Senior Construction Manager

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 business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The Project: Serves as the single point of accountability for the entire Owner's Representative engagement for a global pharmaceutical client, directing all workstream leads, governing scope and schedule, managing the client relationship, and owning overall delivery outcome.

You'll Be Responsible For :

• Works as part of the Senior Construction Delivery Team, taking direction from Construction Lead and Project senior leadership team (SLT), providing guidance to wider team.

• Promotes and drives the businesses priorities through Construction to Production, Digital & Data and responsible business.

• Understands and formulates short-term plans to deliver to Programme, able to communicate with and coordinate Trade/Sub Contractors. Owns Safety, Wellbeing and Quality deliverables for specific sections of the Project.

• Contributes to establishing and maintaining Health, Safety and Wellbeing culture onsite.

• Supports Managers in leading focussed forecast Lookahead meetings, providing authority and guidance where required.

• Develops and maintains strong relationships with Client and Design CMT, knowing QA process to final sign-off.

• Provides comprehensive technical expertise and understanding of Mace onsite Standards for each part of the Project, where to find them, and responsible for implementation.

• Identifies and implements continuous improvement and plans, identifies key business improvements.

• Develops and maintain a series of both internal and external relationships.

• 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

• Detailed knowledge of construction methodologies, processes, and inherent site safety.

• Strong understanding of digital platforms and their onsite implementation.

• Ability to bring an experienced perspective to site operations and drive innovation.

• Proven experience in a site-based managerial role within construction projects (or equivalent experience).

• Completed a construction-related apprenticeship, demonstrating practical onsite knowledge (or equivalent).

• Holds a relevant technical qualification such as NVQ, HNC, or similar, with solid understanding of construction practices (or equivalent).

• Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience), with a solid understanding of site operations and project delivery.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable with-in the role.