Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Scheduling Lead, COM

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Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Scheduling Lead, COM - (SCHED41.52)

Comtech Group Inc. (Comtech), part of Accenture, is a multidisciplinary consulting firm providing integrated consulting solutions on complex capital projects, including Program and Project Management, Project Controls, Engineering, Technical Advisory, Construction Management, and Technology Integration Services. Our team thrives on embracing and navigating technical challenges within the Transportation and Infrastructure, Industrial and Manufacturing, Energy and Utilities, and Buildings and Facilities markets. Our core focus is supporting project owners through collaborative and integrated partnerships to deliver projects that improve the world around us.

Job Title

Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Scheduling Lead, COM

Location

Category

Construction Management, Project Controls

Job Type

Full-time

THE WORK:

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. AtAccenture 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.

Visit us here to learn more aboutAccenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects

• (Internal Title:Scheduling IV)
• Lead the planning, scheduling, and schedule assurance function for a $1B+ major capital infrastructure program, providing direction and oversight to a team of schedulers, and liaising with a team of Project Managers, Scientists and Engineers.
• Establish and maintain scheduling governance, processes, standards, and best practices in alignment with Metro Vancouver's Project Controls Framework.
• Ensure consistent application of Metro Vancouver scheduling requirements across all projects, contracts, and delivery teams.
• Act as the primary scheduling advisor and subject matter experts (SME) and provide strategic schedule oversight and guidance across the program lifecycle to project leadership, contractors, consultants, and stakeholders.
• Provide onboarding and knowledge transfer sessions to consultants and contractors to ensure alignment with project scheduling requirements, standards, processes, and reporting expectations.
• Facilitate interactive planning sessions with key project stakeholders to establish baseline agreement and align project scope, schedule, milestones, interfaces, and delivery objectives.
• Schedule Development, Analysis & Control
  • Establish, implement, and maintain the Program-Level Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) align with MV guideline to support planning, scheduling, reporting, and performance management across the program and support for CBS and PMIS (TUC) integration.
  • Take ownership of the Program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), ensuring its development, integration, accuracy, and alignment with program objectives and delivery milestones.
  • Identify Owners activities and integrate them into the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) to ensure alignment with project milestones and delivery objectives.
  • Ensure the IMS supports effective decision-making, forecasting, risk management, and performance reporting
  • Monitor schedule performance, conduct CPM analysis, forecasting, and risk assessments, and identify mitigation strategies.
  • Review contractor schedules for logic, critical path integrity, resource planning, and contractual compliance.
• Standards, Compliance & Change Management
  • Ensure compliance with Metro Vancouver scheduling standards, including WBS/CBS structures, progress measurement, and reporting requirements.
  • Conduct schedule quality reviews, audits, and health assessments while driving continuous improvement.
  • Evaluate schedule impacts arising from changes, delays, and disruptions, supporting recovery plans and EOT evaluations.
• Assess schedule impacts arising from scope changes, design revisions, procurement delays, and construction issues.
• Analyze delays and schedule changes to determine critical path impacts and forecast completion dates.
• Support change management and schedule recovery planning, including EOT evaluations.
• Prepare and maintain schedule risk analysis models based on the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Impact Assessment & Change Management
  • Assess schedule impacts arising from scope changes, design revisions, procurement delays, and construction issues.
  • Analyze delays and schedule changes to determine critical path impacts and forecast completion dates.
  • Support change management and schedule recovery planning, including EOT evaluations.
• Claims, Reporting & Stakeholder Management
  • Perform forensic schedule analysis, delay assessments, Time Impact Analyses (TIA), and support claims and dispute resolution.
  • Prepare executive-level reports, forecasts, dashboards, and risk assessments for senior leadership.
  • Facilitate schedule reviews and collaborate with project, engineering, construction, procurement, and project controls teams.
• Leadership & Team Management
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of project and senior schedulers.
  • Establish workload priorities and ensure consistent scheduling standards across the program.
• Working Conditions
  • Office or Site-based

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Experience:
  • Minimum of 12 years of Planning and Scheduling experience in large projects or programs
  • 10+ years of scheduling experience on major infrastructure projects, including 5+ years in a leadership role.
  • Experience delivering major capital projects exceeding $200M in construction value.
  • Experience in water, wastewater, or other public infrastructure programs.
• Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Licenses OR Certifications:
  • Advanced Primavera P6 expertise with strong knowledge of CPM, schedule risk analysis, contractor scheduling, and integrated project controls.
  • PMP, PSP (AACE), PMI-SP, or similar certification; experience with schedule risk and claims analysis.
  • Oracle Primavera P6 certificate is considered an asset
• Skills and Competencies:
  • Strategic Planning & Execution
  • Leadership & Team Development
  • Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
  • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
  • Program Controls, Risk Management & Continuous Improvement
  • Strong understanding of prevailing Project Management and Scheduling methods
  • Extensive knowledge of tools and metrics needed to evaluate project performance
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications including Excel and Power Query
  • Proficient in Primavera P6
  • Competent in Navisworks, Synchro, Power BI and TILOS is an asset
  • Expert understanding of multi-discipline engineering and construction projects
  • Inclined to maintain professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices
  • Ability to arrange priorities and elevate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimal input from leadership
  • Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities
  • Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal)
  • Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment
  • Proven capacity to anticipate, identify, and minimize risks
  • Expert ability to detect and capitalize on others' strengths
  • Demonstrated capability to supervise, delegate, and develop capacity
  • Effectively leads multi-resource scheduling teams
  • Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment by ensuring effective teamwork, promotion of innovation, and overall excellence
  • Tact to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension

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, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position.

The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

BC $118,000 to $177,000

Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects Inc. (Accenture I&CP), formerly Comtech Group Inc., now a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture, is committed to providing accessible employment practices that comply with local legislative requirements. If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify the People and Culture Team by emailing ICP-Careers@accenture.com. Accenture I&CP offers our employees a competitive compensation package with comprehensive employee benefits, and an inclusive environment that fosters teamwork & entrepreneurial spirit. Accenture I&CP is an equal opportunity employer.To provide you with the most effective recruiting process, Accenture I&CP may use artificial intelligence to create insights on how your candidate information matches the requirements of the role you have applied to. The final decision will always be taken by then hiring team after considering your candidate profile in full. As a candidate you can choose to opt out of this artificial intelligence screening process by emailing ICP-Careers@accenture.com and be rest assured that this will not negatively impact your opportunity for employment with Accenture.

Why Choose a Career with Accenture I&CP?

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