Accenture Construct – Director, Construction Management, ANS
About The Position
Accenture Construct is hiring a Director of Construction Management to provide executive leadership and overall management of major rail and transit infrastructure projects. The role oversees project phases from pre-construction and procurement support through construction, testing, commissioning, and handover. It manages multiple design-build and other alternative-delivery contracts, ensuring alignment with project scope, schedule, budget, applicable rail standards, and FTA/FRA requirements. The Director serves as the primary liaison with client executive leadership, project controls, legal teams, third-party stakeholders, local jurisdictions, and regulatory agencies. The position leads multidisciplinary teams and contract administration, including change management, claims avoidance and resolution, risk management, and compliance. It also oversees project controls, permitting, utility relocations, traffic control, community impacts, and executive reporting. The role has a flexible work location combining remote work with time onsite at a client location or Accenture office or center. Some in-person time is expected for collaboration, learning, and relationship building. Accenture Construct describes its work as delivering complex capital projects and emphasizes ownership of project outcomes, use of AI and program-control technology, and investment in leadership development, technical upskilling, and certification support.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
- Minimum 15 years of progressively responsible experience managing and delivering major rail and transit infrastructure projects of comparable size and complexity, preferably within the NYC metro area.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required; New York licensure strongly preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Construction Manager (CCM) certification.
- Prior experience on large-scale transit projects involving MTA, NJT, Amtrak, or similar large urban or rail transit systems.
- Familiarity with MTA policies, procedures, and project delivery frameworks.
- Strong local knowledge of NY/NJ communities and stakeholder landscape.
- Track record of delivering projects on schedule and within budget while maintaining safety and quality excellence.
- Experience delivering projects through alternative delivery methods such as Design-Build, CM/GC, or P3, and understanding of associated risk allocation and contract structures.
- Extensive knowledge of construction contracts, means and methods, engineering coordination, claims management, and dispute resolution strategies.
- Expertise managing multiple concurrent construction contracts on large-scale transit programs.
- Understanding of owner-versus-contractor risks and responsibilities, particularly in alternative-delivery environments.
- Direct experience working with Greater NYC metro local agencies and municipalities, including public works, utilities, and permitting authorities.
- Experience with federal funding programs, including compliance, reporting, and funding requirements.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to manage large multidisciplinary teams and complex stakeholder environments.
- Ability to prepare and deliver executive presentations, technical reports, and formal correspondence.
- Strong organizational and decision-making skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a high-profile program environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide executive leadership and overall management across pre-construction, procurement support, construction, testing, and commissioning.
- Oversee multiple design-build and/or alternative-delivery contracts, maintaining alignment with project scope, schedule, and budget objectives.
- Serve as the primary liaison with client executive leadership, project controls, legal, third-party stakeholders, local jurisdictions, and regulatory agencies.
- Lead contract administration, including change management, claims avoidance and resolution, risk management, and compliance with contract requirements.
- Establish and enforce project governance, reporting structures, and performance metrics consistent with rail standards and FTA/FRA requirements.
- Direct multidisciplinary teams covering construction management, design support, quality assurance, safety, environmental compliance, and stakeholder coordination.
- Coordinate permitting, utility relocations, traffic control, and community impacts with stakeholders.
- Oversee project controls systems for cost management, scheduling, and risk tracking, and proactively identify and mitigate issues.
- Lead executive-level reporting, including briefings, Board reports, and stakeholder presentations.
- Foster a collaborative, solutions-oriented environment to resolve issues at the lowest level and maintain project momentum.
Benefits
- 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.
- Leadership development, technical upskilling, and certification support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
