Accenture Construct – Sr. Risk Specialist, COM

You've Never Been Satisfied with “Good Enough.”

You didn't get into this to manage one piece of a project. You got into it to change how the world gets built.

At Accenture Construct, that's the job. You'll help deliver the data centers, power grids, rail networks, factories and public infrastructure that keep communities moving — smarter, safer and more sustainably.

You'll work alongside people who think big and act bold: project managers, engineers, technologists and strategists who pair real-world delivery with AI. And you won't be handed a slice of it. We take on whole programs, from early strategy through construction and handover, and we stand behind how they land.

Because “good enough” builds the past. You're here to build what's next.

(Internal Title: Risk IV)

• Manage procedures and work instructions related to risk and opportunity management in construction management of Large Capital Infrastructure programs/projects
• Develop a risk breakdown structure aligned with project WBS and CBS
• Design the human and material resources required to complete risk management services on a project successfully
• Prepare Risk training materials and train the team on the principle of Risk Management
• Forecast market trends in risk management and collaborate with Risk V to implement process improvements or efficiencies
• Provide technical support to the management of project risk through the facilitation of regular risk reviews at the project and program level
• Maintain risk registers at the project and program level
• Perform quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis using risk management software (like Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis, Acumen Risk, etc.) and provide the interpretation of analysis results (like Distribution S Curve Graph, Sensitivity Analysis Tornado Chart)
• Establish detailed project and program risk reports including P50 and P80 cost and schedule risk exposures
• Clarify with risk owners that mitigation actions are on track
• Ensure compliance with the risk management plan, procedures, and requirements of the assigned scope of work by all program team members
• Review contractor progress reports and identify the risks impacting project cost and schedule and reflect them in the risk register, while working closely with the team and stakeholders
• Liaise with scheduling to prepare high-level schedules (or assess detailed schedules) to be used for quantitative schedule risk analysis and define the link between risks, duration uncertainties, and schedule activities
• Collaborate with cost to monitor project contingency utilization and alignment with cost risk exposures
• Provide input for project and program-level reporting
• Authorize related work and control the delivery of the project per the project plan
• Monitor staff performance to ensure excellence and adherence to specified deadlines
• Clarify and resolve internal quality control checks and issues for the project
• Define risk management success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project and program life cycle
• Recommend and manage project and program risk management expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members and stakeholders

• Working Conditions
  • Office-based (4 days in Office)

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Risk Management in Large Capital Infrastructure programs/Projects, Rail Transit Projects

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

• Holding recognized certifications including RMP® - Risk Management Professional

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

• Strong understanding of prevailing Risk Management methods in construction management of Large Capital Infrastructure programs and projects

• Extensive knowledge of tools and metrics needed to evaluate project performance

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office

• Mastery of Risk Management software Active Risk Manager (ARM), Oracle Primavera Risk Analyzer (OPRA), Acumen Risk, etc.

• Proficient in Primavera P6, Acumen Fuse and MS Project

• Must maintain professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices

• Ability to arrange priorities and escalate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership

• Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities

• Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment

• Effectively leads multi-resource risk teams

• Expert ability to detect and capitalize on others' strengths

• Demonstrated capability to supervise, delegate, and develop capacity

• Tact to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension

• Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment promoting effective leadership and teamwork, innovation, and excellence

• Demonstrated functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices

• Great people skills and ability to communicate effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders

• Works in a fast-paced project environment with the ability to respond to changing priorities from different levels of the organization

• Experience providing effective risk training and guidance to individuals and teams

• Demonstrated ability to foster an inclusive, positive team environment, supporting teams through key priorities

• Proven capacity to anticipate, identify, and minimize risks

What's in it for you

• The biggest builds going. Hyperscale data centers, grid and generation, transit and rail, chip fabs, mines, water. If it's complex and it matters, it's on our list.

• You own the outcome. Not a workstream. Not a deliverable. Whether the program lands.

• AI that shows up on site. Program control that predicts instead of records. You'll use it, and you'll help shape it.

• Scale without the distance. More than 5,000 practitioners across the Americas, EMEA and APAC, on a team small enough that people know your name.

• Serious investment in you. Leadership development, technical upskilling and certification support.

• Work that outlasts you. People will use what you build for forty years without knowing your name. That's the point.

• Recognition that means something in this industry. Accenture Construct is ranked #6 globally in ENR's 2026 Top 50 Program Management Firms and #4 in Building Design + Construction's Top 80 Construction Management Firms for 2026.

About Accenture Construct

Accenture Construct is Accenture's global capital projects business.

The data centers behind AI. The grid behind the energy transition. The rail, water and airports everything else runs on.

We plan them, engineer them, deliver them and hand them over — and unlike most of this market, we're on the hook for whether they land on time. More than 5,000 practitioners across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. One team that owns the whole thing.

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British Colombia $118K to $168K

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