Accenture Construct – Capital Projects Business Analyst, COM

Youve 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 youll do exactly that. Youll 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.

Youll 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 were transforming how capital projects are planned managed and executed creating a better way to build for the future.

Because good enough builds the past. Youre here to build whats next on a team that outperforms every norm.

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• (Internal Title: Business System Configuration / Development II)
• The Capital Projects Business Analyst independently leads business analysis and functional delivery for digital and Project Management Information System (PMIS) initiatives supporting complex capital programs. Working closely with project controls project management finance engineering construction and technology stakeholders this role translates business needs across cost schedule budgeting forecasting change and performance reporting into clear requirements functional designs and implementable solutions. The role supports initiatives from discovery through testing deployment adoption and operational handover and requires strong client communication stakeholder engagement and familiarity with capital project concepts and terminology.
• Business Analysis & Requirements Management
  • Lead discovery workshops interviews and working sessions with project controls project management finance engineering construction and technology stakeholders.
  • Elicit analyze validate prioritize and document business functional non-functional reporting integration data and security requirements.
  • Develop current-state and future-state process maps use cases user stories acceptance criteria business rules data definitions and requirements traceability.
  • Perform fit-gap and impact analyses; assess solution options and recommend approaches that balance user needs controls delivery effort risk and maintainability.
  • Maintain requirements decision logs assumptions issues dependencies and change requests throughout delivery.
• Capital Project Controls & Process Alignment
  • Analyze and map capital project processes across cost management schedule management capital budgeting and funding forecasting change control progress measurement and performance reporting.
  • Work comfortably with common project controls concepts and terminology including work and cost breakdown structures cost codes budgets commitments actuals accruals forecasts contingency baselines milestones variances cash flow and estimate at completion.
  • Partner with subject matter experts to validate business rules coding structures approval authorities reporting hierarchies and data ownership.
  • Identify process data and control gaps; recommend standardized workflows and controls that improve consistency auditability and decision-making.
• PMIS Implementation & Functional Delivery
  • Support end-to-end PMIS implementation and enhancement activities including discovery requirements fit-gap functional design configuration support testing deployment cutover and hypercare.
  • Translate project controls and business requirements into functional specifications workflows configuration requirements reports dashboards interfaces and data structures.
  • Coordinate with product owners configuration specialists developers architects integration teams data teams and vendors to resolve questions and maintain alignment between business intent and delivered functionality.
  • Support integration and data migration requirements across PMIS ERP/finance systems scheduling tools reporting platforms document systems and field applications.
  • Experience implementing or enhancing Octave Sequence (formerly EcoSys) Oracle Primavera Unifier budgeting/cost modules Oracle Primavera P6 or comparable PMIS platforms is a strong asset.
• Testing Data & Operational Readiness
  • Define test strategies scenarios scripts and expected results; coordinate system testing and lead or support user acceptance testing (UAT).
  • Maintain traceability from requirements to test evidence; triage defects clarify expected behaviour and support timely resolution.
  • Define data mapping validation reconciliation and exception requirements to support accurate cost schedule budget and reporting information.
  • Prepare operating procedures job aids training materials and knowledge-transfer assets; deliver role-based training and adoption support.
  • Support deployment readiness cutover hypercare transition to support and post-implementation lessons learned.
• Data Modelling & Project Controls Reporting
  • Demonstrate comfort working with structured data models including understanding data relationships hierarchies granularity reference data and source-to-report data flows.
  • Support the definition and validation of reporting requirements data mappings business rules measures and key performance indicators used in capital-project reporting.
  • Bring practical exposure to project-controls reporting through Power BI including dashboards and reports related to budgets commitments actual costs accruals forecasts estimate at completion cash flow schedule progress milestones and cost or schedule variances.
  • Work collaboratively with project controls finance scheduling PMIS and data teams to confirm that reports are accurate traceable and aligned with approved project structures such as the WBS CBS cost codes control accounts and reporting periods.
  • Ability to interpret and validate Power BI outputs is required; experience developing semantic models measures or dashboards in Power BI is considered an asset rather than the primary focus of the role.
• Client Communication & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Act as a trusted client-facing business analysis lead building effective working relationships across delivery teams and organizational levels.
  • Facilitate structured workshops resolve differing perspectives and guide stakeholders toward clear decisions and agreed outcomes.
  • Communicate complex business and system concepts in plain language to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Provide concise status updates presentations decision papers and risk/issue communications; set expectations and escalate material concerns appropriately.
  • Support change impact assessment and stakeholder readiness by identifying affected roles processes data and controls.
• Standards Mentoring & Continuous Improvement
  • Contribute to business analysis standards templates reusable assets and playbooks that improve consistency and delivery speed.
  • Share capital project and PMIS knowledge across the team; coach Level I analysts through reviews pairing and practical guidance.
  • Capture lessons learned and recommend improvements to requirements testing implementation and stakeholder engagement practices.
• Working Conditions
  • Hybrid: this roles work location is primarily based in downtown Toronto with travel to client sites including in the United States at key project

• Qualifications & Experience
  • 48 years of experience in business analysis business systems analysis PMIS implementation project controls technology or adjacent digital delivery roles.
  • Demonstrated experience producing high-quality business analysis deliverables and translating complex operational needs into clear requirements processes functional designs and acceptance criteria.
  • Meaningful experience or exposure to capital projects and project controls with working familiarity across cost schedule budgeting forecasting change control and performance reporting.
  • Strong client communication workshop facilitation stakeholder engagement relationship management negotiation and conflict-resolution skills.
  • Experience supporting enterprise system implementations through requirements functional design testing/UAT deployment training and operational transition.
  • Experience with PMIS platforms such as Octave Sequence (formerly EcoSys) Primavera Unifier budgeting/cost modules and Primavera P6 is a strong asset.
  • Familiarity with data mapping reporting requirements integrations and governance across PMIS ERP/finance scheduling and analytics environments.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities work independently within established governance and communicate risks decisions and trade-offs to leadership.
• Certifications & Professional Development (Applicable / Preferred)
  • Business analysis certification such as CBAP CCBA PMI-PBA or equivalentconsidered an asset.
  • Project management or project controls certification such as PMP PMI-SP AACE certification or equivalentconsidered an asset.
  • Vendor or platform training related to Octave Sequence/EcoSys Primavera Unifier Primavera P6 or other PMIS platformsconsidered an asset.
• Tools & Platforms
  • PMIS and project controls: Octave Sequence (formerly EcoSys) Primavera Unifier budgeting/cost modules Primavera P6 or equivalent platforms.
  • ERP/finance and data ecosystem: SAP Oracle or comparable enterprise systems; cost commitment actual forecast funding and reference-data interfaces.
  • Analysis and reporting: advanced spreadsheet analysis dashboards/BI tools requirements traceability data mapping and reconciliation.
  • Process and requirements: process mapping/modeling wireframes or prototypes business rules user stories acceptance criteria and test management tools.
  • Collaboration and delivery: Azure DevOps or Jira; Teams SharePoint Confluence or equivalent.
  • Integration concepts: APIs ETL/data exchange master and reference data security/access auditability and records requirements.

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Role Location Annual Salary Range
Toronto $82000 to $123000