Supply Chain & Engineering – Downstream Energy Turnaround Modernization Manager Accenture - Des Moines, IA Posted today

Massachusetts Gaming Commission; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking professionals to support the end-to-end turnaround lifecycle for refining and petrochemical clients, applying AI and digital planning to improve schedule, cost and safety outcomes.

The role involves leading and coaching small to mid‑sized teams, leveraging planning tools like Primavera P6 and EAM/CMMS platforms, and partnering with clients to drive efficiency and value realization. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years across turnaround, maintenance or reliability in refining/petrochemical sectors.
• Experience leading turnaround projects and managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end turnaround lifecycle from strategy to post-turnaround review.
• Lead front-end loading, milestone readiness and detailed work pack development.
• Coordinate scheduling, critical path analysis and contractor schedules.
• Monitor progress with earned value, productivity tracking and risk management.
• Drive safety, reliability, and cost targets through digital planning and AI-enabled tools.
• Mentor teams and collaborate with clients and ecosystem partners.

Skills

Leadership

Turnaround

AI solutions

Scheduling

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Engineering degree preferred

Tools

Primavera P6

SAP PM/S/4HANA

IBM Maximo

Job description

WHO WE ARE:

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 814,000 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 $74 billion in FY26 revenue. Visit us at accenture.com .

THE PRACTICE:

This role will align to our Supply Chain and Engineering practice, supporting our Energy – Downstream (Refining) and Petrochemical clients.

THE WORK:

You will support refining and petrochemical clients across the full turnaround lifecycle, addressing their issues related to:

• Turnaround Strategy & Readiness – TAR interval and run-length optimization, deferral risk assessment, and alignment of turnaround strategy with reliability, integrity and commercial (margin) objectives

• Scope Definition & Challenge – worklist development, risk-based inspection (RBI) and integrity inputs, scope challenge to remove non-value-adding work, and scope freeze discipline

• Planning & Scheduling Excellence – front-end loading and milestone readiness, detailed work pack development, critical path and near-critical path optimization, resource leveling and integrated contractor schedules

• Execution & Control – daily progress measurement, earned value and productivity tracking, discovery and emergent work management, and schedule recovery to protect mechanical completion and startup dates

• Materials, Contractor & Logistics Readiness – long-lead procurement, kitting and laydown planning, contractor mobilization and site logistics

• Safe Shutdown & Startup – integration of operations handover, isolations, permit to work and pre-startup activities to achieve a safe, on-time return to service

• Post-Turnaround Review – close-out, lessons learned capture and knowledge transfer into the next turnaround cycle

• Turnaround Governance & Performance – governance across both the preparation and execution phases, including stage-gate reviews and readiness assurance, integrated cost and schedule controls, scope and change control, performance reporting, benchmarking and continuous improvement

• Risk Management – applying clients' existing risk management guidelines or establishing a risk management process to identify potential risks to safety, EHS, cost and duration targets, and working with clients to mitigate those risks, including contingency planning

• Operating Model, Ways of Working & Adoption – turnaround organization and governance, roles and decision rights, integrated owner-contractor ways of working, process and workflow redesign, change management, field adoption, training and capability building

You will spot, isolate, and solve turnaround performance problems by applying technology and digital solutions, using your skills in:

• Turnaround Modernization – designing the digitally enabled future state of the end-to-end turnaround process and identifying where technology creates the most schedule, cost and safety value

• AI-Assisted Scope Development – applying AI at the start of turnaround preparation to build and challenge worklists from inspection, reliability and maintenance history data, reducing turnaround cost, duration and preparation effort well ahead of final scope review

• Digital Planning & Scheduling – AI-assisted schedule optimization, automated work pack generation, and integration of scheduling tools (e.g., Primavera P6) with EAM/CMMS platforms (e.g., SAP PM/S/4HANA, IBM Maximo)

• AI-Assisted Training & Onboarding – using AI to determine onboarding and training requirements from the finalized scope and to assemble the required safety, training and onboarding documentation for contractors and site personnel

• Connected Worker & Real-Time Execution – mobile work execution, digital permitting, wearables, IoT sensors, drone and robotic inspection, and live progress dashboards and control towers

• Data, Analytics & AI – digital twins, predictive analytics for discovery and emergent work, and generative and agentic AI for final scope review, planning and execution support

• Business Case & Value Realization – quantifying the value of schedule compression and cost avoidance, building the case for change and tracking benefits through execution

You will also, throughout your work, have opportunities to:

• Lead the development of Accenture's Turnaround Modernization capabilities and offerings – points of view, solution architecture, assets and accelerators, and ecosystem partnerships

• Act as a turnaround subject matter expert in client conversations, helping identify client needs, shape solutions and articulate the value of turnaround modernization

• Lead small to mid-sized teams (3-8) of consultants, engineers and technologists with diverse backgrounds, skills and knowledge

• Effectively manage and coach others, collaborating with clients, internal teams and ecosystem partners such as software providers and turnaround contractors

• Support client sales origination, proposal development and thought leadership development

• Challenge legacy ways of working using constructive techniques that fuel client growth

• Drive a positive impact in the communities where we work and live

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience across turnaround, maintenance and/or reliability in refining, petrochemical or similar process industries, including hands-on experience across the end-to-end turnaround lifecycle, from strategy and scope through planning, execution, startup and post-turnaround review

• Leadership experience on at least one major turnaround, with an understanding of how maintenance, reliability and asset integrity influence turnaround strategy and scope

• Experience improving turnaround and/or maintenance performance through process, data, digital and AI solutions, including working knowledge of planning, scheduling and/or EAM/CMMS platforms such as Primavera P6, SAP or IBM Maximo

• Ability to structure complex problems, identify improvement opportunities and translate them into practical solutions, with a commercial, value-driven mindset that connects operational improvements to business outcomes

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

• Consulting firm experience, or experience in a refining or petrochemical owner-operator's central turnaround organization or a specialty turnaround contractor

• Experience developing and bringing to market new offerings, solutions or digital products

• Hands-on experience applying AI and emerging technologies to turnarounds, such as generative and agentic AI, AI-driven scope development and scheduling, digital twins, connected worker platforms, or drone and robotic inspection

• Familiarity with turnaround front-end loading and milestone frameworks, industry benchmarking, and risk-based inspection and mechanical integrity programs

• Project management or planning certification (e.g., PMP, PMI-SP, AACE)

• Experience supporting consulting sales, including opportunity shaping, proposal development, solution development and client presentations

• Demonstrated ability to lead and coach teams, work across functions, influence senior stakeholders and drive change, with the credibility to engage site leadership across operations, maintenance and turnaround functions

• Excellent communication and relationship building skills

• A collaborative mindset and are a team player

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 8 years' work experience). If Associate's Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience. Engineering degree (e.g., Chemical or Mechanical) is preferred

• 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 11/23/2026.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. See more information on our benefits here:

U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/benefits)

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