Lifecycle Optimisation Lead

A director level role with major project experience and ability to engage and work collaboratively with a large team of partners and key stakeholders. The lifecycle optimisation director will support the integration director. Due to the strict security requirements, candidates must be a UK National and will need to progress through security clearance and travel to multiple UK based project offices.

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:

• You will be a leading advocate of Mace’s value of safety first, and be accountable for leading and maintaining exceptional safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability and project compliance standards.

• You will possess advanced technical expertise in local health and safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio.

• You will champion a diverse and inclusive working environment, and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people you manage.

Client focus – Deliver on our promise:

• You will lead the delivery of key assignments and defined business areas, providing strategic direction and monitoring delivery aligned with overall vision and objectives.

• You will be the relationship owner and primary contact for Mace executive team engagement, and responsible for ensuring efficient governance to achieve our strategic priorities.

• You will be responsible for key client relationship management, including generating live prospects and leads.

• Responsible for demonstrating & enacting on project life-cycle improvements for schedule & cost.

• Management across the programme to optimise and improve overall project delivery performance with defined benefit.

• Ensuring key partner and client stakeholders are engaged with driving the delivery of improvements.

• Ownership of cross project work streams to deliver future capabilities.

• Developing infrastructure to deliver future optimisation, inclusive of implementation of any tools required to support.

• Creating a task force approach to deliver on key top issues identified by Integration Directors, inclusive of working with third party suppliers to deliver.

• Evolving the future delivery and procurement strategies and shaping to deliver the best approach with focus on shortest timeframe to aid delivery of project.

• Creating a culture of continuous improvements within the project team.

• Ensuring appropriate trends and changes are raised/acknowledged/approved to support benefit implementation.

• Managing of associated project management resource and coordination of project controls interfaces.

• Continual improvement of PMB future schedule fidelity, ensuring schedule logic is robust and optimized.

• Identifying lifecycle opportunities and any associated risks with tracking & reporting on a monthly basis.

• Reporting & presenting at programme level to board, including any changes required to deliver improvements.

• Delivering a collaborative drumbeat for cross partner interactions to come together in hub locations.

• Confirming yearly workshop plan to deliver optimisation with interactions with all key stakeholders including client.

Integrity – Always do the right thing:

• You will have full budgetary oversight and ensure operations are fiscally and ethically viable, and meet organisational and legislative compliance obligations.

• You will directly influence long term development of strategy for a function or Business Unit (BU), creating a sustainable business future.

• You will commit to making a positive impact for our people, our clients, and our planet, and take ownership for holding others to account who do not uphold the Mace values.

Create opportunity – For our people to excel:

• You will mentor, coach, and develop your project team and provide an environment to share knowledge and experience.

• You will actively network, innovate, and seek understanding of best practice, utilising the full depth of knowledge of Mace group, the centres of excellence, Mace way control centre and knowledge hub.

• You will use your network to identify talent, lead recruitment, and manage the development, retention and mobility of people, and support our people to achieve their highest potential., 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.

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• Proven ability for technical problem solving & ability to interpret and contribute to technically focused discussions involving schedule and cost baseline, product design/engineering (mechanical/electrical/control systems).

• Thorough understanding of the principles of product lifecycle planning/management.

• Ability to identify project & system level interfaces/dependencies to determine and influence critical path.

• Effective communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Integrate, network & influence cross functionally within the clients existing organisational structure.

• Passion driven – Sense of belonging, aligned to vision and programme ideology.

• Act inclusively, treating all with respect and driving diverse thinking – Open minded and act inclusively.

• Delivering excellence – Outcome driven, identifying opportunities.

• Integrity – Complimentary and collaborative.

• Embed and embrace culture of health, safety, and wellbeing with safety at the heart of everything we do.

• Safeguarding and protecting the planet – Adopting a sustainable approach, making the right decisions to protect our world.

• Project-life balance – Happiness.

• Challenging the status quo in pursuit of a better future – Best in class and ahead of the curve, open to change.

• Value led approach – Driven by future needs, bringing a better solution.

• Ever evolving – Sustainable economically/people perspective.

• Experience leading complex major projects.

• Experience working in a fast-moving project environment essential.

• SQEP trained for nuclear engineering/design/PM roles essential.

• Experience of nuclear or high secure sectors desirable.

You’ll also have:

• Membership of RICS, CIOB, APM, ICE or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development.

• Deep property or infrastructure project management expertise.

• Strong commercial and financial acumen.

• Leadership and management experience of large, diverse teams.

• Experience of managing relationships with key senior stakeholders.

• Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape the outlook of the projects you are working on.