Senior Project Manager - Ministry of Justice

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

12/10/2024

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

This is an opportunity to join a growing multidisciplinary framework team working with the Ministry of Justice. The focus of our work is on the delivery of capital refurbishments and upgrades across the MoJ’s estate including prisons, courts and probation.

Due to our continued growth with the Ministry of Justice, we require a project manager. This role 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 and blue light sector.

This position will suit those looking to further their careers with a major project or programme role. 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.

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 promote 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 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.
• You will manage tasks and associated deliverables in support of the associate director and other senior leaders, alongside the wider project and client teams, to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of the project.
• 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.
• Supervising in developing the client’s brief, delivery strategy and supervising the scheme's design management, procurement, and execution.
• Working with a dynamic team that strives for quality, safety, cost and schedule improvements at every opportunity with all delivery partners, challenging and seeking to improve the project deliverables.
• Coordinating, planning and managing internal and external meetings about the project.
• Driving the procurement of services and works required to deliver the project.
• 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.
• Understanding the design process throughout all stages of the project life cycle and managing technical aspects as they arise.
• Managing pre-contract design development and post-contract scope changes in an efficient manner.
• Producing strategic project programmes and have the ability to scrutinise and integrate programmes from consultants and contractors.
• Understanding risk management and working with project teams to identify, schedule, and establish mitigation strategies for project risks.
  
  

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 lead and manage the project team and relevant stakeholders to achieve strategic project key performance indicators (KPIs).
• 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’ll Need To Have

• Degree qualification in a relevant discipline and a member of a professional body institute such as RICS, CIOB or APM.
• Experience in contract administration and using various forms of contract, in particular, NEC will be preferable.
• You are digitally savvy, can build lasting client relationships and work well as part of a dynamic team.
• Experience in delivering projects in a consultancy environment, keen to grow your career and enjoy the opportunities Mace has to offer.
• Experience of working with the Ministry of Justice and/or the wider public sector would be preferable.
  
  

Please note that candidates who feel they fall short of the required level of experience are actively encouraged to apply as they will be considered for more junior positions and opportunities within these ever-expanding teams

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.