Project Manager - Ministry of Justice

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

12/11/2024

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.

The Project

A project manager opportunity to be part of the new prisons programme team, working collaboratively from inception to completion. As part of the role, the successful candidate will be leading the project(s) through the different RIBA stages, arrange and co-ordinate surveys for the sites and liaise with and co-ordinate the multidisciplinary team.

The applicant will be expected to provide project management across all stages to deliver the project against cost, time, and quality requirements. This role sits in our consultancy business, specifically the justice sector.

This position will suit a candidate looking to further their career with a major project or programme role that is fast passed and industry leading. In addition to achieving the client’s own transformational estate objectives, the project's priorities include health safety and wellbeing, BIM and digital construction, sustainability, government soft landings, social value creation, people and skill development and collaboration. This programme is being used as a catalyst for some industry-wide innovations and would suit candidates interested in supporting and championing these causes.

The role is integrated within a multidisciplinary framework team including design services, commercial, project management office, sustainability, and utilities management. The project involves multiple sites, spread across the country, and forms part of Mace’s appointment to lead on the Ministry of Justice’s portfolio.

This is a client-facing role, responsible for working together with team members, developing the clients’ strategy, through to assisting in the appointment of the extended professional team of local consultants and contractors.

Safety First - Going Home Safe And Well

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

• You will promote Mace's value of safety first, exhibiting visible safety behaviours, sharing lessons learned and using safety moments and Mace's HSW framework to support the safety and wellbeing of all Mace staff.
• You will possess 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 in your team.
  
  

Client Focus - Deliver On Our Promise

• You will ensure quality systems are suitably managed in line with service excellence.
• You will deliver and manage project plans 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.
• You will manage tasks and associated deliverables in support of senior project managers and other leaders, alongside the wider project and client teams, to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of the project.
• Bringing the multidisciplinary project team together to manage the outputs of the feasibility study, including commissioning surveys, coordinating design outputs, undertaking client reviews, and managing any changes to scope.
• Developing and managing effective communication and liaison with all relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure that requirements are identified, assessed, and appropriately integrated into the project.
• Working with the client and reporting to the project lead responsible for helping to establish the strategy and delivery for the project.
• Assisting in developing the client’s brief, delivery strategy and leading the design management, procurement and execution of the scheme.
• Understanding of the design process throughout all stages of the project lifecycle and able to manage outputs and technical aspects as they arise.
• Producing strategic project programme and have the ability to scrutinise and integrate programmes from consultants and contractors.
• Understanding of risk management and able to work with project teams to identify, schedule and establish mitigation strategy for project risks.
• Coordinating, planning and managing internal and external meetings in relation to the project.
• Driving the procurement of services and works required to deliver the project, including site surveys.
• Understanding of budgets, estimates and ability to review and challenge contractors’ proposals.
• Providing input into client system safety and project risk assessment and management process.
• Leading management of contract suppliers under the NEC4 suite of contract, from design and manufacture to delivery and final account.
• Managing interfaces across multiple projects within the delivery programme to deliver optimum programme efficiencies and site completion.
• Managing pre-contract design development and post-contract scope changes in an efficient manner.
  
  

Integrity - Always Do The Right Thing

• You will manage project budgets and highlight any risks, challenges and mitigations.
• You will support the long-term development of your 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 manage design and wider consultant teams in a collaborative manner to ensure effective completion of responsibilities.
• You will manage the project team and relevant stakeholders to achieve strategic project key performance indicators (KPIs).
• You will actively network 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’ll Need To Have

• Proven experience in project management, managing small to medium sized projects.
• Developed communication, presentation and project planning and development skills (using appropriate tools).
• Developing budgetary oversight expertise.
• Advanced proficiency in communicating, coordinating activities and collaborating with stakeholders.
• Proven understanding of project management methodologies and practices.
• Display strong communication and negotiation skills to support the client/customer focus.
• Proactively manage internal budgets and fees (where appropriate), delivering agreed outcomes.
• Proven competency that understands construction methodologies and sequencing.
• Proficient knowledge and expertise in specific sector/ market of project/role.
• Relevant technical qualification/certification for project portfolio/s (or equivalent).
• Sound technical expertise in health and safety executive (HSE) (or local equivalent) rules and specific sector/ market regulations relevant to project portfolio.
• Knowledge of consultancy, construction, infrastructure and property sectors/markets and an understanding of estimating, scheduling, contracts administration, procurement, commercial controls and reporting.
• Seeks opportunities for implementing improved working practices.
• Seeks opportunities for service differentiation and implements.
• Manages relevant stakeholders for project/s.
• Develops effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Uses advanced communication skills to collaborate with others to guide others to achieve project key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Good interpersonal skills to prepare reports, negotiate and build relationships with key stakeholders.
• Problem solving and analytical skills for resolving planning, estimating, contract administration and procurement issues within construction and design activities.
• Demonstrates Mace values and behaviours.
  
  

You’ll Also Have

• Membership of RICS, CIOB, APM, ICE or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development.
• Experience in the successful delivery phase of projects and programmes
• Property or infrastructure project management expertise.
• Commercial and financial acumen.
• Experience of working on projects within large, diverse teams.
• Experience of developing and forming relationships with other stakeholders within projects.
• Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape the outlook of the projects you are working on.
• Partners with others providing day to day project leadership to achieve deliverables.
• Manages small teams providing guidance, direction and coordination.
• Acts as central point of contact for project portfolio for relevant stakeholders, internal and externally.
• Mentors and develops the project team; provides a safe work environment to learn and mature.
• Mentors and develops individuals, sharing knowledge and experience.
• Interpersonal ability. Influencing and negotiation.
• Problem solving and analytical thinking, technology and process, verbal communication, written communication.
  
  

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.