Infrastructure & Capital Projects-Project Controls Director, ANS

Infrastructureandcapitalprojects; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off and holidays

Life insurance

Job summary

Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects in the United States seeks a senior project controls leader to drive governance, cost, schedule, risk, change control, and reporting for pharmaceutical and biotechnology capital programs onsite with clients.

You will build and mentor high-performing project controls teams, deliver executive insights and decision support, and establish integrated controls frameworks across the full lifecycle from front-end planning to handover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Finance, Business or related discipline (advanced degree preferred).
• 15+ years of progressive capital-project experience with deep project controls expertise in pharma/biotech or regulated manufacturing.
• Experience leading project controls on large, multi-contractor programs with investments in hundreds of millions or more.
• At least 7 years leading project controls professionals and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead project controls delivery for pharmaceutical/biotechnology capital programs, driving governance, strategy, cost, schedule, risk, change, and reporting.
• Build, develop, and mentor project controls teams including cost managers, estimators, schedulers, risk specialists, change managers, and reporting analysts.
• Serve as trusted advisor to clients and project leadership, translating data into executive insights, recommendations, and decision support.
• Establish and maintain integrated project controls frameworks, standards, procedures, KPIs, reporting cycles, baselines, and assurance processes.
• Oversee project financial performance including estimating, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, contingency management, and EAC projections.
• Lead integrated schedule management across full project lifecycle with schedule integrity and risk-informed planning.
• Direct risk, opportunity, and change management processes with clear governance and mitigation.
• Provide proactive performance management through forecasting, variance analysis, EV, dashboards, and governance reporting.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve project integration and delivery outcomes.
• Support growth through client relationships, proposals, recruitment, training, and continuous improvement in project controls.

Skills

Cost management

Estimating

Planning & scheduling

Earned value

Risk analysis

Change control

Executive reporting

Leadership

GMP/regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Management

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Primavera P6

Cost-management platforms

Risk-analysis tools

Reporting & visualization tools

Enterprise data environment

Job description

About the Role

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

Responsibilities

• You’ll lead project controls delivery for complex pharmaceutical and biotechnology capital programs, driving governance, strategy, and performance across cost, schedule, risk, change, and reporting functions.
• You’ll build, develop, and mentor high-performing project controls teams, including cost managers, estimators, schedulers, risk specialists, change managers, and reporting analysts.
• You’ll serve as a trusted advisor to clients and project leadership, transforming project data into executive-level insights, recommendations, and decision support.
• You’ll establish and maintain integrated project controls frameworks, standards, procedures, KPIs, reporting cycles, baselines, and assurance processes.
• You’ll oversee project financial performance, including estimating, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, contingency management, cost reporting, and estimate‑at‑completion projections.
• You’ll lead integrated schedule management across the full project lifecycle, ensuring alignment, critical path visibility, schedule integrity, and risk‑informed planning.
• You’ll direct risk, opportunity, and change management processes, ensuring impacts are evaluated, governed, mitigated, and communicated effectively.
• You’ll provide proactive performance management through forecasting, variance analysis, earned value management, executive dashboards, and governance reporting.
• You’ll partner with project, engineering, construction, commercial, finance, quality, manufacturing, and operations teams to improve project integration and delivery outcomes.
• You’ll support business growth and capability development through client relationship management, proposals, recruitment, training, continuous improvement initiatives, and project controls best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Finance, Business, or a related discipline; an advanced degree is preferred
• Minimum 15 years of progressive capital-project experience, with deep expertise in project controls for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments
• Demonstrated success leading the project controls function on large, complex, multi-contractor projects or programs, preferably including investments valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars or more
• At least 7 years of experience directly leading project controls professionals and multidisciplinary teams, including resource planning, coaching, performance management, and quality assurance
• Expert knowledge of cost management, estimating, planning and scheduling, progress measurement, forecasting, earned value, risk analysis, change control, contingency management, and executive reporting
• Strong experience developing and assuring integrated master schedules, cost breakdown structures, work breakdown structures, control accounts, baselines, cash flows, trends, and estimate‑at‑completion forecasts
• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex project information, identify emerging issues, challenge assumptions, and present clear recommendations to senior internal and client stakeholders
• Working knowledge of the full capital-project lifecycle, including front-end planning, stage-gate approvals, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, start-up, and handover
• Experience working with EPCM, engineering, construction, equipment, and specialty service providers and enforcing project controls and reporting requirements
• Working knowledge of GMP, validation, EHS, quality, and regulatory expectations applicable to life sciences facilities and capital delivery
• Proficiency with relevant project controls systems and tools, such as Primavera P6, cost-management platforms, risk-analysis tools, reporting and visualization solutions, and enterprise data environments
• Strong leadership, client relationship, facilitation, negotiation, decision-making, and issue-resolution skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convert project data into concise executive narratives and recommendations
• Professional credentials such as PMP, AACE CCP or PSP, PE, CCM, or an equivalent industry certification are preferred.
• Ability to travel to client and project sites as required

Location

• 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.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Basic life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• 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
• Employee assistance program
• Legal resources
• Identity theft protection

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

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