Programme Director

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

• Safety first - Going home safe and well
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise
• Integrity - Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel

We require an individual for DEO to act as a capital delivery portfolio manager who will work to the MPP Director and MPP portfolio head. The individual will be the focal point for the operation of MPP DEO at a strategic level working across DEO to drive delivery to performance cost and time. The individual will be an experienced senior manager in project delivery with strong commercial awareness who has the ability to understand the interdependencies in large portfolios and identify where early interventions are required to address emerging issues and drive through responses with delivery teams, commercial colleagues, suppliers and customers.

You'll be responsible for:

• Performance, Cost and Time (PCT) - Focus on PCT with a view to spotting the threats and intervening beforehand to avoid drift and improve our delivery of DEO. Work with delivery teams, commercial colleagues and customers to identify and address barriers to delivery.
• Pace - Drive pace in delivery, challenging the front end of the two-stage process to deliver at improved pace.
• Working with the DEO PMO to ensure there is a clear understanding of performance at portfolio level, trends are identified, and action taken to ensure delivery to plan.
• Project pipeline - work with MPP 1 Stars and delivery teams to ensure that DEO project pipeline is deliverable, resourced and suppliers are ready.
• People and leadership - Communicate and build commitment, working with 1 Star delivery leads in support of their delivery and coherence. Understand and drive customer/cross TLB commitment and enabling support.
• Planning, scheduling and resourcing - At a strategic level understand the interdependencies across projects to optimise the organisation's return on investment.

You'll need to have:

• Change management; 'change agent' executive.
• Commercial management; Comprehensive operational expertise.
• Advanced Budgetary expertise.
• Ability to lead strategic direction of a business from both an internal and external perspective.
• Can influence, develop and create a cohesive leadership team to oversee the operations of the business unit.
• Highly skilled in client engagement, strategic partnering, work winning and driving operational performance.
• Skilled people leader.
• Ability to work to short and long-term strategic plans, promoting sustainable and innovative solutions, knowledge capture and best practice in service delivery.
• Comprehensive expertise & knowledge of programme management & construction consultancy.
• Advanced expertise & knowledge of the construction industry.
• Track record of achievement at C-Suite of senior leadership & transformational change.
• Experience of working with clients in the relevant sectors/portfolio.
• Excellent industry & sector connections/relationships.
• Advanced communication skills, effectively communicates at C-Suite & all levels in the organisation.
• Manages & influences key senior internal (C-Suite) & external stakeholders & provides leadership & guidance to operational portfolio.
• Builds professional relationships & networks.
• Advanced negotiation, influencing & engagement capabilities.
• Persuades, influences, advises & collaborates with others successfully towards a desired course of action and/or to reach consensus.
• Demonstrates a new/improved perspective and explores and champions innovative approaches in pursuit of a better way incorporating continuous improvement.
• Champions the use of new technology, helps/guides others to adapt.
• Presents and communicates effectively at all levels. Is able to tailor to a specific audience internally and externally at all levels.
• Expert communication skills, written and verbal presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to influence, negotiate and counsel both internally and externally with peers and senior leaders.
• Advanced leadership capabilities leads business unit.
• Inspiring/transformational leadership.
• Strategic thinking & execution.
• Builds effective senior leadership teams.
• Provides leadership, direction and guidance to others, leading others effectively, coaches and supports others to reach their full potential.
• Responsible for strategic outcomes and KPIs within portfolio, owning the delivery of strategic objectives.
• Champions data and analytics to drive better decision making.
• Drives the strategic implementation of new and innovative technologies to achieve objectives.
• Possess broad leadership capabilities that appeal to clients and gain the respect of the senior leadership team.
• Leads by example and acts in an ethical, legal and responsible way. Setting high standards of behaviour for themselves and others to follow. Focuses on client satisfaction and delivers service excellence for external and internal clients.
• Degree/Post Graduate (or equivalent).
• Demonstrable track record in a senior leadership/director role (or equivalent).
• Demonstrable track record in establishing & delivering programmes to clients across a range of projects/programmes (or equivalent).
• Highly advanced level of commercial awareness, consulting & strategic acumen.
• Highly advanced understanding of wider management principles and techniques.
• Programme director, is a senior executive leadership role in the consult/construct business.
• Vertical career progression may include a move to senior programme director (E2) or portfolio project director (E2).
• Horizontal career progression may involve augmentation of size, scale & complexity of current portfolio, to potentially a larger, more complex & diverse portfolio or another consultancy or construct role.

You'll also have:

• Can lead transformation & change agendas for operational business areas.
• Industry body practitioner/contributor/mentor e.g. RICS, CIOB, ICE, APM, (or equivalent).
• Leadership or Advisory role to an industry recognised professional body.
• Strong track record of advanced leadership capabilities leading large complex programmes/projects with regional/global remit & integration of teams (or equivalent).
• Strong track record of achieving business growth & increasing profitability in multi-country business (or equivalent).
• Experience across more than one/several sectors at senior leadership levels.
• Relevant professional training/accreditation (or equivalent).

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.