Infrastructure & Capital Projects – Program Management - Senior Support Specialist, ANS

Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects•Pomona, CA

6d•$94,000 - $117,000•Hybrid

About The Position

You’ve Never Been Satisfied with "Good Enough." You want to make an impact, not just manage projects, but change how the world gets built. At Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects, you’ll do exactly that. You’ll help develop and deliver the factories, grids, transit systems, and public infrastructure that keep communities moving - and do it smarter, safer, and more sustainably than ever before. You’ll work alongside people who think big and act bold - project managers, engineers, technologists, and strategists who blend real-world experience with digital innovation and AI. Together, we’re transforming how capital projects are planned, managed, and executed, creating a better way to build for the future. Because “good enough” builds the past. You’re here to build what’s next, on a team that outperforms every norm. Visit us here to learn more about Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects THE WORK: You’ll support specific work streams or short-term projects where the number of inter-dependencies and inter-connections are moderate to highly variable. Assigned activities and/or project(s) encompass a level of high variations requiring agile management of deadlines. You’ll be proactive and accomplish results through own efforts. May act as lead to other Project Management Specialists. You’ll conduct analysis and provide status reports that communicate project health and potential risks/roadblocks. Challenges are varied and complex. You’ll apply advanced in-depth knowledge of project management support principles, methods, procedures, and practices in the development and execution of project management support activities; understands project life cycle. You’ll coordinate activities that support completion of tasks necessary for project execution. You’ll identify problems and solutions. Provides input to project objectives, timelines, risks, milestones, deliverables and budgets. You’ll lead project teams under the direction of Project Manager. You’ll identify and resolve issues and conflicts amongst team members and, if needed, escalate to Project Manager for resolution. You’ll conduct analysis and prepare presentations for use in communicating facts, practices, and policies to internal contacts and team members. You’ll serve as the primary liaison with internal and external project stakeholders. You’ll exercise independent judgment and discretion to advise and recommend courses of action. Provide input for decisions regarding establishing and changing project direction. You’ll be proactive in addressing project team needs and providing reminders, good communicator, both written and verbally. You’ll be able to interact and coordinate with outside agencies, licensing, and project teams. You’ll obtain project status, updates, and maintain the project tracking database, as well as other administrative skills You’ll recognize verbal cues in meetings (action items, requests, additional meetings to be setup, etc.) You’ll be able to work well in a team, as well as independently You’ll be able to adapt and reprioritize on a day-to-day basis depending on new or existing challenges that arise Flexible: The work location for this role will include a mix of working remotely, onsite at a client or in an Accenture office or center. With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.

Requirements

Associate degree in applicable profession, business, or technical discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
5+ years’ project support experience
2+ years’ project management experience
Professional experience and advanced skills in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive)
Electrical Infrastructure construction experience

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, construction management or related field
Project Management Certificate
Demonstrated experience working in a utility or contractor environment supporting the development and/or execution of major transmission or distribution projects/programs, large capital projects, or Third-Party interconnection projects
Has supported PMs that manage projects from beginning through execution
Demonstrated intermediate- to advanced-level experience using P6, SAP, Microsoft Office suite, including spreadsheet and presentation software tools to report out data trends and analysis
Demonstrated experience with applications such as SharePoint, Aconex or other document management platforms
Demonstrated experience working across multiple disciplines, interdepartmental teams and engaging with internal and external suppliers and stakeholders
Ability to proactively manage time constraints, prioritize work, and resolve project related concerns through strong oral and written communication skills to effectively communicate at all levels in the organization
Customer focused and have ability to understand and appropriately respond to internal and external stakeholders’ business needs
Strong ethics, interpersonal skills, communication, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning

Responsibilities

support specific work streams or short-term projects where the number of inter-dependencies and inter-connections are moderate to highly variable
be proactive and accomplish results through own efforts
conduct analysis and provide status reports that communicate project health and potential risks/roadblocks
apply advanced in-depth knowledge of project management support principles, methods, procedures, and practices in the development and execution of project management support activities
coordinate activities that support completion of tasks necessary for project execution
identify problems and solutions
lead project teams under the direction of Project Manager
identify and resolve issues and conflicts amongst team members and, if needed, escalate to Project Manager for resolution
conduct analysis and prepare presentations for use in communicating facts, practices, and policies to internal contacts and team members
serve as the primary liaison with internal and external project stakeholders
exercise independent judgment and discretion to advise and recommend courses of action
be proactive in addressing project team needs and providing reminders, good communicator, both written and verbally
be able to interact and coordinate with outside agencies, licensing, and project teams
obtain project status, updates, and maintain the project tracking database, as well as other administrative skills
recognize verbal cues in meetings (action items, requests, additional meetings to be setup, etc.)
be able to work well in a team, as well as independently
be able to adapt and reprioritize on a day-to-day basis depending on new or existing challenges that arise