Accenture Construct – Project Manager, Data Center Construction, ANS

Accenture PLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Construct is hiring to lead data center construction programs, delivering budgets, schedules, and risk mitigation across multi-disciplinary teams. You’ll drive client relationships and oversee procurement, contract administration, and constructability reviews for successful outcomes.

Join a team that operates across strategy, design, and handover, with flexible in-person and remote collaboration to support complex projects and diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in project management, preferably within a data center or critical environment.
• Experience managing full project lifecycle delivery.
• Experience working with complex MEP systems and critical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• You’ll serve as a primary day-to-day contact for clients, contractors, and project stakeholders on data center construction projects.
• You’ll support the development and maintenance of strong client relationships throughout the project lifecycle.
• You’ll facilitate project meetings, provide regular status updates, and help ensure effective communication across project teams.
• You’ll monitor project budgets, track forecasts, review project costs, and support change management processes.
• You’ll help identify project risks and work with project leadership to develop mitigation strategies.
• You’ll support procurement, subcontractor coordination, and contract administration activities.
• You’ll participate in constructability reviews and value engineering efforts to help optimize project outcomes.
• You’ll manage project schedules, track key milestones, and coordinate with internal teams and trade partners to support successful project delivery.
• Flexible: The work location for this role will include a mix of working remotely, onsite at a client or in an Accenture office or center.

Skills

Project management

Client relationships

MEP systems experience

Construction delivery

Education

Engineering

Architecture

Construction Management

Project Management

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

THE WORK

• You’ll serve as a primary day-to-day contact for clients, contractors, and project stakeholders on data center construction projects.
• You’ll support the development and maintenance of strong client relationships throughout the project lifecycle.
• You’ll facilitate project meetings, provide regular status updates, and help ensure effective communication across project teams.
• You’ll monitor project budgets, track forecasts, review project costs, and support change management processes.
• You’ll help identify project risks and work with project leadership to develop mitigation strategies.
• You’ll support procurement, subcontractor coordination, and contract administration activities.
• You’ll participate in constructability reviews and value engineering efforts to help optimize project outcomes.
• You’ll manage project schedules, track key milestones, and coordinate with internal teams and trade partners to support successful project delivery.
• Flexible: The work location for this role will include a mix of working remotely, onsite at a client or in an Accenture office or center.
• With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning, and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders, and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.

$140,000 - $160,000 a year

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HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in project management, preferably within a data center or critical environment
• Experience managing full project lifecycle delivery
• Experience working with complex MEP systems and critical infrastructure

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE

• Ability to travel or relocate to project locations.
• Strong problem‑solving abilities and good verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with team members and vendors.
• Ability to lead a diverse team in a dynamic environment while taking initiative when necessary, and to handle multiple tasks in a deadline-driven setting with strong attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of construction documents, schedules, workflows, and industry standards, with experience using or coordinating project management tools such as MS Project, Primavera, or other relevant software.

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