Manufacturing & Operations Engineering Manager

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The Engineering Manager – Delivery Lead role is responsible for leading and delivering large-scale engineering and digital transformation programs for Accenture’s clients. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, technology, and business transformation, with primary accountability for delivery excellence, client outcomes, and team leadership.

Managers in this role are trusted client leaders who own complex delivery engagements, manage multi-disciplinary teams, ensure commercial and operational rigor, and drive measurable business value across engineering functions and supporting systems.

You will support our clients across a broad range of industries to address their issues related to:

• Engineering transformations which optimize organization structure, engineering processes, and product lifecycle management systems

• Digitizing the Engineering function with technologies like Digital Thread / Twin, Robotic Process Automation, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence

• Product Strategies including Platform Ecosystems and Sustainable Products

• Innovation Management and Product Portfolio Optimization balancing voice of customer and cost to serve

You will work closely with our clients and internal teams to:

• Lead and deliver programs focused on engineering transformation, including engineering modernization and digital engineering enablement

• Spot, isolate, and solve engineering problems using your skills in:

• Advanced analytics – Return on engineering investment, business case models

• Operating model architecture – people, process, technology

• Oversee implementation of engineering systems and platforms (e.g., PLM, engineering data, digital thread, analytics, cloud-enabled engineering)

• Guide teams in designing future-state engineering operating models, processes, and organizational structures

• Ensure alignment between engineering strategy, technology architecture, and execution realities

You will be responsible for client delivery and program leadership:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex engineering consulting programs, from initiation through execution and stabilization

• Own delivery outcomes across scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk, ensuring commitments are met or exceeded

• Serve as the primary client delivery lead, building trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders

• Translate client business and engineering objectives into executable delivery plans and operating models

• Drive resolution of delivery risks, dependencies, and issues in fast-paced, multi-vendor environments

You will be responsible for team leadership and development:

• Lead and manage teams of varying sizes (5-15), with diverse backgrounds, skills, and knowledge

• Actively coach and mentor junior team members, supporting their professional development and delivery capability

• Foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture across internal and client-side contributors

• Take ownership of workstream planning, task allocation, and quality assurance across your team

• Act as a first point of escalation for team-level delivery issues and risks

You will be responsible for financial and commercial management:

• Manage engagement financials, including forecasting, margin awareness, and invoicing

• Support contractual obligations, change control, and commercial governance

• Balance delivery rigor with flexibility to adapt to evolving client needs

You will also, throughout your work, have opportunities to:

• Support client sales origination and thought leadership development

• Lead proposal development, estimates, and functional scope definition for new work

• Challenge legacy ways of working using constructive techniques that fuel client growth

• Contribute to delivery standards, methodologies, and assets within Engineering Consulting

• Drive account growth through delivery excellence, client trust, and identification of follow-on opportunities

• Act as a role model for Accenture’s values, leadership expectations, and delivery discipline

• Drive positive impact on the communities where we work and live

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At Supply Chain & Engineering, we help clients deal with the great challenges of Industry Digitalization focus. Topics in this field include strategic assessments, value stream mapping, requirement analysis, MES implementations, etc. From strategy, vision and ambition plans, to implementation of innov