Capital Projects Planning/Scheduling Associate Manager

Career Levels: Intermediate / Senior / Manager Location: Ireland (with occasional travel) Salary: Competitive, plus benefits Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. “Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO As a team In the Infrastructure & Capital Projects team, we shape how infrastructure is built and managed. We drive innovation by delivering the best-in-class management consultancy based on industrial experience maximised by the latest technologies. Infrastructure & Capital Projects is one of Accenture’s biggest global growth areas, shown by recent acquisitions announced in this area, and you will be joining at a pivotal moment of growth. About Us We plan and orchestrate delivery for complex transport and energy programmes—bringing together first‑principles planning with 4D/5D digital delivery, data analytics and connected platforms. Our planners combine P6 mastery with digital twins, 4D simulation and linear planning to build credible sequences, stress‑test constraints, and generate data‑driven insights that accelerate decisions across portfolios. The Opportunity We’re hiring across multiple levels to push beyond “P6‑only” planning. You’ll leverage BIM‑integrated schedules, 4D visualisation, QSRA, and predictive forecasting to challenge and improve construction sequences from first principles—grounded in productivity rates, access regimes and logistics. At senior levels you’ll set programme planning strategy, standards and digital ways of working across suppliers and contracts. What You’ll Do Planning & Scheduling (Core) Develop and assure integrated P6 schedules (concept‑to‑commissioning) with sound WBS/OBS, coding, calendars and resource loading. Prepare baselines, change updates and time‑impact analyses aligned to NEC/FIDIC or client standards; maintain critical path and float integrity. Produce clear narratives, data‑rich look‑aheads and recovery options for leaders. First‑Principles & Constructability (Senior/Manager emphasis) Build/challenge schedules from first principles using method statements, crew mixes and validated productivity rates (per shift, possession/outage). Stress‑test sequences against logistics, access/traffic management, outage regimes and vendor lead‑times; optimise through 4D simulation and linear planning where applicable. Influence construction strategy and commissioning logic with evidence‑based insight. Integration with Cost, Risk & Change Align schedule with cost estimates, risk registers and procurement; maintain traceability to milestones, BoQs and control budgets. Support QSRA and time‑risk allowances; feed risk outcomes into re‑sequencing and recovery. Administer schedule change control; quantify delay/acceleration and support commercial teams. Reporting, Governance & Stakeholders Provide dashboards, S‑curves and performance indices; communicate critical issues and recovery paths in plain, visual language. Facilitate collaborative planning with client, design, contractors and third parties. (Manager) Chair programme reviews and drive planning standards across suppliers. Continuous Improvement & Standards Apply recognised schedule health checks (constraints, lags, open ends, negative float) and defensible assumptions. Capture lessons on productivity and access strategies; maintain standard libraries (norms, typical sequences). Contribute to planning methods, templates and training, including 4D/5D and data pipelines to dashboards.