Accenture Construct Business Case Lead, COM

Youve Never Been Satisfied with Good Enough.

You didnt get into this to manage one piece of a project. You got into it to change how the world gets built.

At Accenture Construct thats the job. Youll help deliver the data centers power grids rail networks factories and public infrastructure that keep communities moving smarter safer and more sustainably.

Youll work alongside people who think big and act bold: project managers engineers technologists and strategists who pair real-world delivery with AI. And you wont 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. Youre here to build whats next.

(Internal Title: Contract Administration and Procurement IV)

• Develops the financial and economic case for meter replacement and modernization. Evaluates capital and operating costs lifecycle costs affordability funding alternatives rate considerations risks and quantifiable benefits. Develops scenarios and sensitivity analyses to support investment decisions.
• Assesses Tempest billing meter data applications interfaces and integration requirements. Documents meter-to-bill information flows and evaluates impacts of future AMI and metering capabilities on billing data management customer service interfaces automation and future-state architecture.
• Develops vendor-neutral procurement and commercial strategy. Evaluates contract structures procurement packaging delivery models network ownership approaches managed services commercial risks evaluation criteria and procurement sequencing.
• Responsible for overall management reporting and coordination of Contract Administration and Procurement III II and I staff related to overseeing procurements and commercial management activities of contracts under various programs and projects

• Manage team dynamics and performance-related issues including review and approval of timesheets vacation requests employee evaluations employee engagements etc.

• Liaise with the applicable stakeholders whenrequired on team performance overall deliverable issues and commercial strategies and benefits

• Provide leadership and direction to commercial teams in the development and deployment of new commercial plans processes or administration and reporting methods while in consultation with stakeholders ensuring desired outcomes are achieved

• Contribute to the development planning and execution of human and material resource requirements to successfully administer and manage procurements contracts or other commercial elements

• Guide the staff in formulating a resource allocation strategy andutilizethis to distribute work against various contracts claims procurements or other commercial issues

• Exercise authority in managing the work and controlling the management of contracts and procurements and commercial requirements and deliverables per the established plans

• Monitor staff performance to ensure excellence and adherence to the overall scope schedule and budget specified deadlines policies and procedures and swiftly address performance issues

• Identifycommercial and performance risks implement mitigation strategies and contingency plans prepare change requests and negotiate scope changes to the contract

• Track monitor and report on performance against contractual requirements schedules milestones budgets quality measures and KPIs and address issues with corrective actions as appropriate

• Evaluate contract performance effectiveness by consulting with the applicable stakeholders

• Develop and deliver progress reports proposals and presentations to various audiences including the contract team seniorexecutivesand key stakeholders

• Engage in ongoing quality control clarify internal quality control checks andparticipatein quality issue resolution

• Define success criteria anddisseminatethem to involved parties throughout the contract and program life cycle

• Recommend and interpret contract and program expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with the team and stakeholders
  

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Hybrid for the first 3 months and then primarily remote.
• 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.

• 8 years of experience in utility economics financial and capital investment analysis utility technology and systems integration or infrastructure procurement and commercial strategy.
• Strong knowledge of lifecycle costing CAPEX/OPEX analysis affordability utility rates funding alternatives financial modeling business case development and investment decision frameworks alongside CIS/billing platforms meter-to-cash processes AMI interfaces data architecture system integration and utility business processes.
• Experience developing sourcing strategies RFPs vendor evaluations contract structures implementation and managed services models commercial risk allocation and vendor negotiations. Demonstrated ability to evaluate investment scenarios quantify benefits assess commercial and financial risks and align technology and procurement decisions with utility business objectives.
• Experience with AMI and utility technology modernization initiatives preferred.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience in Commercial Claims or Procurement Management

• Bachelors degree in relevant field of Construction Engineering Project Management Business Administration Finance Logistics or Supply Management

• Holding recognized certification in specified fields of Engineering Contracts Management Program Management Procurement Management or Project Management including PMP (Project Management Professional) Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) Certificate Professional in Supply Chain Management (CPSM) or equivalent
  

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

• Strong understanding of prevailing Project Management methods

• In-depth knowledge of tools and metrics needed to evaluate project performance

• Proficient in Project Management software

• Proven capacity toanticipateidentify and minimize risks

• Expert ability to detect capitalize on and be sensitive to others strengths

• Tact to perceive andameliorateconflict and tension

• Capability to lead supervise delegate and develop capacity

• Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment by ensuring effective teamwork promotion of innovation and overall excellence

• Competent in understanding interdependencies between technology operations and business needs

• Demonstrated functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals whilemaintainingalignment with industry best practices

• Proven success in providing on-site leadership for project teams by building and motivating team members to meet project goals adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones

• Extensive experience in effectively leading mid-sized multi-discipline contracts teams

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office

• Mustmaintainprofessional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies methods and best practices

• Tailor technical information for different audiences through presentations reports and other means independently

• Skilled in the negotiation of favorable terms under contracts

• Must foster relationships with various stakeholders

• Ability to arrange priorities and escalate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership

• Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities

• Must havedemonstratedexperience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal)

• Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently in a structured disciplined technology-driven environment

Whats in it for you

• The biggest builds going. Hyperscale data centers grid and generation transit and rail chip fabs mines water. If its complex and it matters its on our list.
• You own the outcome. Not a workstream. Not a deliverable. Whether the program lands.
• AI that shows up on site. Program control that predicts instead of records. Youll use it and youll help shape it.
• Scale without the distance. More than 5000 practitioners across the Americas EMEA and APAC on a team small enough that people know your name.
• Serious investment in you. Leadership development technical upskilling and certification support.
• Work that outlasts you. People will use what you build for forty years without knowing your name. Thats the point.
• Recognition that means something in this industry. Accenture Construct is ranked #6 globally in ENRs 2026 Top 50 Program Management Firms and #4 in Building Design Constructions Top 80 Construction Management Firms for 2026.

About Accenture Construct

Accenture Construct is Accentures 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 them and hand them over and unlike most of this market were on the hook for whether they land on time. More than 5000 practitioners across the Americas EMEA and APAC. One team that owns the whole thing.

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