing the company’s brand reputation and leadership.

This role is primarily remote. Travel to client offices, project sites, and Accenture locations will be required only as needed to support client relationships, project delivery, team leadership, and business development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Business, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum 12 years of progressive experience in construction management, project management, project controls, cost management, or major capital project delivery, including at least 3 years in a leadership capacity.
• Significant experience delivering large and complex capital projects within data centers or comparable environments such as high tech, semiconductor, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, mission critical facilities, or similar technically complex industries.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams and project professionals, managing client relationships, and engaging senior stakeholders as a trusted advisor.
• Experience managing project financial performance, resource planning, commercial performance, and delivery quality, with responsibility for supporting business development and account growth.

Requirements

• Direct experience leading owner side delivery for large scale data center construction programs or multiple major technically complex capital projects.
• Experience owning or growing a strategic client account and expanding services across a capital portfolio.
• Strong knowledge of project management, construction management, PMO, project governance, project controls, cost, schedule, risk, change, commercial management, and executive reporting.
• Professional credentials such as PMP, PE, CCM, AACE CCP, PSP, MRICS, or equivalent are preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Basic life and AD&D insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• 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.
• Employee assistance program.
• Legal resources.
• Identity theft protection.

Company Description

Accenture Construct is Accenture's global capital projects business. The data centers behind AI. The grid behind the energy transition. The rail, water, and airports everything else runs on.

We plan them, engineer them, deliver them and hand them over — and unlike most of this market, we're on the hook for whether they land on time. More than 5,000 practitioners across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. One team that owns the whole thing.

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.