Infrastructure & Capital Projects – Senior Project Manager, ANS

The Work

• Oversee day-to-day contract administration, ensuring compliance with contract terms, policies, and procedures.
• Develop, coordinate, and manage project scopes, ensuring alignment with project objectives, contract, and stakeholder requirements.
• Regularly review project scopes for changes, ensuring compliance with all contractual agreements and regulatory standards.
• Develop, manage, and track project budgets to ensure all financial goals are met.
• Review contractor proposals, change orders, pay applications, and ensure accurate financial reporting in accordance with contract terms and project milestones.
• Review and negotiate contractor change orders and claims, ensuring that all necessary documentation is accurate and timely.
• Establish and maintain project schedules, including milestone deadlines and completion dates. Ensure all team members are aligned with the project timeline, conducting regular reviews to mitigate delays and ensuring proper management of critical path tasks. Establish recovery schedules if needed.
• Maintain a complete understanding of all aspects of construction documentation, including bidding procedures, startup and closeout, contractual obligations, submittals, RFI's, change management procedures, pay applications and project reporting.
• Effectively communicate project updates to stakeholders, including clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams. Prepare detailed reports on project progress, budget status, and any potential risks or delays.
• Develop and implement project management policies, procedures, and workflows to improve efficiency, standardize processes, and ensure alignment with organizational goals and compliance with regulations.
• Perform ongoing project risk analysis, identifying potential issues and developing mitigation strategies. Address risks related to cost, schedule, and quality, ensuring project objectives are met within the established framework.
• Provide leadership, training, and technical guidance to project staff, fostering a collaborative environment and ensuring team members have the skills and resources necessary to fulfill project responsibilities.
• Provide technical direction and advice to design firms, consultants, and contractors, ensuring that project specifications, guidelines, and standards are adhered to during the development and construction phases.
• Manage the project closeout process, ensuring all project deliverables are completed and documented, generate and monitor punch list, final payments are processed, and any remaining issues are resolved. Ensure all final reports and records are submitted to stakeholders.

Here's What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, architecture and/or engineering.
• 10+ years of experience in overseeing and managing all phases of higher education institution programs/projects.
• 10+ years of experience in preconstruction, construction and closeout phases with the ability to problem solve, interpret information and draw conclusions to make decisions.
• The ability to stand, sit and walk throughout the day; bend, crawl, climb (ladders, stairs, hills, etc.) and reach overhead; ability to lift 40 pounds or more and to comply with personal protective equipment requirements and to endure extreme physical temperatures as well as experience loud noises and fumes on project sites.

Bonus Points If You Have

• OSHA 30 Hour Safety Training highly desirable.
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM) and/or PMP certificate highly desirable.
• Strong written, verbal communication and computer skills.
• Experience with CM software, Microsoft Office Suite, Bluebeam, Adobe, etc.

Pay

$140,000 - $150,000 a year. Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia or Washington as set forth below. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.