Associate Project Director - Highways/Tunnelling

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Director – Project Management to join our team on a permanent basis. As Project Manager you will represent Mace while interfacing with key clients, leading others effectively, providing clear direction, and coaching teams to reach their full potential. • Oversee project timeframes and budgets, identifying risks and mitigation strategies. • Manage project delivery from inception through design, planning, procurement, and construction for external/third‑party clients. • Ensure successful delivery aligned with stakeholder expectations and communicate strategies to client, consultant, and contractor teams. • Provide subject‑matter expertise and guidance to support project success. • Lead and coordinate client, consultant, and external stakeholder teams to meet client expectations. • Drive collaboration among all parties involved in the project. • Produce integrated design and authority programmes linked to procurement and delivery schedules. • Manage timely delivery across all project phases in accordance with agreed milestones. • Partner with internal and external stakeholders to implement strategies, programmes, and initiatives. • Implement continuous process improvements using best practices and lessons learned.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸project delivery
• ▸budget management
• ▸schedule management
• ▸design programme
• ▸stakeholder communication
• ▸process improvement

What You Bring

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey. With continued growth in infrastructure, we have a demand for experienced professionals in aviation within our mobility business sector. Sustained airline passenger growth in the UK and recent government approvals have led to our appointment for one of the UK’s largest airports in the South East of England to deliver high‑profile airport expansion plans. • Possess extensive experience delivering tunnelling and highways projects, including design development, construction planning, and procurement. • Demonstrate strong NEC contract expertise and deep project‑management capability. • Hold a professional qualification such as MCIOB, MAPM, MRICS, MICE or equivalent. • Exhibit proven stakeholder leadership and collaborative working with clients and external partners.

Requirements

• ▸tunnelling
• ▸highways
• ▸nec contracts
• ▸project management
• ▸mciob
• ▸stakeholder leadership

Benefits

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you do not fulfill all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another within our organisation. We are also open to discussing part‑time, flexible, and hybrid working options where suitable.

Work Environment

Onsite