Operations Director - Project Management

About the Role

The role will manage a major defence sector project for Mace’s strategic client, valued at around £500 million, which forms part of a £5 billion infrastructure programme over the next decade. • Lead day‑to‑day project design, construction and coordination of technical queries. • Drive data collection, dashboards, and update cost, schedule, risk, and performance information, proactively managing impacts and changes. • Support project meetings, assurance reviews and technical boards such as GWRs, scrutiny boards, PCP, PCG, PAG, and SPAG. • Assist PMO, regional teams and client‑side PM on TSP/contractor matters. • Promote and support Learning for Excellence (LfE), Learning Labs (LLs) and the collaboration hub. • Manage key client relationships, generating prospects and leads for the project.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸design management
• ▸data analytics
• ▸assurance reviews
• ▸project management
• ▸client management
• ▸stakeholder liaison

What You Bring

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine ambition; its values guide how it consults and the people it seeks. The position is based flexibly, with the core team expected to operate from the East of England, so candidates should be able to work from that region. Candidates must hold chartered membership or equivalent, have at least 15 years of infrastructure delivery across the full RIBA lifecycle, possess NEC4 ECC accreditation and SC eligibility, and demonstrate proven leadership in defence sector project delivery.

Requirements

• ▸chartered
• ▸nec4 ecc
• ▸sc eligibility
• ▸15 years
• ▸defence
• ▸east england

Benefits

Mace promotes a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace, values client focus, integrity, and creating opportunities for people to excel, and is open to part‑time, flexible, or hybrid arrangements.

Work Environment

Onsite