Senior Project Manager

Mace

The Role

Overview

Lead and deliver medium-sized construction projects, managing teams, budgets, and client relations.

Key Responsibilities

  • budget management
  • design management
  • project delivery
  • quality assurance
  • stakeholder management
  • safety leadership

Tasks

-You will commit to making a positive impact for our people, our clients, and our planet, and take ownership for holding others to account who do not uphold the Mace values. -Proactively manage internal budgets and fees, delivering agreed outcomes (where appropriate). -You will support the long term development of your function or business unit (BU), creating a sustainable business future. -Manages relevant stakeholders for project/s. -Develops effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. -You will promote a diverse and inclusive working environment, and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people in your team. -You will actively network, innovate, and seek understanding of best practice, utilizing the full depth of knowledge of Mace group, the centres of excellence, Mace way control centre and knowledge hub. -You will manage design and wider consultant teams in a collaborative manner to ensure effective completion of responsibilities. -You will manage project budgets and highlight any risks, challenges and mitigations. -You will promote Mace's value of safety first, exhibiting visible safety behaviours, sharing lessons learned and using safety moments and Mace's HSW framework to support the safety and wellbeing of all Mace staff. -Seeks opportunities for implementing improved working practices. -You will lead and manage the project team and relevant stakeholders to achieve strategic project key performance indicators (KPIs). -You will manage delivery from project inception/brief, through design development and planning, contractor procurement and construction phase in accordance with the overall delivery program and agreed project milestones. -You will ensure robust quality systems are in place, and suitably managed in line with service excellence. -You will manage tasks and associated deliverables in support of the associate director and other senior leaders, alongside the wider project and client teams, to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of the project.

Requirements

  • mciob
  • cscs
  • hse
  • project management
  • construction
  • negotiation

What You Bring

-Tertiary qualifications in related (project management and/or construction related discipline), non-related degree or equivalent professional experience/apprenticeship, combined with a demonstrable intermediate level of role knowledge. -Good interpersonal skills to prepare reports, negotiate and build relationships with key stakeholders. -You will possess technical expertise in local health and safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio. -Advanced proficiency in communicating, coordinating activities and collaborating with stakeholders. -Knowledge of consultancy, construction, infrastructure and property sectors/markets and an understanding of estimating, scheduling, contracts administration, procurement, commercial controls and reporting. -Display strong communication and negotiation skills to support the client/customer focus. -Experience in the construction delivery phase of projects. -Uses advanced communication skills to collaborate with others to guide others to achieve project key performance indicators (KPIs). -Proficient knowledge and expertise in specific sector/market of project/role. -MCIOB/MAPM/MRICS/MICE or local equivalent. -Substantial previous experience in a project management role on medium sized or complex projects, or leading smaller projects. -Problem solving and analytical skills for resolving planning, estimating, contract administration and procurement issues within construction and design activities. -Appropriate Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card (or local equivalent). -Developed budgetary oversight expertise. -Developed communication, presentation and project planning and development skills. -Sound technical expertise in Health and Safety Executive (HSE) (or local equivalent) rules and specific sector/market regulations relevant to project/portfolio. -Relevant technical qualification/certification for project portfolio/s. -Developed commercial and financial skills and an ability to build up fee proposals and project workbooks (where appropriate, and developing commercial skills where not). -Proven successful experience in project management, managing medium sized projects. -Demonstrates Mace values and behaviors. -Developed bidding skills. -Proven competency that understands construction methodologies and sequencing. -Proven understanding of project management methodologies and practices.

The Company

About Mace

-Founded in 1990 by ex-Bovis professionals aiming to overhaul a confrontational construction sector. -Headquartered in London. -Delivers iconic projects such as skyscrapers and transport networks. -Known for projects like the London Eye, The Shard, and Dubai’s record-breaking Ferris wheel. -Specializes in sectors including arts, defence, energy & utilities, transport, and stadiums. -Blends consultancy services with hands-on construction delivery. -Managing programs such as Ontario’s Metrolinx rail tunnel.

Sector Specialisms

Buildings

Infrastructure

Transport

Residential

Commercial

Industrial

Logistics

Energy

Mechanical

Electrical

Public Health

Defence and National Security

Health and Life Sciences

Mobility

Resilience

Technology

Manufacturing

Renewable Energy

Net Zero Carbon Solutions