Senior Life Science Project Controls Lead | Onsite

Accenture; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Construct is seeking a seasoned Senior Project Controls Lead to drive scheduling, cost management, estimating, and risk management across complex capital programs. You will establish robust controls aligned with governance and corporate standards, forecast cash flows, and deliver insightful performance analytics to leadership.

You will oversee schedule development, risk assessments, and data integration across cost, schedule, and risk domains, while managing multi‑contractor programs

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of construction management experience, including experience supporting regulated life sciences, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, laboratory, cleanroom, or manufacturing facilities.
• 7 years in senior leadership roles managing large project controls teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project controls function, overseeing scheduling, cost management, estimating, risk management, and change control across complex capital projects.
• Establish, maintain, and enforce project controls processes that align with project governance requirements and corporate standards.
• Manage project performance against approved budgets, financial baselines, and KPIs, partnering with project leadership and finance teams.
• Develop and maintain project forecasts, cash flow analyses, cost reports, and performance metrics to support informed decision‑making.
• Oversee schedule development, progress tracking, critical path analysis, and schedule risk assessments to ensure milestones are achieved.
• Integrate cost, schedule, and risk data to provide a comprehensive view of project health, trends, opportunities, and challenges.
• Lead change management activities, evaluating impacts to scope, schedule, and cost while ensuring adherence to change control processes.
• Maintain project risk registers, facilitate mitigation planning, and monitor risk response actions throughout the lifecycle.
• Prepare and present executive‑level reports, dashboards, forecasts, and performance analyses to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Ensure compliance with PM frameworks, financial policies, quality standards, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Onsite at client site to enable delivery and cultivate client relationships, with some in-person time for collaboration.

Skills

Scheduling

Cost management

Estimating

Risk management

Change control

Project governance

Forecasting

Budget tracking

Stakeholder reporting

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Job description

Accenture Construct is seeking a seasoned Senior Project Controls Lead to drive scheduling, cost management, estimating, and risk management across complex capital programs. You will establish robust controls aligned with governance and corporate standards, forecast cash flows, and deliver insightful performance analytics to leadership.

You will oversee schedule development, risk assessments, and data integration across cost, schedule, and risk domains, while managing multi‑contractor programs