Senior Programme Controls Director – Infrastructure & Capital Projects

Accenture – London, Bristol, Manchester

Career Level - Senior Manager

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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. 

If you’re passionate about performance management, digital controls, and driving predictability across complex delivery environments — this is a career‑defining opportunity.

Why This Role Matters

Major capital programmes are under more scrutiny than ever — demanding delivery certainty, transparent governance, data-driven decision-making, and strong cost, schedule, and risk control.

As part of Accenture ICP, you will:

• Influence programmes worth hundreds of millions to multi‑billions
• Embed advanced controls solutions using digital tools, analytics and AI
• Deliver the discipline and insight that enables better, faster, greener outcomes
• Partner with senior client leaders to shape strategies that redefine modern delivery

This is not traditional cost or schedule management — it’s about setting the standard for next-generation controls across infrastructure.

What You’ll Lead & Deliver

Programme Controls Strategy

• Define and implement comprehensive controls strategies for major programmes and complex portfolios.
• Align controls approaches with client expectations, project objectives, and outcomes-based delivery.

Integrated Performance Management

• Lead the development and integration of cost, schedule, and risk management frameworks.
• Shape programme dashboards, reporting models, and performance insights to drive predictability.

Governance, Assurance & Reporting

• Provide expert guidance on governance, reporting structures, and assurance mechanisms.
• Ensure information flows support timely, confident decision-making at senior levels.

Programme Mobilisation & Maturity Improvement

• Support mobilisation of controls environments for complex, large-scale major projects.
• Assess controls maturity and deliver targeted improvement strategies across programmes.
• Embed best practices aligned with frameworks such as APM, PMI, MSP and P3M3.

Client Leadership & Influence

• Engage directly with Programme Directors, senior leadership, and C‑suite stakeholders.
• Translate complex delivery performance data into clear, actionable insights.
• Act as a trusted advisor across infrastructure sectors including energy, transport, utilities, and major public/private estates.

What You Bring

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Significant senior-level experience overseeing or shaping programme controls for major infrastructure or capital projects.
• A track record of establishing or transforming controls approaches at project, programme or portfolio scale.
• Experience across complex, multi-project environments in sectors such as energy, transport, utilities or major public infrastructure.
• Confidence operating independently in senior client settings and presenting to executive audiences.
• Strong understanding of cost, schedule, risk and integrated controls disciplines.

Bonus if you have:

• Expertise with digital controls tools, dashboards, or advanced analytics
• Experience supporting investment and sustainability outcomes through performance controls
• Consulting or advisory background

Why Accenture ICP?

Joining us means:

• Working on nationally significant major programmes that impact millions
• Access to world-class digital, technology, data and AI capabilities
• A collaborative culture anchored in innovation, inclusion, and client impact
• Hybrid working and flexible office locations
• Clear pathways to advancement within a global consulting organisation

You’ll be part of a team that blends deep infrastructure expertise with cutting-edge digital delivery — redefining how complex projects succeed.

Ready to Lead the Future of Programme Controls?

If you are excited by the opportunity to build stronger, smarter, more data-driven delivery environments — we want to meet you.

What’s in it for you:

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary and car allowance, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice! For senior roles additional bonus and equity awards are available.

 Closing Date for Applications

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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