Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Senior Director - Energy Compliance Consulting, ANS

Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects

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. At Accenture 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.

The work:

• You'll provide market sector leadership for Accenture I&CP LLC's consulting practice within the utility and energy market, focusing on Department of Energy and other Federal Grant funding services including sourcing and application, budget development, compliance and management.
• You'll take on senior grant management leadership responsibilities, including business development, proposal and capture supervision, contract negotiation and scope management, costing and fee administration, performance management, consulting services, team leadership and client engagement.
• You'll monitor, track and develop go-to-market strategies for new funding opportunities, regulatory changes, cross-marketing of consulting services and interdepartmental coordination across the energy, utility and infrastructure sectors.
• You'll develop, document and ensure performance and deliverable requirements in contracts while ensuring successful delivery on client commitments.
• You'll manage staff roles and responsibilities and supervise the quality and timeliness of deliverables for multiple concurrent projects and assignments.
• You'll lead business development and proposal efforts, negotiate and manage services contracts, and oversee client invoicing and the provision of required data and supporting documentation.
• You'll implement process discipline and systems for managing services, operations and functions through technology tools and written guidance.
• You'll develop and maintain quality and risk management processes, systems, tools and reporting to ensure service quality, integrity and timeliness while rapidly identifying issues and trends requiring intervention.
• You'll supervise and/or coordinate financial or programmatic audits of grant programs on behalf of clients, including preparation of written deliverables and presentations to stakeholders and team members.
• You'll support staff engagement, monitor morale, resolve issues, foster professional development and contribute to overall organizational service.
• You'll manage staff assignments, workload distribution, recruiting efforts, placement, oversight and project continuity across the organization.
• You'll lead start-up, turnaround, transition and change-management efforts for existing and new projects, assignments and programs.
• You'll contribute to internal corporate engagement, collaboration, client and project support, and cross-group relationship development.
• You'll collect, report and present internal financial, utilization, growth, performance, quality, client satisfaction and compliance metrics.

Here's what you'll need:

• Demonstrated experience in Department of Energy funding program management including IRA/IIJA, OCED, Grid Resilience, Smart Grid, energy efficiency rebates, or other relevant energy and infrastructure Federal grant programs
• Command and demonstrated experience as a subject matter expert level of Federal grant compliance, 2 CFR 200, audit processes and compliance and associated work scope
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Law or other relevant discipline
• 10+ years of relevant grant management, public administration, auditing financial or compliance related professional experience
• Demonstrated experience in management, growth and success in private consulting services in the grant management and compliance industry
• Proven leadership capabilities managing multiple size teams with a service mindset, with a focus on staff support, development and success
• Demonstrated experience in client, stakeholder, public, internal, project and sales settings
• Knowledge of local, state and/or federal government and regulatory principals, project management
• Experience in designing, implementing, managing and/or auditing publicly funded programs on behalf of client

Bonus points if you have:

• Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Law or other relevant discipline or higher degree level
• 12+ years of relevant grant management, public administration, auditing financial or compliance related professional experience
• Autonomous self-starter that is reliable, responsive to client needs, professional, and handle confidential information with discretion and trustworthiness
• Demonstrated analytical, technical and persuasive writing ability as well as process and procedure drafting and editing, internal and external communications and reporting
• Creative and advanced problem-solving skills and the ability to transfer prior experience to new projects and build efficient and beneficial systems and processes

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