Associate Project Director - Flood Alleviation

About the Role

We are seeking an Associate Director – Project Management on a permanent basis. In this role you will represent Mace, interface with key clients, lead teams, provide clear direction, and coach others to reach their full potential. • Oversee project timelines and budgets, flagging risks, challenges, and mitigations. • Lead project management for external/third‑party clients from inception through post‑completion. • Ensure delivery aligns with stakeholder expectations and communicate strategies to client, consultant, and contractor teams. • Provide subject‑matter expertise and guidance to support project success. • Manage client, consultant, and external stakeholder teams to meet client expectations. • Drive collaboration among all parties. • Produce integrated design and authority programmes linked to procurement and delivery schedules. • Coordinate timely delivery from brief through design, planning, procurement, and construction according to milestones. • Partner with internal and external stakeholders to implement strategies and programmes. • Implement continuous process improvements using best practices and lessons learned. • Deliver complex flood mitigation and storm‑water schemes with proven infrastructure experience. • Safety first: champion a safe, diverse, and inclusive work environment.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸project management
• ▸stakeholder coordination
• ▸integrated design
• ▸procurement scheduling
• ▸flood mitigation
• ▸safety leadership

What You Bring

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey. With continued growth across UK infrastructure, we have a demand for experienced professionals in aviation to join our mobility business sector. Following sustained airline passenger growth and recent government approvals, Mace Consult has been appointed to deliver one of the UK’s largest airport expansion projects in the South East of England. • Apply strong NEC contract knowledge across planning, procurement, and construction delivery. • Hold a chartered professional status (e.g., MCIOB, MAPM, MRICS, MICE, or equivalent). • Demonstrate advanced project management expertise with environmental and stakeholder engagement. • Client focus: own quality, deliver on promises, and build long‑term client relationships.

Requirements

• ▸nec contracts
• ▸chartered
• ▸project management
• ▸client focus
• ▸aviation
• ▸stakeholder engagement

Benefits

Mace is an inclusive employer that welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds and encourages applications even if all criteria are not met. We are open to part‑time, flexible, and hybrid working arrangements where suitable. • Flexible, part‑time, and hybrid working arrangements are available where appropriate.

Work Environment

Hybrid