Description

The Programme Lead role is a permanent position responsible for managing senior direct reports and providing effective leadership to ensure excellence in delivery. The role champions a continuous‑improvement culture across all activities and aligns programme execution with the overall vision and objectives.

• Manage coordination and delivery of a major programme, implementing strategies and monitoring alignment with vision.
• Define and implement the programme delivery environment, including people, organisation, process, information and technology.
• Assemble the right project team with necessary skills, experience, capabilities and external specialist appointments.
• Optimize resources and evaluate activities, systems and methodologies to improve performance from the bid baseline.
• Act as the public face of the programme, chairing executive steering group meetings with external stakeholders.
• Direct and maintain safety, quality, cost, sustainability, governance, risk, stakeholder management and compliance standards.
• Oversee development and maintenance of programme documentation, such as processes, plans, reports, registers and lessons learned.
• Create and nurture a high‑performing, inclusive team environment that encourages contribution and recognition.
• Convey the wider business strategy to the programme team and promote associated initiatives.
• Ensure commercial and ethical viability, supporting business objectives and meeting organisational and legislative obligations.
• Prioritise safety and wellbeing, ensuring a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment.
• Focus on client delivery and building long‑term relationships.
• Create opportunities for continuous improvement and inspire teams to develop.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a degree in construction or engineering with professional membership, possess extensive experience integrating airport systems across design, procurement and construction stages, and have a proven track record of delivering major infrastructure programmes. Strong sector expertise and the ability to lead large, multi‑disciplinary teams are also essential.

• Degree qualified in construction or engineering with professional membership.
• Extensive experience integrating airport systems across design, procurement and construction stages.
• Proven leadership delivering major infrastructure programmes through all lifecycle phases.
• Strong sector expertise with ability to lead large teams and coordinate multiple system stakeholders.

Benefits

Mace promotes safety, client focus, integrity and the creation of opportunities for its people, fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. The company welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and offers part‑time, flexible and hybrid working options where suitable.

Training + Development

Interview process

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