Mace
Delivery consultants & construction experts transforming visions into built reality.
Associate Project Director - Material by Rail
Lead rail material delivery projects, managing budgets, schedules and stakeholder collaboration.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The Associate Director – Project Management role is a permanent position where you will represent Mace while interfacing with key clients, lead teams effectively, provide clear direction, and coach and support staff to reach their full potential. • Oversee project timelines and budgets, highlighting risks and mitigation strategies. • Manage end‑to‑end delivery for external/third‑party clients from inception to post‑completion. • Ensure successful delivery aligned with stakeholder expectations and communicate strategies across client, consultant and contractor teams. • Provide subject‑matter expertise and guidance to support project success. • Lead client, consultant and external stakeholder teams to achieve project goals. • Drive collaboration among all parties throughout the project lifecycle. • Produce integrated design, authority, procurement and delivery programmes aligned with milestones. • Manage timely delivery through design, planning, procurement and construction phases. • Partner with internal and external stakeholders to implement strategies and initiatives. • Deliver continuous process improvements using best practices and lessons learned.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸project planning
- ▸risk management
- ▸design programme
- ▸procurement
- ▸construction
- ▸stakeholder management
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. • Extensive rail sector experience delivering material‑by‑rail solutions from planning through construction. • Strong NEC contract expertise with proven project management capability. • Professional qualification (MCIOB, MAPM, MRICS, MICE or equivalent). • Proven stakeholder leadership collaborating with operations teams, Network Rail and landowners.
Requirements
- ▸rail experience
- ▸nec contracts
- ▸project management
- ▸professional qualification
- ▸mciob
- ▸stakeholder leadership
Benefits
We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds and encourage applications even if you do not meet all criteria, offering part‑time, flexible and hybrid working options when suitable.
Work Environment
Hybrid