Mace
Delivery consultants & construction experts transforming visions into built reality.
Project Manager - Ministry of Justice
Manage delivery of new MoJ prison facilities, overseeing design, procurement, budgets and stakeholders.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The role supports successful delivery through procurement and construction, managing consultants and stakeholders across a major justice‑sector programme. It provides end‑to‑end project management for new prison facilities in Suffolk, ensuring time, cost and quality outcomes while strengthening client relationships, driving governance, and advancing the project lead’s strategy. Hybrid working is required, with at least three days on‑site and the remainder from home or a regional office. • Manage project plans from brief to delivery. • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and stakeholder engagement. • Oversee design, procurement and risk processes. • Maintain quality, governance and programme performance. • Manage budgets and contractor interfaces. • Support project lead and build strong client relationships. • Drive collaboration, innovation and best‑practice adoption. • Lead teams, manage senior stakeholders and deliver complex property or infrastructure schemes. • Be aware of carbon, sustainability and mobility requirements across UK projects. • Safety first – ensure a safe, diverse and inclusive work environment. • Client focus – deliver quality outcomes and build long‑term client relationships. • Create opportunity – foster continuous improvement and develop people and teams.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸project planning
- ▸team coordination
- ▸design oversight
- ▸budget management
- ▸client relations
- ▸governance
What You Bring
Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and to redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey. • Hold professional membership (RICS, CIOB, APM or ICE) with strong public‑sector delivery experience. • Demonstrate proven project management, commercial acumen and NEC4 contract administration skills.
Requirements
- ▸rics
- ▸ciob
- ▸project management
- ▸nec4
- ▸public sector
- ▸commercial acumen
Benefits
Mace is an inclusive employer that welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds and encourages applications even if every criterion is not met. We are open to discussing part‑time, flexible and hybrid working options where suitable for the role.
Work Environment
Hybrid