Accenture Construct - Senior Project Manager - Civil, Com

Accenture Construct - Senior Project Manager - Civil, COMConstruction Management | Engineering | Project Management | Full-time
Job No. 1782 | Toronto
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 work alongside people who think big and act bold: project managers, engineers, technologists and strategists who pair real-world delivery with AI. And you won’t be handed a slice of it. We take on whole programs, from early strategy through construction and handover, and we stand behind how they land.
Because “good enough” builds the past. You're here to build what's next.
(Internal Title: Project Management IV)
Lead the POS design program from design development through to Issued for Construction (IFC), managing scope, schedule, resources, risks, and project interfaces.
Provide effective oversight and challenge of the Systems Contractor’s design delivery, ensuring outputs meet project requirements and quality standards.
Ensure design coordination and integration with civil works, track, signalling, Overhead Contact Systems (OCS), and third-party interfaces.
Drive the resolution of technical and program-related issues to maintain project progress and meet key milestones.
Manage design changes, ensuring impacts on scope, schedule, resources, and project delivery are appropriately assessed and addressed.
Provide clear and timely reporting to senior stakeholders on design progress, key risks, challenges, and overall program performance.
Manage and implement the assigned projects from inception through to completion.
Develop new project or program plans and expectations in consultation with and delegating deliverables to stakeholders, including clients.
Determine and manage the human and material resources required to complete assigned projects successfully.
Formulate a resource allocation strategy and utilize this to distribute work and budgets.
Exercise authority in managing the work and control the delivery of the projects per project plans.
Review and ensure adherence to the overall scope, schedule, and budget.
Identify risks and entrench mitigation strategies and contingency plans.
Monitor and report on performance against project requirements, schedule, milestones, budgets, quality measures, and KPIs, and address issues with corrective actions as appropriate to ensure excellence and adherence to specified deadlines.
Evaluate the project's effectiveness by consulting with clients and other stakeholders.
Establish and deliver progress reports, proposals, and presentations to various audiences, including the project team, client executives, key stakeholders, and operations.
Lead scope change negotiations.
Oversee ongoing quality control, participate in quality issue resolution, and manage internal quality control checks for the project.
Define success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project and program life cycle.
Working Conditions
Office-based
Experience
Minimum of 12 years of experience in Project Management
Education
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
Licenses OR Certifications
Holding a recognized Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Skills and Competencies
Strong understanding of prevailing Project Management methods
Extensive knowledge of tools and metrics needed to evaluate project performance
Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
Proficient in Project Management software
Must maintain professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices
Ability to arrange priorities and elevate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities
Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal)
Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment
Proven capacity to anticipate, identify, and minimize risks
Expert ability to detect, capitalize, and be sensitive to others' strengths
Demonstrated capability to supervise, delegate, and develop capacity
Tact to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension
Effectively leads multi-resource Project Management teams
Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment by ensuring effective teamwork, promotion of innovation, and overall excellence
Demonstrated functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices
Proven success in providing on-site leadership for the project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
About Accenture Construct
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 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.
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Role Location Salary Range
Toronto $145,000 - $218,000
Toronto
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