Hyperscale Data Centre Construction Program Lead

Accenture Global; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Construction Manager to act as the customer’s on-site senior representative for major construction delivery, coordinating with developers, GC, MEP and commissioning teams to achieve milestone readiness and smooth turnover.

The role requires 8+ years in major construction management, a relevant engineering qualification, and strong leadership. Knowledge of Australian WHS and high-risk construction work is essential. White Card is required.

Qualifications

• 8 years+ major construction management experience.
• Construction management, engineering or equivalent qualification.
• Leadership experience representing customer/owner in major construction context.
• Experience delivering hyperscale or large-scale data centre facilities.
• Knowledge of Australian WHS legislation and construction-site safety management, including high-risk construction work, SWMS, electrical safety, permit-to-work, isolation/LOTO and energisation.
• White Card required; Cert IV WHS or equivalent desirable.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the customer master schedule and readiness for customer milestones such as Early Floor Access, Floor Access and Ready for Service.
• Maintain a rolling 6-12 week look-ahead, identifying constraints and dependencies on critical or near critical path.
• Coordination and escalation of remedial actions with the responsible delivery parties.
• Manage milestone entry/exit criteria and evidence requirements for milestone acceptance.
• Validate reported construction and commissioning progress through regular site inspections.
• Act as the Customer's primary on-site point of contact with the developer, GC and construction teams.
• Support and coordinate interfaces between customer, developer, GC, MEP and commissioning teams.
• Coordinate task sequencing where customer fit-out overlaps with final construction and commissioning.
• Coordinate construction completion with commissioning sequence and system turnover requirements.
• Monitor construction readiness for energisation and commissioning activities.
• Monitor ITP completion, NCRs, defects and punch-list closure affecting milestone readiness.
• Verify test records, certifications, as-built information and completions documentation.
• Coordinate interfaces between construction, commissioning, customer fit-out and technology deployment.
• Support progressive turnover from construction areas to controlled/commissioning/operational environments.
• Maintain the site CRAID log (change, risk, action, issue and decisions).
• Ensure every item has a clear owner, due date and path to closure.
• Distinguish between customer-owned, Developer-owned and GC-owned actions.
• Daily and weekly reviews of critical and overdue items.

Skills

Construction management

Leadership

Australian WHS knowledge

Education

Engineering or equivalent qualification

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Construction Manager to act as the customer’s on-site senior representative for major construction delivery, coordinating with developers, GC, MEP and commissioning teams to achieve milestone readiness and smooth turnover.

The role requires 8+ years in major construction management, a relevant engineering qualification, and strong leadership. Knowledge of Australian WHS and high-risk construction work is essential. White Card is required.