Supply Chain & Engineering – Downstream Energy Turnaround Modernization Manager

Location: Chicago, Accenture Tower, Corp

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THE PRACTICE

This role will align to our Supply Chain and Engineering practice, supporting our Energy – Downstream (Refining) and Petrochemical clients.

Accenture Supply Chain and Engineering helps clients leverage AI and digital technologies across product and asset lifecycles to build competitive advantage. Within Energy, our Downstream team helps refining and petrochemical operators build, operate and maintain their assets with greater safety and efficiency – bringing together predictive maintenance, intelligent asset management, connected worker solutions, digital twins and advanced analytics on the journey to the Intelligent Refinery.

Turnarounds are the largest planned capital and operating expense events in the life cycle of a refinery or petrochemical plant. With strong margins, refiners are running at maximum capacity and deferring turnarounds as long as they safely can – but every unit must eventually come down, and when it does, time is money. A single day over schedule can cost an operator millions of dollars in lost margin. Our clients need turnarounds that are planned with precision, executed flawlessly and returned to service in the shortest possible time.

We are building Accenture’s Turnaround Modernization capability to help refining and petrochemical operators reinvent the end-to-end turnaround process with data, AI and digital technology – from AI-assisted scope development and scheduling to connected, real-time execution. We are looking for a Manager who pairs hands-on turnaround experience with a drive to change how turnarounds are delivered, to help lead that build – shaping our offerings, delivering for clients and growing a team of turnaround and technology specialists.

THE WORK

You will support refining and petrochemical clients across the full turnaround lifecycle, addressing their issues related to:

Turnaround Strategy & Readiness – TAR interval and run-length optimization, deferral risk assessment, and alignment of turnaround strategy with reliability, integrity and commercial (margin) objectives

Scope Definition & Challenge – worklist development, risk-based inspection (RBI) and integrity inputs, scope challenge to remove non-value-adding work, and scope freeze discipline

Planning & Scheduling Excellence – front-end loading and milestone readiness, detailed work pack development, critical path and near-critical path optimization, resource leveling and integrated contractor schedules

Execution & Control – daily progress measurement, earned value and productivity tracking, discovery and emergent work management, and schedule recovery to protect mechanical completion and startup dates

Materials, Contractor & Logistics Readiness – long-lead procurement, kitting and laydown planning, contractor mobilization and site logistics

Safe Shutdown & Startup – integration of operations handover, isolations, permit to work and pre-startup activities to achieve a safe, on-time return to service

Post-Turnaround Review – close-out, lessons learned capture and knowledge transfer into the next turnaround cycle

Turnaround Governance & Performance – governance across both the preparation and execution phases, including stage-gate reviews and readiness assurance, integrated cost and schedule controls, scope and change control, performance reporting, benchmarking and continuous improvement

Risk Management – applying clients’ existing risk management guidelines or establishing a risk management process to identify potential risks to safety, EHS, cost and duration targets, and working with clients to mitigate those risks, including contingency planning

Operating Model, Ways of Working & Adoption – turnaround organization and governance, roles and decision rights, integrated owner-contractor ways of working, process and workflow redesign, change management, field adoption, training and capability building

You will spot, isolate, and solve turnaround performance problems by applying technology and digital solutions, using your skills in:

Turnaround Modernization – designing the digitally enabled future state of the end-to-end turnaround process and identifying where technology creates the most schedule, cost and safety value

AI-Assisted Scope Development – applying AI at the start of turnaround preparation to build and challenge worklists from inspection, reliability and maintenance history data, reducing turnaround cost, duration and preparation effort well ahead of final scope review

Digital Planning & Scheduling – AI-assisted schedule optimization, automated work pack generation, and integration of scheduling tools (e.g., Primavera P6) with EAM/CMMS platforms (e.g., SAP PM/S/4HANA, IBM Maximo)

AI-Assisted Training & Onboarding – using AI to determine onboarding and training requirements from the finalized scope and to assemble the required safety, training and onboarding documentation for contractors and site personnel

Connected Worker & Real-Time Execution – mobile work execution, digital permitting, wearables, IoT sensors, drone and robotic inspection, and live progress dashboards and control towers

Data, Analytics & AI – digital twins, predictive analytics for discovery and emergent work, and generative and agentic AI for final scope review, planning and execution support

Business Case & Value Realization – quantifying the value of schedule compression and cost avoidance, building the case for change and tracking benefits through execution

You will also, throughout your work, have opportunities to

• Lead the development of Accenture’s Turnaround Modernization capabilities and offerings – points of view, solution architecture, assets and accelerators, and ecosystem partnerships
• Act as a turnaround subject matter expert in client conversations, helping identify client needs, shape solutions and articulate the value of turnaround modernization
• Lead small to mid-sized teams (3-8) of consultants, engineers and technologists with diverse backgrounds, skills and knowledge
• Effectively manage and coach others, collaborating with clients, internal teams and ecosystem partners such as software providers and turnaround contractors
• Support client sales origination, proposal development and thought leadership development
• Challenge legacy ways of working using constructive techniques that fuel client growth
• Drive a positive impact in the communities where we work and live
• Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Minimum of 5 years’ experience across turnaround, maintenance and/or reliability in refining, petrochemical or similar process industries, including hands-on experience across the end-to-end turnaround lifecycle, from strategy and scope through planning, execution, startup and post-turnaround review

Leadership experience on at least one major turnaround, with an understanding of how maintenance, reliability and asset integrity influence turnaround strategy and scope

Experience improving turnaround and/or maintenance performance through process, data, digital and AI solutions, including working knowledge of planning, scheduling and/or EAM/CMMS platforms such as Primavera P6, SAP or IBM Maximo

Ability to structure complex problems, identify improvement opportunities and translate them into practical solutions, with a commercial, value-driven mindset that connects operational improvements to business outcomes

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE

Consulting firm experience, or experience in a refining or petrochemical owner-operator’s central turnaround organization or a specialty turnaround contractor

Experience developing and bringing to market new offerings, solutions or digital products

Hands-on experience applying AI and emerging technologies to turnarounds, such as generative and agentic AI, AI-driven scope development and scheduling, digital twins, connected worker platforms, or drone and robotic inspection

Familiarity with turnaround front-end loading and milestone frameworks, industry benchmarking, and risk-based inspection and mechanical integrity programs

Project management or planning certification (e.g., PMP, PMI-SP, AACE)

Experience supporting consulting sales, including opportunity shaping, proposal development, solution development and client presentations

Demonstrated ability to lead and coach teams, work across functions, influence senior stakeholders and drive change, with the credibility to engage site leadership across operations, maintenance and turnaround functions

Excellent communication and relationship building skills

A collaborative mindset and are a team player

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 8 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience. Engineering degree (e.g., Chemical or Mechanical) is preferred

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We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/23/2026.

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