Accenture Construct – Senior Program Manager, ANS

Accenture Construct; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Construct is seeking a senior program management leader to drive complex aviation capital programs onsite with airport leadership and stakeholders across design and construction teams.

You will guide strategy, procurement, and risk management for large-scale projects, ensuring alignment with client needs and Accenture standards. Expect executive collaboration across agencies, airlines, and regulators in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in program management or owner’s representation on aviation capital programs or similar large-scale programs.
• Exceptional executive presence and communication skills.
• Ability to lead a team and collaborate with client and stakeholders under aviation leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day program management across multiple concurrent capital projects and serve as the primary contact for airport leadership.
• Provide executive-level advisory on program formulation, strategy, delivery approach, procurement, and risk analysis with senior stakeholders.
• Apply knowledge of Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, and Construction Manager at Risk to advise procurement and risk allocation.
• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary Executive Program Management team.
• Ensure all capital projects account for live airport operational constraints.
• Oversee a team in developing a program risk register and cost management including change management.
• Collaborate with designers, contractors, and project managers to manage all program entities and interfaces.
• Provide leadership to the overall program team and identify construction interfaces and mitigation strategies.

Skills

Executive presence

Leadership

Delivery methods

Executive advisory

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

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 lead day-to-day program management activities across multiple concurrent capital projects, serve as a primary point of contact for Airport leadership, establish program governance frameworks, and lead/support steering committee meetings and executive briefings.
• You’ll provide executive-level advisory services on program formulation, strategy, delivery approach, procurement, and risk analysis and mitigation while building relationships with senior airport leadership, board members, airlines, regulatory agencies, and community stakeholders.
• You’ll apply expert-level knowledge of Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, and Construction Manager at Risk delivery methods to advise on procurement strategy and risk allocation.
• You’ll lead and mentor a multidisciplinary Executive Program Management team in the execution of duties.
• You’ll ensure all capital projects account for the operational constraints of a live airport environment.
• You’ll oversee a team in developing and maintaining a comprehensive program risk register, overseeing program-level cost management, implementing change management protocols.
• You’ll work proactively with the client and client’s staff to manage all program entities and stakeholders, including designers, contractors, project managers, construction managers and other consultants engaged as part of the team to complete the program.
• You’ll provide leadership to the overall program team including other consultants to identify construction interfaces, risks and the mitigation of risks during implementation of the program.
• You’ll work closely with all stakeholders at an airport including but not limited to the client team, airlines, tenants, executives, FAA and other regulatory agencies, municipal officials, etc.
• You’ll adhere to client and Accenture delivery standards.

Work location is Onsite at client site :The work location for this roleisprimarilyonsitewith our clients and partners to enable delivery and cultivate our client relationships. We have multiple opportunities at various locations throughout the US.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• 15 or more years of progressive experience in program management or owner’s representation on major aviation capital programs or similar industry large scale programs
• Expert-level familiarity with multiple delivery methods, proficiency in program-level management of multi-project redevelopment programs
• Exceptional executive presence and communication skills
• Ability to lead a team and work collaboratively with client and all stakeholders, under the general direction of the Aviation leadership team
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Aviation Management, or extensive work experience commensurate to show sufficient proficiency in the fundamentals of infrastructure development.

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

• Registration as an Architect or Professional Engineer
• Have completed industry professional development courses (such as AAAE or ACI’s accreditation/certification programs) or Certified Program Management Professional or Construction Management Credentials, or similar credentials applicable to the industry work

$250,000 - $300,000 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.

Work on the largest and best projects:

We advise and deliver on our clients largest, most complex capital programs, enabling more efficient use of capital and higher ROI.

Work with purpose

Be part of creating positivechangeand making the world better for our people, our clients, and the communities where we live and work.

Grow and Thrive Professionally:

We invest in you. With a $1.1 billion commitment to our team’s learning and development, your growth is prioritized. Whether through leadership training, creative problem-solving workshops, or technical upskilling you have the resources to excel. Our flexible, omni-connected work model also supports a healthy work-life balance, adapting to both professional needs and personal circumstances.

Make a difference:

Connect your passions and purpose with your profession with opportunities to participate in corporate citizenship, Employee Resource Groups, eco-actions and development-partnership projects.

Awards and Recognition

We are recognized as leaders within program management and capital project professional services, having been ranked as the 7th largest program management firm by ENR (Engineering News Record). Accenture is recognized among the World’s Best Workplaces™ - Ranked #10 on the World’s Best Workplaces™ by Great Place to Work® and Fortune.

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.

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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.

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