Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Water Pursuits Lead, ANS

Company: Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects, L
Location: Orange
Posted on: February 17, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description 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. Visit us here to learn more about ?Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects THE WORK: You’ll lead, manage and support end-to-end development of high-quality, compliant, and compelling proposals, SOQs, RFQs, and RFP responses for complex public-sector water infrastructure pursuits. You’ll conduct detailed analysis of solicitation requirements and develop win themes , compliance matrices, annotated outlines, proposal schedules, and production plans. You’ll have demonstrated experience preparing proposals for California public water agencies and the ability to guide multidisciplinary teams through the full pursuit lifecycle—from kick-off to final submittal and interview/orals preparation. You’ll attend current client meetings, water-related network events as well as prospect meetings along with our senior managers. You’ll facilitate and document kick-off meetings, strategy sessions, tag-ups, milestone reviews, and color team reviews (pink, red, gold) in alignment with the proposal requirements. You’ll participate in and lead client account strategy sessions for key water clients in California and West. Attend current client meetings, networking events as well as prospect meetings along with our water leadership team. You’ll perform closeout activities ensuring lessons learned and debriefing insights are documented and leveraged to make future proposals more compliant and compelling. You’ll support and, when needed, lead interview/oral presentation development , coaching, and visual material preparation. You’ll coordinate proposal resources , including project management, technical teams, proposal support, subconsultants, graphics/print teams, and corporate stakeholders (legal, HR, financial). You’ll edit and review all work products to ensure completion, quality, and adherence to internal best practices and quality control standards. You’ll ensure all changes from review meetings are incorporated. You’ll compile and distribute meeting notes, action items, and review comments from all proposal meetings. You’ll enter key proposal data and milestones into the CRM system and contribute to continuous improvement, best practices, templates, and lessons learned. You’ll be a key member of our Growth Operations team and work collaboratively with California water leadership team and staff to drive the process to capture and win new business. You’ll foster a collaborative, accountable, and positive team environment; provide guidance and mentorship to proposal team members. Flexible: The work location for this role will include a mix of working remotely, onsite at a client or in an Accenture office or center. With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs. HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED: Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, technical discipline, or related field. Minimum 5 years of proposal development experience , including responsibility for preparing public-sector infrastructure proposals (Senior-level duties can scale up to 8–12 years as applicable.) Hands-on experience responding to RFPs/RFQs related to program management and construction management services for water specific clients in California and West Strong skills in proposal planning, writing, editing, document organization, and multi-tasking under deadline-driven conditions Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat) Excellent communication, leadership, facilitation, and collaboration abilities BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE: Extensive network within the Southern CA Water community Capable of facilitating strategy and storyboarding sessions Ability and willingness to travel 20-30% of the year Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Illinois, Minnesota, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Ohio or Washington as set forth below. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, 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 protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. For details, view a copy of the Accenture Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement Accenture is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women. As Accenture continues to grow, you may see a variety of new career opportunities, and depending on the role and location you may be directed to apply through Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects LLP or one of our other legal entities - Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects, LLC or Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects Inc., with benefits varying by country and role, so please check with your recruiter for details.

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