Infrastructure & Capital Projects for Utilities – Manager / Senior Manager (Dutch speaker)

Accenture the Netherlands; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible & hybrid work

Global network

Share discount

Continuous learning

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Senior Manager in Infrastructure & Capital Projects to drive large-scale transformation programs for energy and utility clients in the Netherlands. You will blend capital project expertise with data, digital delivery, and strategic leadership to improve planning, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations across asset lifecycles.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, shape proposals, and guide clients in modern delivery approaches, including BIM

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Infrastructure, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in infrastructure and capital projects, including program management, engineering delivery, construction execution, project controls, or infrastructure transformation.
• Proven track record leading large-scale, complex programs, portfolios, or transformation initiatives.
• Experience working with and influencing senior client stakeholders and executive leadership teams.
• Demonstrated success in business development, proposal leadership, and client relationship management.
• Strong experience within utilities, energy infrastructure, transmission, distribution, or other asset-intensive industries.

Responsibilities

• Serving as a trusted advisor to senior executives, program directors, and key stakeholders within utility organizations.
• Shaping and leading transformation programs that improve capital project performance across the asset lifecycle.
• Leading end-to-end initiatives spanning strategy, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations.
• Translating business objectives into actionable transformation roadmaps with measurable outcomes.
• Driving improvements in project predictability, quality, cost efficiency, and delivery speed.
• Guiding clients in adopting modern delivery approaches, including systems engineering, BIM, digital project controls, engineering data platforms, and program management solutions.
• Managing complex stakeholder environments across business, engineering, operations, contractors, regulators, and executive leadership.
• Leading proposal development and supporting business growth activities within the infrastructure and utilities market.
• Developing innovative offerings and contributing to thought leadership in Infrastructure & Capital Projects.
• Inspiring, coaching, and developing multidisciplinary teams of consultants, engineers, project professionals, and digital specialists.
• Contributing to the growth and strategic direction of Accenture's Infrastructure & Capital Projects practice.

Skills

Capital project delivery

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Dutch & English fluency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

BIM

Systems engineering

Engineering data platforms

Job description

Lead with expertise. Drive the infrastructure transformation that enables the energy transition.

The energy sector is undergoing one of the largest infrastructure transformations of our time. Utilities are investing heavily in network expansion and modernization to meet growing energy demand, integrate renewable generation, and ensure a reliable energy future.

As a Senior Manager within Infrastructure & Capital Projects, you will help shape and deliver large-scale transformation programs that enable our clients to build critical infrastructure faster, smarter, and more efficiently. Combining deep industry expertise, digital innovation, and strategic leadership, you will work alongside senior client stakeholders to transform how capital projects are planned, engineered, delivered, and operated.

What You'll Do

You will help clients transform the delivery of critical infrastructure by combining capital project expertise with data, technology, and modern delivery approaches.

• Serving as a trusted advisor to senior executives, program directors, and key stakeholders within utility organizations
• Shaping and leading transformation programs that improve capital project performance across the asset lifecycle
• Leading end-to-end initiatives spanning strategy, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations
• Translating business objectives into actionable transformation roadmaps with measurable outcomes
• Driving improvements in project predictability, quality, cost efficiency, and delivery speed
• Guiding clients in adopting modern delivery approaches, including systems engineering, BIM, digital project controls, engineering data platforms, and program management solutions
• Managing complex stakeholder environments across business, engineering, operations, contractors, regulators, and executive leadership
• Leading proposal development and supporting business growth activities within the infrastructure and utilities market
• Developing innovative offerings and contributing to thought leadership in Infrastructure & Capital Projects
• Inspiring, coaching, and developing multidisciplinary teams of consultants, engineers, project professionals, and digital specialists
• Contributing to the growth and strategic direction of Accenture's Infrastructure & Capital Projects practice

How We Reinvent

At Accenture, we help organizations reinvent how they operate, grow, and create value. Our teams combine deep industry expertise, technology, data, and human ingenuity to solve complex business challenges and deliver measurable outcomes.

This role is part of our Infrastructure & Capital Projects practice, where we help organizations transform the way critical infrastructure is planned, engineered, built, and operated. We bring together consultants, engineers, project professionals, and digital specialists to address some of the most complex challenges facing infrastructure-intensive industries today.

By combining capital project expertise with data-driven decision making, modern engineering practices, and digital technologies such as BIM, systems engineering, engineering data platforms, and program management solutions, we help clients deliver infrastructure faster, smarter, safer, and more predictably.

Whether supporting large-scale energy transition programs, industrial expansion initiatives, or critical infrastructure investments, our teams help clients create sustainable value through better project and program delivery.

Who We Are

We help build and transform the infrastructure that powers society.

Within Accenture's Infrastructure & Capital Projects practice, we partner with organizations undertaking some of the most ambitious capital investments of our time. From energy networks and industrial facilities to large-scale infrastructure programs, we help clients rethink how capital projects are planned, designed, delivered, and scaled.

We combine deep industry expertise with digital innovation to improve project performance across the entire asset lifecycle. From strategy and portfolio management to engineering, construction, commissioning, and operations, we help clients deliver complex programs with greater speed, predictability, quality, and efficiency.

Every day, we help clients navigate increasing demand, evolving regulations, rising costs, workforce constraints, and growing pressure to deliver sustainable outcomes. Our work enables organizations to accelerate transformation while building resilient infrastructure for future generations.

What We're Looking For

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Infrastructure, Business Administration, or a related field

Experience

• Extensive experience in infrastructure and capital projects, including program management, engineering delivery, construction execution, project controls, or infrastructure transformation
• Proven track record leading large-scale, complex programs, portfolios, or transformation initiatives
• Experience working with and influencing senior client stakeholders and executive leadership teams
• Demonstrated success in business development, proposal leadership, and client relationship management
• Strong experience within utilities, energy infrastructure, transmission, distribution, or other asset-intensive industries

Skills

• Deep understanding of capital project delivery, including engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations
• Experience with capital project execution systems such as BIM, systems engineering, requirements management, engineering data platforms, or project management solutions
• Ability to translate technology and data opportunities into measurable business value
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills
• Commercial acumen and a results-oriented mindset
• Fluency in Dutch and English

Leadership

• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in complex and rapidly evolving environments
• Strong coaching, mentoring, and people development capabilities
• Ability to build trusted relationships across all organizational levels
• Demonstrated leadership in driving change, innovation, and transformation

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience working with utilities, transmission system operators, distribution system operators, or other infrastructure-intensive organizations
• Expertise in asset standardization, modularization, industrialized delivery models, systems engineering, or BIM
• A combination of management consulting and industry experience
• Experience developing propositions, thought leadership, or market offerings
• Certifications relevant to large-scale infrastructure or construction projects

What We Offer

At Accenture, our people are our greatest strength. We are committed to creating an environment where you can grow professionally and personally while making a meaningful impact.

• Work with flexibility in a culture based on trust
• Embrace a sustainable growth mindset and continuous learning
• Be part of an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can thrive
• Lead transformational projects at the forefront of infrastructure and utility transformation
• Connect with a global network of industry experts and innovators

In addition, we offer:

• A challenging and entrepreneurial work environment with significant responsibility
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• The option to work 4 x 9 hours per week
• Continuous learning and development opportunities
• Discount on Accenture shares
• Competitive rewards package including laptop, mobile phone, monthly expense allowance, mobility budget, and additional benefits