Accenture Construct – Director, Construction Management, ANS (Phila)

Accenture Construct•Philadelphia, PA

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

Accenture Construct is hiring a Director, Construction Management, to lead major rail and transit programs and targeted business development across Greater Philadelphia and the Northeast Corridor. The role provides executive leadership throughout the project lifecycle, from pre-construction and procurement through construction, testing, commissioning, and closeout. The Director leads capture efforts for program management consulting (PMC), construction management, and Owner’s Representative opportunities; builds agency relationships; shapes pursuit strategy; and leads proposals and interviews. The Director oversees multiple design-build and alternative-delivery contracts, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, change, claims, and contractual requirements. Serving as a senior client advisor and primary liaison, the role works with executive leadership, project controls, legal teams, regulators, local jurisdictions, utilities, and community stakeholders. The position leads multidisciplinary teams across construction management, design support, safety, quality, environmental compliance, project controls, and stakeholder coordination, and establishes governance, reporting, and performance controls to surface risks and support compliance with applicable rail and FTA/FRA requirements. The role also develops senior relationships with transportation agencies in the region, including SEPTA, Amtrak, PATCO/DRPA, NJ Transit, and PennDOT. The work arrangement includes a mix of remote work, client-site work, and time in an Accenture office or center, with some in-person time for collaboration and relationship-building. The position is part of Accenture Construct, Accenture’s global capital projects business, which plans, engineers, delivers, and hands over complex infrastructure programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related field.
At least 15 years of progressively responsible experience managing and delivering major rail or transit infrastructure projects of comparable size and complexity.
Active Professional Engineer license.
Demonstrated experience in business development, capture management, or client relationship development within the public transit or transportation consulting sector.

Nice To Haves

Pennsylvania or New Jersey Professional Engineer licensure.
Certified Construction Manager certification.
Experience delivering major programs for SEPTA, Amtrak, NJ Transit, PATCO/DRPA, PennDOT, or comparable Northeast Corridor transportation agencies.
Experience with design-build, CM/GC, P3, or other alternative delivery methods, including contract administration, risk allocation, claims management, and dispute resolution.
Knowledge of the Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey stakeholder environment, including local permitting, utilities, federal funding requirements, and public-agency project delivery frameworks.

Responsibilities

Lead major rail and transit programs across Greater Philadelphia and the Northeast Corridor while driving targeted business development.
Provide executive leadership across pre-construction, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and closeout.
Lead capture efforts for PMC, construction management, and Owner’s Representative opportunities, including agency relationship-building, pursuit strategy, proposals, and interviews.
Oversee multiple design-build and alternative-delivery contracts, managing scope, schedule, budget, risk, change, claims, and contractual requirements.
Serve as senior client advisor and primary liaison across executive leadership, project controls, legal, regulatory agencies, local jurisdictions, utilities, and community stakeholders.
Lead multidisciplinary teams across construction management, design support, safety, quality, environmental compliance, project controls, and stakeholder coordination.
Establish project governance, reporting, and performance controls that proactively surface risks and support compliance with applicable rail and FTA/FRA requirements.
Develop senior relationships with SEPTA, Amtrak, PATCO/DRPA, NJ Transit, PennDOT, and other Northeast Corridor transportation authorities.