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Within Accenture's Utilities Practice, We use our deep industry expertise in digital customer engagement and operations, connected energy services and customer platforms to help retail energy and utility providers with cost effectiveness, revenue assurance/extension and customer satisfaction and loyalty. Transmission & distribution (T&D) organizations must innovate, invest strategically, and modernize infrastructure to balance supply and demand, optimize assets and teams, and drive towards net-zero emissions.
Learn more about Accenture's Utilities Transmission & Distribution Practice here>> http://www.accenture.com/us-en/industries/utilities/transmission-distribution
The ArcGIS Utility Network Principal Director will serve as the executive functional and technology authority guiding utility clients through the transformation of legacy, geometric network–based GIS environments to the ArcGIS Utility Network platform, applying industry-leading practices and proven implementation patterns. This role is responsible for defining the enterprise GIS vision and target Utility Network architecture, enabling the transition from traditional database-centric GIS environments to modern, service-oriented, web-GIS platforms that support grid modernization, digital operations, and enterprise integration.
The Principal Director will provide strategic leadership across business processes, operational workflows, applications, platform services, and enterprise integrations, ensuring GIS capabilities align with broader utility business objectives and enterprise architecture standards. Working closely with executive stakeholders across engineering, operations, and IT, this leader will help shape multi-year modernization roadmaps while guiding delivery teams through complex transformation programs that advance utility operational performance and technology innovation.
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Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:
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Role Location
Annual Salary Range
California
$163,000 to $434,000
Cleveland
$150,900 to $347,200
Colorado
$163,000 to $375,000
District of Columbia
$173,500 to $399,300
Illinois
$150,900 to $375,000
Maine
$138,800 to $319,400
Maryland
$163,000 to $375,000
Massachusetts
$163,000 to $399,300
Minnesota
$163,000 to $375,000
New York
$150,900 to $434,000
New Jersey
$173,500 to $434,000
Virginia
$150,900 to $399,300
Washington
$173,500 to $399,300
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