Maintenance & Reliability Senior Manager for Chemicals and Natural Resources

1000 Accenture LLP Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 123,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in Chicago seeks a seasoned professional to lead the Maintenance & Reliability practice within our Supply Chain & Engineering group. You will own engagements from origination through delivery, shaping large-scale asset-management transformations across multiple accounts and industries.

You will build value propositions, manage engagement economics, and guide delivery teams while partnering with C-suite and plant leadership to translate asset data into reliability strategies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of maintenance, reliability, and asset management experience across industry and consulting.
• 5+ years in origination and sales: building pipeline, closing work, and growing accounts in asset-intensive industries.
• 5+ years of Industry context in one or more of: basic and petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, metals & mining, forest products, and building materials.
• 2+ years of Working knowledge of EAM and APM platforms (e.g., SAP, Maximo, IFS, AVEVA, GE, AspenTech) and how they connect to reliability outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the growth of the Maintenance & Reliability business across one or more sub-industries, owning origination, client relationships, and a portfolio of engagements from sales through delivery.
• Shape and sell large-scale reliability and asset management transformations, developing compelling value propositions, proposals, and commercial structures that improve win rates and margin.
• Own engagement economics and delivery quality, including financial forecasting, scope and margin management, and outcomes clients can measure.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to C‑suite, VP Operations, and plant leadership, translating asset and operational data into reliability strategy and quantified business cases.
• Build and lead teams of consultants and engineers, developing talent and setting delivery standards across multiple accounts.
• Develop offerings, assets, and points of view that advance the practice, spanning EAM (SAP, Maximo, IFS, Octave Attune), APM (AVEVA, GE, AspenTech), RBI, predictive analytics, and the connected worker.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Reliability

Asset management

Delivery leadership

Origination and sales

Industry context

Executive presence

Education

MBA or graduate degree

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Maximo

IFS

AVEVA

GE

AspenTech

Job description

Accenture helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 799,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $70 billion in FY25 revenue. Visit us at accenture.com.

THE PRACTICE

This role sits within our Supply Chain & Engineering organization and aligns itself with our Maintenance & Reliability capability (formerly Intelligent Asset Management), part of Accenture Reinvention Services. Supply Chain & Engineering professionals help clients apply AI and digital technologies across the product and asset lifecycle to build competitive advantage. Within that, our Maintenance & Reliability practice helps asset-intensive industries turn operational data into reliability advantage, improving asset performance, reducing unplanned downtime, and building the foundation for sustainable, long-term operational efficiency across the full asset lifecycle. We combine deep domain expertise with AI and digital technologies (EAM, APM, RBI, predictive analytics, and the connected worker) to help clients get more from the assets they already own. Our point of view is simple: the organizations that win are the ones that know their assets best.

THE WORK

Lead the growth of the Maintenance & Reliability business across one or more of the five sub-industries, owning origination, client relationships, and a portfolio of engagements from sales through delivery. This role requires industry context in one or more of the following sub-industries: basic and petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, metals & mining, forest products, and building materials. Shape and sell large-scale reliability and asset management transformations, developing compelling value propositions, proposals, and commercial structures that improve win rates and margin. Own engagement economics and delivery quality, including financial forecasting, scope and margin management, and outcomes clients can measure. Serve as a trusted advisor to C‑suite, VP Operations, and plant leadership, translating asset and operational data into reliability strategy and quantified business cases. Build and lead teams of consultants and engineers, developing talent and setting delivery standards across multiple accounts. Develop offerings, assets, and points of view that advance the practice, spanning EAM (SAP, Maximo, IFS, Octave Attune), APM (AVEVA, GE, AspenTech), RBI, predictive analytics, and the connected worker. Represent Accenture at industry forums and with alliance partners to open markets and differentiate our solutions. Champion workforce adoption and change management as a core part of every deployment, not an afterthought.

Travel Requirements: Travel is required for this role and could vary up to 75%.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• 8+ years of maintenance, reliability, and asset management experience across industry and consulting, with 5+ years leading delivery.
• 5+ years in origination and sales: building pipeline, closing work, and growing accounts in asset-intensive industries.
• 5+ years of Industry context in one or more of: basic and petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, metals & mining, forest products, and building materials.
• 2+ years of Working knowledge of EAM and APM platforms (e.g., SAP, Maximo, IFS, AVEVA, GE, AspenTech) and how they connect to reliability outcomes.

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE

• MBA or graduate degree.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If associate degree, must have a minimum of 6 years’ work experience)
• Prior experience building a business or service offering from incubation to scale.
• Experience owning P&L or engagement economics, including forecasting, margin, and financial management across multiple concurrent engagements.
• Deep functional command of reliability and asset management practices: RCM, criticality analysis, FMEA, RCA, work management, and shutdown/turnaround.
• Proven ability to lead delivery teams larger than five people and to develop talent.
• Familiarity with relevant standards and codes (e.g., ISO 55000, ISO 14224, API, SMRP body of knowledge).
• Experience integrating AI and advanced analytics into reliability and asset strategy.
• Excellent communication and executive presence, both written and verbal.

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 as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/30/2026. Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.

Annual Salary Range

• California $132,500 to $338,300
• Colorado $132,500 to $292,200
• Connecticut $132,500 to $292,200
• District of Columbia $141,100 to $311,200
• Illinois $122,700 to $292,200
• Maine $112,900 to $249,000
• Maryland $132,500 to $292,200
• Massachusetts $132,500 to $311,200
• Minnesota $132,500 to $292,200
• New York $122,700 to $338,300
• New Jersey $141,100 to $338,300
• Ohio $122,700 to $270,600
• Virginia $122,700 to $311,200
• Washington $141,100 to $311,200

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