Senior Project Manager - Ministry of Justice in Manchester

You’ll need to have:

• 7+ years previous work experience in project management (or equivalent).
• MAPM/MCIOB/MRICS/MICE or equivalent.
• Tertiary qualifications in related (project management and/or construction-related discipline), non-related degree or equivalent professional experience/apprenticeship, combined with a demonstrable intermediate level of role knowledge.
• Appropriate construction skills certification scheme (CSCS) card.
• Proven experience in project management, managing small to medium, and large-sized projects.
• Proven understanding of project management methodologies and practices.
• Proven understanding of construction methodologies, sequencing, DfMA and MMC.
• Developed communication, presentation and project planning and development skills.
• Proactively manage internal budgets and fees, delivering agreed outcomes.
• Experience in delivering projects under NEC forms of contract.
• Leadership and management experience of large, diverse teams.
• Experience of managing relationships with key senior stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency in communicating, negotiating and collaborating with contractors and stakeholders.

This opportunity is to join the New Prisons Programme to deliver the new build prison at HMP Garth & Wymott. The project is currently in pre-construction phase (RIBA 3/4), with a prisoner in date of Q4 2031. During the pre-construction phase, you will predominately work from your regional Mace office, attending site as required. As the Enabling Works commences and moving into Main Works, you will be based on site.

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 of every project.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a team delivering a multi-billion long-term programme of works to increase national prison capacity for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). You’ll work on a national programme with focus on delivering projects using best practice and experience. You will coordinate and work with a wide variety of disciplines across a range of delivery partner services which Mace provide to the MoJ.

This role is open to Manchester & Leeds. 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: Advocate Mace's value of safety first, exhibiting visible safety behaviours, sharing lessons learned, and placing emphasis on the wider teams physical and mental wellbeing, acting where needed. You will possess technical expertise in relevant health and safety rules and regulations for both new build and refurbishment projects in the UK. You will champion a diverse and inclusive working environment. You will promote sustainable initiatives through your teams and project delivery through construction KPI’s.
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise: You will ensure robust quality systems are in place and suitably managed in line with service excellence. You will manage delivery from project inception/brief, through design development and planning, contractor procurement and construction phase in accordance with the overall delivery program and agreed project milestones. Drive consistency in delivery approach across the teams working alongside the project management office (PMO), upholding the use of established processes and governance procedures. Establish a strong understanding of our scope of services and support the team in making sure these are met in full to a high standard, integrating with the wider project and programme management centre of excellence (CoE) at Mace. Determines and arranges project management, technical services and external resources required for the project on an individual and team basis on behalf of client organisation. Collaborates with the team/s (client, design team and other consultants, and contractor) and all stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of the project in line with all expectations communicating strategies to the team. Demonstrates Mace's value of safety first, exhibiting visible safety behaviours and using safety moments and Mace's HSW framework. Provides subject matter knowledge to support the team(s) from the broader Mace projects and business units to assist in ensuring the best project outcome. Procures and manages design and wider consultant team(s) and project stakeholders to ensure effective completion of responsibilities including project brief/scope, fees, processing claims, deliverable and/or project variations etc. Actively supports collaboration between all parties. Produces design and authorities programme (or works with a planner to produce) to be integrated with procurement and delivery programme. Manages the timely and successful delivery to programme from project inception/brief, through design development and planning, contractor procurement and construction phase in accordance with the overall delivery program and agreed project milestones and is accountable for the scope of works relating to the project portfolios. Delivers the project objectives in line with the project execution plan, leads and manages the project team/s and relevant stakeholders to achieve strategic project key performance indicators (KPIs). Prepares and modifies where necessary project plans and keeps them updated and relevant over the course of the project/s. Oversees project timeframes and budgets, ensuring successful delivery of projects, highlighting any risks, challenges and mitigations. Collaborates with relevant stakeholders and ensures robust quality systems are in place and suitably managed and monitored in line with service excellence. Leads and records relevant meetings, providing relevant parties with contextual information and analysis. Partners with relevant stakeholders and is actively involved in risk management and mitigation treatments. Effectively coordinates and communicates with all project stakeholders, ensuring completion of responsibilities/tasks and that appropriate standards and records are documented and maintained. Takes ownership of project changes, as and when necessary, tracking project changes and ensuring they are progressed and formalised within the agreed timeframes. Responsible for ensuring approved handover documentation is coordinated and provided prior to practical completion. Promotes and drives the businesses priorities through construction to production, digital & data and responsible business. Actively networks and seeks understanding of best practice, utilising the full depth of knowledge of Mace group, the centres of excellence, Mace way control centre and knowledge hub.
• Integrity - Always do the right thing: You will manage project budgets and highlight any risks, challenges and mitigations. Build and maintain strong working relationships and actively drive collaboration between all parties, including the client, consultant team, and external/project stakeholders. 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 manage design and wider consultant teams in a collaborative manner to ensure effective completion of responsibilities. You will lead and manage the project team and relevant stakeholders to achieve strategic project key performance indicators (KPIs). Utilise subject matter expertise and leadership skills to coach and develop team members, directly and indirectly managing their performance and career plans with support from the programme lead. Proactively identify opportunities for account growth to increase support to the MoJ through developing understanding of their strategic needs and Mace’s wider capabilities. Assist with the management of resource across your projects/sub-programme, proactively hiring to maintain retention of project knowledge, continuity of services to the MoJ and establishment of a high performing diverse team. 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.

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. Please remember the Employee Referral Scheme and if there are any talented people you can recommend, just click the button and use the ‘Refer a friend’ feature found within the relevant job.