Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Assistant Project Manager, ANS

Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects, LLC is seeking an experienced Assistant Project Manager/Construction Manager to support day-to-day management from construction through closeout. The role involves coordinating with owners, design consultants, contractors, inspectors, and vendors to maintain clear communication and resolve issues on schedule and within budget.

You will maintain an on-site presence, review contracts and field conditions, and assist with budget, schedule, and quality

Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ years of construction industry experience in PM/CM roles on complex building projects.
• Working knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, Bluebeam, Kahua, PlanGrid, Procore, or similar PM platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, or related discipline (preferred but not required with experience).
• Ability to monitor field conditions and communicate issues to project leadership while maintaining a consistent field presence.
• Experience coordinating with contractors, design professionals, inspectors, and Owners while reading and interpreting drawings, specifications, contracts, submittals, RFIs, change documentation, and other construction documents.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager with day-to-day management, coordination, administration, and field oversight from construction through closeout.
• Coordinate with Owner, design consultants, contractors, subcontractors, agencies, testing/inspection agencies, vendors, and other stakeholders to maintain communication and resolve issues.
• Maintain on-site presence and monitor construction for compliance with drawings, specs, submittals, contract requirements, quality standards, and testing.
• Review contract documents and field conditions to identify conflicts and risks affecting cost, schedule, quality, or completion.
• Assist with project administration: RFIs, submittals, change requests, meeting minutes, logs, correspondence, directives, and documentation.
• Participate in progress, preconstruction, pre-installation, and coordination meetings to resolve issues and decisions.
• Monitor contractor performance and progress; communicate delays, deficiencies, and risks to the PM.
• Review CPM schedule, compare progress, document dates, assess impacts and recovery; assist with cost/change management.
• Assist with reviewing monthly payments, inspections, deficiencies, and approvals.
• Maintain daily reports and photo documentation; support punch-list, commissioning, training, inspections, and closeout.

Skills

On-site presence

Field administration

Issue identification

Drawings & specs reading

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/construction management/architecture

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Teams

Bluebeam

Kahua

PlanGrid

Procore

Job description

You’ve Never Been Satisfied with \"Good Enough.\"

You want to make an impact, not just manage projects, but change how the world gets built. At Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects, you’ll do exactly that. You’ll help develop and deliver the factories, grids, transit systems, and public infrastructure that keep communities moving - and do it smarter, safer, and more sustainably than ever before.

You’ll work alongside people who think big and act bold - project managers, engineers, technologists, and strategists who blend real-world experience with digital innovation and AI. Together, we’re transforming how capital projects are planned, managed, and executed, creating a better way to build for the future.

Because “good enough” builds the past. You’re here to build what’s next, on a team that outperforms every norm.

Visit us here to learn more about Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects

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 Infrastructure and Capital Projects LLP or one of our other legal entities - Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC or Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects Inc., with benefits varying by country and role, so please check with your recruiter for details.

THE WORK:

• You’ll support the Project Manager with the day-to-day management, coordination, administration, and field oversight of the project from construction through closeout, helping ensure work is completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with contract requirements.

• You’ll coordinate with the Owner, design consultants, contractors, subcontractors, governing agencies, testing and inspection agencies, vendors, and other project stakeholders to maintain effective communication and timely resolution of issues and action items.

• You’ll maintain a regular on-site presence and monitor construction activities for compliance with drawings, specifications, approved submittals, contract requirements, quality standards, and applicable inspections and testing requirements

• You’ll review contract documents and field conditions to identify potential conflicts, incomplete or nonconforming work, constructability and coordination concerns, and other risks affecting cost, schedule, quality, or project completion.

• You’ll support project administration by managing RFIs, submittals, change requests, meeting minutes, action-item and decision logs, correspondence, field directives, contractor documentation, and other project controls.

• You’ll participate in project, progress, preconstruction, pre-installation, and coordination meetings and follow up with responsible parties to facilitate timely resolution of outstanding issues and decisions.

• You’ll monitor contractor performance and construction progress, including manpower, sequencing, deliveries, inspections, testing, milestones, and scheduled activities, and communicate delays, deficiencies, coordination concerns, and emerging risks to the Project Manager.

• You’ll review and monitor the contractor’s CPM schedule, compare planned activities with actual field progress, document key dates, evaluate schedule impacts and recovery plans, and assist with cost and change management, including PIs, CORs, proposals, and time-and-material work.

• You’ll assist with reviewing monthly Applications for Payment, verifying completed work and supporting documentation, coordinating inspections with authorities and third-party agencies, and tracking deficiencies, corrective actions, retesting, and required approvals.

• You’ll maintain detailed daily reports and photographic documentation of construction activities, field conditions, safety observations, quality issues, changes, delays, and milestones, while supporting punch-list management, commissioning, Owner training, final inspections, and closeout documentation.

Onsite at client site: The work location for this role is onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery and cultivate our client relationships.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• Minimum 6+ years of construction industry experience, preferably in Assistant Project Manager, Construction Manager, Project Engineer, Field Engineer, Assistant Superintendent, Field Manager, or similar project management/construction management roles on commercial, educational, institutional, or other complex building projects.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, Bluebeam, Kahua, PlanGrid, Procore, or similar construction/project management platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, or a related discipline is desired but not required where equivalent construction experience is demonstrated.
• Ability to independently monitor field conditions, recognize potential cost, schedule, quality, and coordination issues, and promptly communicate those issues to project leadership, andto maintain a consistent field presence while also performing the administrative and project controls responsibilities required to support the Project Manager.
• Demonstrated experience supporting the day-to-day management and field administration of construction projects, with strong knowledge of construction means and methods and the ability to effectively coordinate with contractors, design professionals, consultants, inspectors, and Owners while reading and interpreting drawings, specifications, contracts, submittals, RFIs, change documentation, and other construction documents.

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

• Experience serving in a combined Assistant Project Manager / Construction Manager capacity.
• Experience managing construction within occupied educational, institutional, or public facilities.
• Experience with complex renovations, phased construction, utility shutdowns, commissioning, and coordination of multiple trades.
• Experience with cost management, change-order review, CPM scheduling, and project controls.
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM).
• Project Management Professional (PMP).

$90,000 - $110,000 a year

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