Senior Programme Manager- Electrification

Accenture Construct; Toronto; On-site; CAD 141,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Construct is seeking a Senior Programme Manager – Electrification to lead the delivery of complex railway electrification programmes, including OCS/OLE foundations, substations and power distribution. You will oversee design, procurement, construction, testing and handover, ensuring safety, schedule, cost and quality targets are met.

You will manage multiple workstreams, coordinate with client and partners, and drive integration with wider railway and civil works while upholding

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams on large-scale infrastructure programmes.
• Experience delivering railway electrification projects including OCS/OLE.
• Strong understanding of safety, risk, cost and schedule management.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership from design and procurement through construction, testing and handover.
• Lead multiple projects and workstreams within the electrification programme.
• Coordinate with client, operators, designers and contractors to meet safety and performance targets.
• Develop and implement the programme execution strategy and governance.

Skills

Leadership

Programme management

Railway electrification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Engineering software

Job description

You've Never Been Satisfied with “Good Enough.”

You didn't get into this to manage one piece of a project. You got into it to change how the world gets built.

At Accenture Construct, that's the job. You'll help deliver the data centers, power grids, rail networks, factories and public infrastructure that keep communities moving — smarter, safer and more sustainably.

You'll work alongside people who think big and act bold: project managers, engineers, technologists and strategists who pair real-world delivery with AI. And you won't 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. You're here to build what's next.

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(Internal Title: Engineering V)

• The Senior Programme Manager – Electrification is responsible for the overall leadership, planning and successful delivery of complex railway electrification programmes, including Overhead Contact Systems (OCS/OLE), traction power, substations, distribution systems, interfaces and associated civil and railway infrastructure works.
• The role provides senior programme leadership from design and procurement through construction, testing, commissioning and handover, ensuring delivery against safety, programme, cost, quality and operational requirements.
• The Senior Programme Manager will lead multidisciplinary teams and contractors while maintaining strong relationships with the client, railway operators, designers, construction partners and other key stakeholders.
• Provide overall leadership and accountability for the delivery of the railway electrification programme.
• Develop and implement the programme execution strategy covering design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning and handover.
• Establish clear programme objectives, milestones, performance targets and governance arrangements.
• Lead multiple projects and workstreams forming part of the overall electrification programme.
• Ensure programme activities are integrated with the wider railway construction and operational programme.
• Provide strategic direction to Project Managers, Construction Managers, Engineering Managers and commercial teams.
• Identify emerging programme issues and implement appropriate recovery and mitigation strategies.
• Provide accurate programme performance reporting to executive leadership and the client.

Electrification / OCS / OLE Delivery

• Provide senior oversight of the delivery of electrification infrastructure including:
• OCS/OLE foundations and support structures.
• Masts, portals, cantilevers and headspans.
• Contact and catenary wire installation.
• Registration and adjustment of overhead wiring.
• Sectioning and switching arrangements.
• Neutral sections and overlaps.
• Earthing and bonding.
• Traction power substations.
• Feeder and distribution systems.
• SCADA and power control interfaces.
• Testing, commissioning and energisation.
• Integration with signalling, track, telecommunications and civil infrastructure. Drive efficient construction methodologies, installation sequencing and production rates while ensuring compliance with approved design and railway safety requirements.
• Establish and maintain the integrated master programme.
• Ensure construction programmes accurately reflect access, possession, resource and productivity constraints.
• Monitor critical path activities and programme float.
• Review contractor schedules, progress and productivity.
• Lead programme recovery planning where performance falls behind target.
• Establish measurable installation production targets including foundations, structures, steelwork and OCS wiring.
• Ensure programme controls provide reliable forecasting of completion dates and key milestones.
• Coordinate closely with planning and project controls teams to monitor schedule, cost, risk and change.

Construction & Railway Access

• Develop construction strategies that maximise available railway access and possessions.
• Ensure electrification activities are fully coordinated with track, signalling, civil engineering and operational railway requirements.
• Review possession and access strategies to maximise installation productivity.
• Coordinate blockade, possession and engineering access requirements.
• Ensure plant, equipment, materials and labour are available ahead of planned construction activities.
• Drive effective utilisation of specialist OCS installation equipment, engineering trains and road‑rail vehicles.
• Work closely with the Engineering Manager and Design Manager to ensure designs are safe, constructible and delivered in accordance with the construction programme.
• Ensure design packages are released sufficiently in advance of construction.
• Lead constructability and value‑engineering reviews.
• Manage technical interfaces between OCS/OLE, traction power, track, signalling, structures, stations, utilities and civil engineering.
• Ensure technical queries and design changes are resolved efficiently.
• Maintain appropriate engineering assurance and configuration management processes.

