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Accenture Construct – Project Controls Specialist, ANS

Accenture· Resources – Utilities East - New Client /
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St. Louis, MO$150k - $190kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Accenture Construct – Project Controls Specialist, ANS is a full-time, on-site role located in St. Louis, MO. The position focuses on delivering complete project controls for large capital projects (with a preference for Utility New Gas Generation) and supporting programs from planning through handover, leveraging AI-enhanced project management practices.

Responsibilities

  • You’ll demonstrate project controls expertise gained through experience on large capital projects, with a preference for Utility New Gas Generation projects, and support project teams in the successful planning and execution of assigned projects.
  • You’ll develop and maintain integrated project schedules, plans, and WBS structures and apply fundamental scheduling and cost control techniques throughout the project lifecycle.
  • You’ll identify, analyze, and document schedule and cost variances between planned, earned, and actual performance and assess potential impacts to project milestones, completion dates, and overall project outcomes.
  • You’ll perform schedule analytics to evaluate schedule quality, critical and near-critical paths, progress, contractor performance trends, and compliance with contractual scheduling requirements.
  • You’ll work collaboratively in an integrated project environment consisting of client personnel, engineering firms, EPC contractors, OEMs, construction contractors, and other project delivery partners.
  • You’ll promote safe behavior and ensure adherence to all applicable safety requirements and project site rules.
  • You’ll implement Accenture and client Project Management Standards across cost, schedule, scope, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), risk, change, and reporting to support consistent and predictable project delivery.
  • You’ll support Stage Gate reviews by developing and analyzing cost, schedule, progress, risk, and project controls information needed to assess project readiness and performance.
  • You’ll analyze contractor schedule and progress data to identify key project issues, validate reported progress, assess performance trends, and support Project Administration and Accounting in the review of contractor invoices.
  • You’ll assist in project and portfolio analysis, optimization, and reporting, including assessments of cost, schedule, and risk associated with completing planned scopes of work in alignment with approved budgets and multi-year capital plans.
  • You’ll develop project and portfolio performance metrics, dashboards, and reports that provide project leadership with timely visibility into project performance, trends, risks, and emerging issues.
  • You may conduct training on client Stage Gate Processes, project management standards and implementation guides, and project controls disciplines such as Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA).

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field, OR 6 years of equivalent/related work experience in addition to the minimum experience requirement in lieu of a degree.
  • Minimum of 4 years of capital project scheduling experience on process industry projects such as power generation, oil and gas, refining, chemicals, or mining, with project values of $500 million or greater.
  • High proficiency with Primavera P6 and demonstrated ability to develop, maintain, and analyze integrated project schedules.
  • Experience performing project controls analysis across schedule, cost, progress, change, risk, and reporting disciplines.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, a sense of urgency, self-starter behaviors, and a demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced project environment.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical and project controls information clearly to project managers, project leadership, contractors, and other stakeholders.
  • Ability to perform field walkdown observations/inspections on foot across moderate to rough terrain and the ability to lift 25 lbs. overhead.

Skills

Required:Primavera P6Project Controls

Benefits

  • Accenture Construct offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage; basic life and AD&D insurance; short- and long-term disability; a 401(k) with employer match; health savings and flexible spending accounts; paid time off and holidays; paid maternity and parental caregiver leave; adoption and surrogacy assistance; supplemental insurance plans; an employee assistance program; legal resources; and identity theft protection.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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