Accenture Construct - Construction Manager III, ANS

Accenture Construct; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off and holidays

Disability insurance and life/AD&D

Job summary

Accenture Construct is seeking a seasoned construction project leader to represent and advise public agency clients through preconstruction, construction, commissioning, closeout, and turnover. You will coordinate with owners, architects, engineers, and contractors to ensure quality, safety, and timely delivery of complex municipal projects in California.

You will review schedules, change orders, and coordination issues, manage field activities, and maintain clear project documentation.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of progressively responsible construction management experience, preferably representing public-sector owners.
• Experience managing public facility construction projects from preconstruction to turnover.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to manage field activities.

Responsibilities

• Represent and advise public agency clients throughout preconstruction, construction, commissioning, closeout, and turnover.
• Participate in design reviews and constructability evaluations to identify conflicts and risks.
• Provide field-level construction management and monitor progress, quality, and contract compliance.
• Administer RFIs, submittals, change orders, contractor correspondence, meeting minutes, and project documentation.
• Review contractor schedules, progress updates, sequencing, and recovery plans for milestones.
• Coordinate with designers, contractors, inspectors, and end users to resolve issues.
• Support cost management, change order evaluations, progress payments, and project reporting.
• Coordinate startups, testing, commissioning, and owner training.

Skills

Construction management

Public-sector experience

Communication skills

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.

Visit us here to learn more about Accenture Construct

As Accenture continues to grow, you may see a variety of new career opportunities, and depending on the role and location you may be directed to apply through Accenture LLP or one of our other legal entities - Accenture Construct LLC or Accenture Construct Inc., with benefits varying by country and role, so please check with your recruiter for details.

THE WORK:

• You’ll represent and advise public agency clients throughout preconstruction, construction, commissioning, closeout, and turnover.
• You’ll participate in design reviews and constructability evaluations to identify potential conflicts, coordination issues, operational concerns, and construction risks.
• You’ll provide field-level construction management and monitor construction progress, workmanship, quality, and compliance with contract documents.
• You’ll administer and coordinate RFIs, submittals, change orders, contractor correspondence, meeting minutes, and project documentation.
• You’ll review contractor schedules, progress updates, sequencing, and recovery plans, and identify potential impacts to project milestones.
• You’ll coordinate with designers, contractors, specialty consultants, inspectors, and facility end users to resolve construction issues.
• You’ll support cost management, change order evaluations, progress payment reviews, and project reporting.
• You’ll coordinate manufacturer startups, testing, commissioning, specialized system integration, Owner training, punchlist completion, and operational readiness.
• You’ll support project closeout, including as-built documents, O&M manuals, warranties, final inspections, and facility turnover.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Minimum 5–10 years of progressively responsible construction management experience, preferably representing public-sector owners.
• Demonstrated experience managing public facility construction projects, including municipal buildings, public safety facilities, and other institutional or government facilities throughout the full project lifecycle, from preconstruction and constructability reviews to bidding/procurement, construction administration, commissioning, closeout, and turnover.
• Working knowledge of construction contracts, drawings, specifications, project schedules, submittals, RFIs, change orders, quality management, project documentation, and contract compliance.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with owners, architects, engineers, contractors, inspectors, authorities having jurisdiction, and facility end users to resolve issues and support project delivery.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to independently manage field activities, document issues, recommend resolutions, and support schedule management, cost control, change management, and quality assurance.

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

• Experience with essential services facilities, particularly fire stations, police stations, emergency operations centers, or similar public safety facilities.
• Direct fire station construction management experience is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with specialized fire station systems and their integration, including station alerting, emergency power, communications/IT, apparatus bay systems, vehicle exhaust extraction, security, HVAC controls, and related operational equipment.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary system integration, testing, commissioning, operational readiness, and Owner training.
• Experience conducting constructability reviews and identifying design coordination, sequencing, constructability, and operational issues prior to construction.
• Familiarity with California public works construction requirements, applicable building codes, and public agency contracting procedures.
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM) or other relevant professional certification preferred.

$145,000 - $175,000 a year

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 for roles that may be hired in Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia or Washington as set forth below.

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.

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

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Accenture Construct offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage; basic life and AD&D insurance; short- and long-term disability; a 401(k) with employer match; health savings and flexible spending accounts; paid time off and holidays; paid maternity and parental caregiver leave; adoption and surrogacy assistance; supplemental insurance plans; an employee assistance program; legal resources; and identity theft protection.

Benefits eligibility may vary by state, country, and role. Please connect with your recruiter for more information.