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.
The Project: Mace is working on major transit and transportation infrastructure programmes in Canada and continues to build capability to support current and future client needs.
Our Values
Safety first - Going home safe and well: You will champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in your team and local health and safety rules or regulations of the work you’re involved with.
Client focus - Deliver on our promise: You will lead on the cost management services including estimating, procurement and cost planning, owning the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and building long term relationships with your clients.
Integrity - Always do the right thing: You will lead operations that are fiscally and ethically viable, influencing the achievement of business objectives that align with business and legislative compliance obligations.
Create opportunity - For our people to excel: You will mentor, coach, and develop teams, demonstrating effective leadership to ensure excellence in delivery against plans, championing a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities.
You'll Be Responsible For:
Manages intermediate level tasks and associated deliverables and / or support the associate director with activities to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of project and program management operations, whilst working alongside the wider project team comprising the client, design team and other consultants and contractor.
Provides subject matter expertise to support team/s across broad business projects and business units, ensuring the best project outcome.
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.
Produces design and authorities programme to be integrated with procurement and delivery programme.
Delivers project objectives, leads and manages the project team/s and stakeholders to achieve strategic project key performance indicators (KPIs).
Prepares and modifies project plans and updates and ensures relevant over the project/s lifecycle.
Produces design and authorities programme to be integrated with procurement and delivery programme.
Oversees project timeframes, ensuring the success of delivery of programmes, highlighting risks, challenges and mitigations, managing project budgets, aligned to plan/agreed returns.
Collaborates with stakeholders and ensures robust quality systems are in place, suitably managed and monitored in line with Service Excellence.
Leads and records relevant meetings, providing stakeholders contextual information and analysis, including regular site walks.
Partners with stakeholders and actively manages risk management and mitigation treatments.
Ensures all approved handover documentation is coordinated and provided prior to practical completion.
Promotes and drives the business priorities through Construction to Production, Digital & Data and responsible business practices.
Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition, and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.
You’ll Need To Have:
Proven experience in project management, delivering small, medium, and large-scale projects.
Strong communication, presentation, and project planning capabilities.
Developed expertise in budget management and financial oversight.
Advanced proficiency in stakeholder communication, coordination, and collaboration.
Solid understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices.
Strong communication and negotiation skills, with a clear client/customer focus.
Proactive management of internal budgets and fees to achieve agreed outcomes.
Demonstrated understanding of construction methodologies and sequencing.
Good knowledge and experience within a specific sector or project market.
Relevant technical qualifications or certifications aligned to the project portfolio.
Experience managing or supporting teams, providing guidance and coordination.
Acts as a central point of contact for project stakeholders, both internal and external.
Substantial experience in project management or a related role.
Professional membership such as MCIOB, MAPM, MRICS (or working towards), or local equivalent.
Degree in Project Management, Construction, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline (or equivalent qualification or experience).
Holds an appropriate Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card.
Note: The estimated salary for this position is 130,000 - 180,000 CAD. Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills and qualifications.
Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all 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 with-in the role.
