Manufacturing & Operations Engineering Manager
Accenture Belgium
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Accenture Belgium is seeking an Engineering Manager – Delivery Lead to steer large-scale engineering and digital transformation programs for clients. You will own delivery excellence, client outcomes, and team leadership across multidisciplinary groups.
You will collaborate with client and internal teams to optimize engineering processes, implement digital threads, and drive measurable business value while managing scope, time, and budget.
Qualifications
- Strong delivery leadership with 5–10 years of relevant experience.
- Experience in engineering transformations and digital programs.
- Fluent in English; Dutch or French is a plus; willingness to travel.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex engineering programs from initiation to stabilization.
- Own delivery outcomes across scope, schedule, budget, quality and risk.
- Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and guide teams.
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The Engineering Manager – Delivery Lead role is responsible for leading and delivering large-scale engineering and digital transformation programs for Accenture's clients. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, technology, and business transformation, with primary accountability for delivery excellence, client outcomes, and team leadership.
The Engineering Manager – Delivery Lead role is responsible for leading and delivering large-scale engineering and digital transformation programs for Accenture's clients. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, technology, and business transformation, with primary accountability for delivery excellence, client outcomes, and team leadership.
Managers in this role are trusted client leaders who own complex delivery engagements, manage multi-disciplinary teams, ensure commercial and operational rigor, and drive measurable business value across engineering functions and supporting systems.
- Engineering transformations which optimize organization structure, engineering processes, and product lifecycle management systems
- Digitizing the Engineering function with technologies like Digital Thread / Twin, Robotic Process Automation, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence
- Product Strategies including Platform Ecosystems and Sustainable Products
- Innovation Management and Product Portfolio Optimization balancing voice of customer and cost to serve
- Lead and deliver programs focused on engineering transformation, including engineering modernization and digital engineering enablement
- Spot, isolate, and solve engineering problems using your skills in:
- Advanced analytics -- Return on engineering investment, business case models
- Operating model architecture -- people, process, technology
- Oversee implementation of engineering systems and platforms (e.g., PLM, engineering data, digital thread, analytics, cloud-enabled engineering)
- Guide teams in designing future-state engineering operating models, processes, and organizational structures
- Ensure alignment between engineering strategy, technology architecture, and execution realities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex engineering consulting programs, from initiation through execution and stabilization
- Own delivery outcomes across scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk, ensuring commitments are met or exceeded
- Serve as the primary client delivery lead, building trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders
- Translate client business and engineering objectives into executable delivery plans and operating models
- Drive resolution of delivery risks, dependencies, and issues in fast-paced, multi-vendor environments
- Lead and manage teams of varying sizes (5-15), with diverse backgrounds, skills, and knowledge
- Actively coach and mentor junior team members, supporting their professional development and delivery capability
- Foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture across internal and client-side contributors
- Take ownership of workstream planning, task allocation, and quality assurance across your team
- Act as a first point of escalation for team-level delivery issues and risks
- Manage engagement financials, including forecasting, margin awareness, and invoicing
- Support contractual obligations, change control, and commercial governance
- Balance delivery rigor with flexibility to adapt to evolving client needs
- Support client sales origination and thought leadership development
- Lead proposal development, estimates, and functional scope definition for new work
- Challenge legacy ways of working using constructive techniques that fuel client growth
- Contribute to delivery standards, methodologies, and assets within Engineering Consulting
- Drive account growth through delivery excellence, client trust, and identification of follow-on opportunities
- Act as a role model for Accenture's values, leadership expectations, and delivery discipline
- Drive positive impact on the communities where we work and live
At Supply Chain & Engineering, we help clients deal with the great challenges of Industry Digitalization focus. Topics in this field include strategic assessments, value stream mapping, requirement analysis, MES implementations, etc. From strategy, vision and ambition plans, to implementation of innovative solutions, cross operations at speed and at scale; our solutions help enable lower total cost of ownership and higher efficiency by eliminating repetitive work and reducing lead times. Our way of working is to collaborate across the industries and the services to reinvent clients’ products, services and platforms, to be smarter and more connected. Join us as we reinvent industries across Utilities, Chemicals, Life Sciences, Oil and Gas, Industrial Equipment & Construction, Railways, and Airports.
- Your natural curiosity, your ability to convince and your open and creative mind encourage you to always be on the lookout for the latest trends and to support change
- Your collaborative spirit and your ability to work as a team are recognized by your peers
- Excellent AI literacy
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex situations, identify problems, and propose solutions
- Critical thinking and the ability to break down complex issues into manageable parts
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to adapt to new challenges and environments quickly
- University degree with a strong affinity for technology, MBA is a plus
- 5-10 years of relevant industry experience and digital transformations
- Experienced in working with PLM concepts, BOM Management, Digital Twin and Thread and Master Data Management
- Familiar with system implementation methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall
- Fluent in English, both spoken and written
- Fluent in Dutch or French, both spoken and written
- Willingness to travel to (international) client sites (in compliance with up-to-date travel policies)
- A valid driving licence is strongly recommended
Within the Supply Chain & Engineering Practice of Accenture Belgium and Luxembourg, you will get the opportunity to work for leading customers on high-value projects. You will be able to build your skills and expertise by leveraging our state-of-the-art assets, methodologies, global network of experts and comprehensive training curriculum. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted in virtual classrooms, online or in collaboration with external parties. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable steppingstone to build a career.
Accenture is an incredible place to work — and keep learning. By joining us, you'll become part of a global company with a world-class brand and reputation. Besides the work we do for our clients, we're very proud of our vibrant, diverse workplace culture: we believe in openness and honesty, fairness and equality, common sense and realism. We want to get to know the real you and help you explore and grow — whatever it is you're great at. You will always have lots of learning opportunities (formal and informal) to improve your role-specific skills and expertise.
Besides our high-profile, challenging projects and our nurturing work environment, we offer excellent employee benefits, including:
- 13th month + holiday allowance
- 32 holidays
- Laptop and smartphone
- Hospitalization insurance and extensive group insurance package
- Bonus program
- Training & learning opportunities
- Green mobility program: e-bikes, public transport, bike 2 work allowance,
- Flexrewards: personalize your rewards package through our flexible benefits tool
- Discount program: get discounts at your favorite (online) shops
- Employee shares purchase plan
- Eco-cheques
- And many more!
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