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Accenture · 1 day ago

Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Data Center Risk Manager, ANS

Charlotte, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$120K/yr - $170K/yr

Accenture is a global professional services company, and they are seeking a Data Center Risk Manager to help develop and deliver smarter and more sustainable infrastructure projects. The role involves identifying and managing project risks, facilitating risk workshops, and ensuring adherence to the enterprise risk framework.

Business Information SystemsConstructionConsultingInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyInfrastructureManagement ConsultingOutsourcing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Identifying, capturing, and maintaining project risks, issues, and opportunities in the risk register

Facilitating risk workshops with project teams, contractors, and SMEs to gather inputs and validate assumptions

Performing qualitative assessments and contributing data for quantitative cost/schedule risk analysis

Tracking mitigation actions, owners, and due dates to ensure accountability and closure

Preparing risk reports, dashboards, and executive summaries to inform project controls and leadership reviews

Monitoring emerging risks, early warning indicators, and changes in project scope or conditions

Supporting schedule risk reviews

Coordinating with planning, cost, estimating, engineering, and construction delivery teams to embed risk into decision-making

Escalating high-impact risks and recommending mitigation options for leadership approval

Ensuring adherence to the enterprise risk framework, tools, and governance standards

Qualification

Risk ManagementRisk Register ManagementQualitative Risk AssessmentProject Risk WorkshopsData Center ConstructionMachine Learning SupportPMP CertificationRisk Framework DevelopmentCommunication Skills

Required

Owner Furnished Equipment (OFE) Supply Chain Risk Program Establishment

Based on feedback collected from stakeholders, refine the existing OFE risk taxonomy and risk framework to categorize risks

Conduct risk identification workshops and calibrate risks to finalize potential risks associated with OFE and document the identified cost and schedules risks into an OFE risk register in e-Builder

Design / recommend specific controls to prevent or reduce the impact of identified OFE risks

Outline a schedule for periodically reviewing the OFE risk register and make adjustments as required. Track the progress of outstanding mitigation actions and provide updates to leadership

General Contractor (GC) Risk Program Establishment

Identify and compile a comprehensive inventory of all GCs utilized in data center construction projects by conducting a thorough review of contracts, bid documents, project plans and interviews with project stakeholders, assess their criticality based on their impact on the overall functionality and performance of the data center

Based on feedback collected from stakeholders, refine the existing GC risk taxonomy to categorize risks

Conduct risk identification workshops and calibrate risks to finalize top GC risks for O&M and Construction projects into a GC risk register in e-Builder

Design / recommend specific controls to prevent or reduce the impact of identified GC risks

Outline a schedule for periodically reviewing the GC risk register and make adjustments as required. Track the progress of outstanding mitigation actions and provide updates to leadership

Equipment Capacity Schedule Risk Support

Provide support to any risk mitigation strategies for Machine Learning (ML) ramp. This includes coordinating operational tasks and execution of risk-related activities associated with ML builds

Preferred

Membership with a relevant risk domain area association including: Project Management Institute (PMP, RMP); American Association Cost Engineers (PRMP, DRMP), RICS full membership (MRICS or FRICS) or equivalent

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