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**Deputy Construction Manager – Transit: Key Role at Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects** Handle day-to-day construction, coordinate design reviews, manage project budgets and schedules, and coordinate site activities for complex transit projects in the Mid-Atlantic region. Collaborate with design teams, agency staff, and stakeholders. Monitor and improve cost and schedule performance. Support project closeout and scope changes. Interface with state and regional agencies. Mentor junior staff. Onsite role with some flexibility for remote work, with a compensation range of $160,000 to $220,000.
- Compensation
- $160,000 – $220,000 USD
- City
- Not specified
- Country
- United States
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Full 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.
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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:
- Youll serve as Deputy Construction Manager, supporting the CM in overseeing day-to-day construction activities across complex transportation and capital infrastructure projects in the Mid-Atlantic region.
- Youll assist in managing and coordinating design reviews, plan approvals, and constructability reviews, identifying potential problems in advance and taking corrective action or escalating to the Construction Manager and client leadership.
- Youll support preparation of authorization documentation and project correspondence required by transit authority clients, including letters, memoranda, and board-level reporting materials.
- Youll prepare and maintain project budgets, schedules, and progress reports, ensuring alignment with contract requirements and client expectations.
- Youll review the work of subconsultants and contractors and make recommendations on invoice approvals and payments.
- Youll assist in administering construction contracts in compliance with applicable transit agency standards, regulations, and federal funding requirements (FTA, FHWA).
- Youll track and manage cost and schedule performance, flagging variances and recommending corrective actions to the CM.
- Youll prepare and issue monthly project construction status reports for client and Accenture leadership.
- Youll review and make recommendations on contractor submittals and Requests for Information (RFIs), coordinating with design teams and agency staff as needed.
- Youll monitor and coordinate project construction activities in the field, including site visits and field inspections across the project corridor.
- Youll coordinate project close-out activities, including punch lists, as-built documentation, and lessons learned.
- Youll evaluate and make recommendations on scope changes and assist in preparing change orders for CM and client approval.
- Youll conduct and coordinate briefings, presentations, and stakeholder meetings for transit agency clients, elected officials, and community representatives.
- Youll interface with state and regional agenciesincluding VDOT, MDOT, DDOT, and local jurisdictionsto obtain project approvals and permits.
- Youll monitor, coordinate, and evaluate all key project activities to ensure optimum scope/configuration control, cost/schedule compliance, and quality assurance/control of project design, specifications, contracting strategies, and contractor performance to support claims avoidance and mitigation.
- Youll support the training and mentorship of junior project staff and owners representative team members on project delivery best practices.
- 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.
- With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.
$160,000 - $220,000 a year
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 in Illinois, Minnesota, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio or Washington as set forth below.
We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
