Project & Programme Risk Management – EMEA Portfolio Location: Ireland

Career Levels: Intermediate, Senior, Manager

Salary: Competitive, plus benefits

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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.

About Us

We help clients deliver some of the most complex energy, transport and infrastructure programmes by fusing industry risk expertise with advanced analytics, automation and cloud platforms. From portfolio risk intelligence to project-level decision support, our team uses AI‑augmented insight, digital twins, and interactive dashboards to improve confidence, compress decision cycles and drive better outcomes across EMEA.

The Opportunity

Join us to embed risk-by-design across development, design and construction—moving beyond traditional registers to predictive, data‑driven risk management. You’ll work in multidisciplinary squads with planners, commercial managers and engineers, leveraging QRA, scenario modelling and live data to inform contingency, confidence levels and executive decision-making. At senior levels, you’ll shape portfolio‑wide risk strategies, standards and digital enablement.

In This Role You Will

Project & Programme Risk Management:

• Lead/support risk processes aligned to agreed frameworks and digitally enabled workflows (e.g., integrated risk platforms, automated notifications).
• Facilitate structured risk workshops and drive data quality—linking risks to schedule, cost and commercial assumptions for traceability.
• Track emerging risks and mitigation performance with live KPIs; escalate against tolerances using visual risk signals.

Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) & Decision Support

• Deliver QRA/QSRA to inform contingency and confidence; translate qualitative risks into robust quantitative inputs and sensitivity models.
• Use predictive techniques and risk driver analysis to highlight what really matters; present decision‑ready insights in interactive formats for senior stakeholders.
• (Senior/Manager) Lead scenario modelling and options analysis; coach teams in QRA best practice.

Governance, Reporting & Assurance

• Run periodic risk reviews and portfolio forums; produce executive‑level summaries showing trends, exposure changes and return‑on‑mitigation.
• Ensure auditability and alignment between risk registers, cost plans, schedules and commercial baselines through integrated data models.
• (Manager) Set risk standards and portfolio reporting that scales across programmes and supply chains.

Stakeholder Engagement & Integration:

• Act as a trusted advisor—embedding proportionate, value‑adding risk thinking into project and governance decisions.
• Partner closely with PMs, planners, commercial managers, designers and contractors to operationalise risk insights.
• (Manager) Mentor teams and uplift risk maturity across regions.

Continuous Improvement

• Analyse outcomes to identify themes; convert lessons learned into preventative controls, automation opportunities and stronger processes.
• Contribute to evolving risk guidance, tools, templates and training, including data standards and dashboards.

About You

Essential (all levels): Capital project risk experience; strong facilitation; knowledge of qualitative & quantitative techniques; ability to turn uncertainty into clear, actionable insight; thrive in fast‑paced, multi‑project settings.Additional expectations by level:

• Intermediate: Solid support to risk processes or QRA; workshop coordination; keen to deepen analytics skills.
• Senior: Leads risk reviews and QRA/QSRA; presents to senior stakeholders; works autonomously across multiple projects.
• Manager: Sets frameworks; assures QRA; leads governance; coaches teams; shapes portfolio risk strategy.

Desirable: Data centres/infrastructure (energy, water, transport); exposure to estimating, scheduling, contingency; EMEA programme experience.

What’s in It for You Shape risk management with next‑gen tech, access global communities of practice, gain analytics training, and advance your career across a high‑growth portfolio—while helping deliver sustainable, resilient infrastructure for the future.

Join a growing, collaborative risk team working across some of the most complex capital programmes in the region. We offer clear progression opportunities from Intermediate through to Senior and Manager levels, alongside training, professional accreditation support, and a strong culture of technical excellence.

At Accenture Ireland, in addition to a competitive base salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes pension, private health insurance, discounted gym membership, emergency caring facilities, and 2 days’ leave per year for charitable work of your choice! Flexible working arrangements can be discussed depending on the position.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as applicable by law.

Please advise if you have any particular requirements, so we can look into arranging reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process. You can contact us at accessIErecruitment@accenture.com

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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