Head of Sustainability

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom Mace Full time

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

The head of responsible business will lead an already established and successful team of ~35 people delivering sustainability and social value services across the Mace Construct business. The post holder is accountable to the global head of responsible business, and being a member of the engine executive board, you will contribute to and take ownership of the business plan for the centre of excellence whilst playing a key role in the overall success of the wider construction business - you will take an enterprise leadership approach to your day-to-day role. As a Mace leader, there is an expectation to simultaneously run and future-proof the business, considering how your role impacts and supports the broader Mace group.

You’ll be responsible for:

- Leading responsible business in Mace Construct to deliver the engine’s strategy, commercial objectives, and all engine KPIs.
- Delivering the engine’s market strategy and plan in the function, and having extensive knowledge of the market, competitors, consultants and supply chain
- Effectively and efficiently delivering responsible business services across all projects within the engine to agreed quality, scope, time and budget.
- Collaborating with the business units, project teams, technical functions, and work-winning team to support work winning, as well as identify future growth opportunities for the benefit of the construct engine and Mace.
- Setting and assuring standards and processes across the engine, delivering purpose-led and measurable outcomes for clients
- Overseeing effective compliance and governance within the CoE, aligned to group policies, procedures and other governance frameworks.
- Ownership of sustainability and social value data monitoring and reporting to inform corporate/external reporting (eg board reports, annual ESG data, RE100 and CDP submissions).
- Identifying, coaching and mentoring talent; supporting professional and career development, while building capability in the regional hub
- Owning the operational resource requirements, understanding current and future workforce capability needs and owning the strategic resource plan. The post holder will ensure the correct leadership team is in place and oversee effective recruitment activity to support growth and inclusion.
- Being visible internally and externally, representing the company and clients in a public forum, attending internal and external events to representing and protecting our brand and reputation of the Mace group.
- Leading by example in tackling Mace and industry challenges; inspires and organises internal teams, reflecting the communities we serve, and external partners to work together and see challenges as catalysts for breakthrough innovation and success.
- Developing and maintaining effective and productive relationships and representing Mace and engine with stakeholders and future strategic partners, including clients, the supply chain, and relevant government bodies. This will support growth, negotiated work, delivery, innovation, and adding value to the company.
- Championing the engine’s contribution to the delivery of the Mace 2026 business strategy priorities and corporate targets, in particular our pursuit of a sustainable world to maximise our carbon handprint and help our clients save 10 million tonnes of carbon emissions, generate £1.3bn of social value, and create 500ha of new biodiverse space.

You’ll need to have:

- Mastery in delivery of sustainability in construction, and an understanding of social value services.
- Ability to manage and influence key senior internal (C-Suite) and external stakeholders and provides leadership and guidance to the operational portfolio.
- Curiosity, able to respond to new and changing market demands and opportunities, bring new ideas, drive continuous improvement, and deliver industry leadership.
- Ability to lead the strategic direction of a business from both an internal and external perspective.
- Ability to work on short
- and long-term strategic plans, promoting sustainable and innovative solutions, knowledge capture and best practices in service delivery.
- Ability to navigate and manage across a matrix organisation, navigating politics and cultural sensitivities.
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