Commercial & Contract Management

• Maintain overall accountability for programme financial performance.
• Work with commercial teams to manage budgets, forecasts, cash flow and cost-to-complete.
• Monitor contractor performance against contractual obligations.
• Review variations, compensation events and programme changes.
• Ensure commercial risks and opportunities are actively managed.
• Support procurement and contracting strategies for major electrification work packages.
• Challenge contractor costs, productivity and resource levels where appropriate.

Contractor & Supply Chain Management

• Provide senior leadership of principal contractors, specialist electrification contractors and suppliers.
• Establish clear performance expectations and KPIs.
• Monitor contractor productivity, quality, safety and programme performance.
• Conduct regular programme and performance reviews.
• Ensure sufficient skilled OCS/OLE resources are available to meet programme requirements.
• Identify supply‑chain risks relating to specialist equipment, steelwork, conductors, insulators, switchgear and other long‑lead materials.
• Implement corrective action where contractor performance is below expectations. Safety
• Demonstrate visible leadership in railway and construction safety.
• Ensure compliance with applicable railway safety legislation, standards, procedures and client requirements.
• Promote a strong safety culture throughout the programme.
• Ensure construction methodologies, access arrangements and commissioning activities are appropriately planned and controlled.
• Review significant incidents, near misses and emerging safety trends.
• Ensure risks associated with high‑voltage systems, working at height, railway operations and construction plant are effectively managed.Testing, Commissioning & Handover
• Develop the programme‑level testing and commissioning strategy.
• Ensure progressive completion and assurance of installed electrification assets.
• Coordinate energisation activities with traction power, railway operations and other systems.
• Ensure test documentation, inspection records and asset information are completed progressively.
• Manage interface testing between electrification and associated railway systems.
• Lead readiness reviews for energisation and operational entry into service.
• Ensure defects and outstanding works are managed through to final acceptance.
• Oversee successful handover of assets to the infrastructure owner and railway operator.

Stakeholder Management

• Develop strong working relationships with:
• Infrastructure owners.
• Railway operators.
• Government and transport authorities.
• Engineering and design organisations.
• Principal and specialist contractors.
• OCS/OLE and traction power suppliers.
• Signalling, track and civil engineering teams.
• Safety and regulatory organisations.
• Represent the electrification programme at senior client, executive and programme governance meetings.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team potentially including:
• Project Managers.
• Construction Managers.
• OCS/OLE Managers.
• Traction Power Managers.
• Design Managers.
• Planning and Project Controls Managers.
• Commercial Managers.
• Access and Possession Planning teams.

Working Conditions

• Office-based (5 Days a week in Office)

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

Experience:

• Minimum of 18 years of experience in Engineering area of specialty in Rail Transportation Industry

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering area of specialty

Licenses OR Certifications:

• Holding and maintaining recognized PEng. licensure in the Province of practice

Skills and Competencies:

• Expert grasp of prevailing engineering means and methods in the area of specialty
• Sound understanding of applicable engineering-related software
• Effectively leads multi-resource engineering teams
• Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem‑solving environment by ensuring effective teamwork, promotion of innovation, and overall excellence
• Tact to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension
• Demonstrated capability to supervise, delegate, and develop capacity
• Demonstrated functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment 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
• Competent in understanding interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
• Must maintain professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices
• Ability to arrange priorities and elevate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
• Keen eye for detail and adept problem‑solving abilities with a track record for meeting deadlines
• Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal) in a demanding multidisciplinary project environment
• Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently on creative and analytical tasks in a structured, disciplined, technology‑driven environment
• Proven capacity to anticipate, identify, and minimize risks
• Expert ability to detect, capitalize, and be sensitive to others' strengths

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full‑time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a new position.

The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

Toronto $141,000 to $211,000

What's in it for you

• The biggest builds going. Hyperscale data centers, grid and generation, transit and rail, chip fabs, mines, water. If it's complex and it matters, it's 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. You'll use it, and you'll help shape it.
• Scale without the distance. More than 5,000 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. That's the point.
• Recognition that means something in this industry. Accenture Construct is ranked #6 globally in ENR's 2026 Top 50 Program Management Firms and #4 in Building Design + Construction's Top 80 Construction Management Firms for 2026.

About Accenture Construct

Accenture Construct is Accenture's 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, we're on the hook for whether they land on time. More than 5,000 practitioners across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. One team that owns the whole thing.