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.
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:
Safety first - Going home safe and well:
1. You will be an 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.
2. You will possess expertise in local health and safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio.
3. 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:
4. You will manage the delivery of key assignments and defined business areas, providing strategic direction and monitoring delivery aligned with overall vision and objectives.
5. You will support the long-term success of planning performance for specified engines/sectors/hubs, and the overall contribution to the broader company goals.
6. You will support the planning function in ensuring projects and tenders are effectively planned, scheduled, and monitored.
7. Leads application of specific planning/scheduling methods, techniques and tools.
8. Good working knowledge of planning/scheduling, EVM, project controls methodologies
9. Ability to advise on complex requirements and communicate analysis and corrective measures effectively.
10. Able to manage planning/scheduling delivery of medium/high complexity projects/programmes.
11. Ability to play key role in multidisciplinary teams and take lead role in creating plans or analysing trends using numerical and statistical techniques.
12. Leads and manages a team of professionals delivering planning/schedule management services and responsible for staff development.
13. Excellent written communication skills, clear & concise;
14. As a planning/schedule management specialist, stays up to date with key industry/professional trends;
15. In depth knowledge of schedule management tools & software
16. Able to provide effective & timely advice to clients;
17. Understanding of data management;
18. Clearly understands role & future career paths available from that position;
19. Excellent attention to detail & able to validate & check schedule management inputs, recording & reports produced, providing basic commentary & analysis;
20. Manages assistant and planning managers where required by the scale of the project
21. Persuading and influencing colleagues
22. Influences client to accept proposals and recommendations
23. Satisfying customer requirements
24. Tackling problems that don’t have an obvious solution
25. Delegating tasks to others
26. Selling the business and winning work
27. Creating and delivering persuasive presentations to large audiences
28. Spotting and developing talented individuals
Integrity – Always do the right thing:
29. You will support senior management in negotiations, contract development and other business development, ensuring that due diligence is applied.
30. You will support the long term development of strategy for a function or business unit (BU), creating a sustainable business future.
31. 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:
32. You will support your project team and provide an environment to share knowledge and experience.
33. 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.
34. You will develop and maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with the client and other project stakeholders, both internal and external.
You'll need to have:
35. You will have exposure of working as a Primavera P6 project planner on large scale complex construction projects ideally for a tier 1 contractor or a client side consultancy.
36. You will have a construction related degree (civil/structural engineering, or construction/project management or equivalent).
37. You are digitally savvy, can build lasting client relationships and lead strong, motivated teams.
38. You have experience of working on large projects/programmes.
39. You will have a construction or project management background and be hungry to grow your career and enjoy the opportunities Mace have to offer.
40. Working in a large portfolio of projects
41. Mentoring and upskilling of inexperienced planners
42. Implementation of planning principles within the project management community
43. Working with large range of stakeholders
44. Planning of complicated construction new build / refurbishment projects and summarisation of these into portfolio level schedules
45. Experienced P6 user (P6 pro)
46. Familiarisation with P6 EPPM (Web) – for config management – see below
47. Management of large data sets into simple reporting formats, through coding and layout manipulation
48. Baseline control and config
49. Schedule import and export
You'll also have:
50. NEC / JCT / D&B / CM
51. Construction – living accommodation, offices, workshops, sports facilities, associated infrastructure
52. Familiarisation with other planning software – Microsoft Project, Asta Power Project
53. Schedule risk analysis (QSRA)
54. P6 configuration management – user access, OBS creation and management, user profiles, OBS assignation
55. Set up and use of resources – future project not yet required
56. Use of P6 for EVM – future project not yet required
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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