Infrastructure Advisor

About the Role

The position acts as a trusted advisor, interfacing closely with senior leadership, authorities, and delivery partners to de‑risk projects and maximise whole‑life value. • Provide strategic and technical advice for utilities, mobility, ICT, energy, water, and urban systems in major capital programmes. • Lead integration of infrastructure planning with master planning, policy objectives, and long‑term growth strategies. • Define future‑ready infrastructure roadmaps, phasing strategies, and investment priorities for sustainable development. • Establish and oversee technical standards, performance criteria, and specifications for infrastructure procurements. • Chair technical reviews and stage‑gate processes to ensure design quality, constructability, value for money, and risk mitigation. • Coordinate with stakeholders, regulators, and service providers to obtain approvals and resolve interface issues. • Support business case development and investment decisions through technical, cost, risk, and lifecycle assessments. • Oversee design assurance, change control, and technical governance throughout planning and delivery stages. • Embed sustainability, resilience, and whole‑life asset management principles into infrastructure strategies and reviews. • Produce clear briefings, reports, and recommendations for senior leadership and executive stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸strategic advice
• ▸infrastructure integration
• ▸roadmap planning
• ▸design review
• ▸stakeholder coordination
• ▸executive reporting

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. • Hold a degree in engineering (civil, structural, mechanical, electrical) or urban planning. • Have significant experience in infrastructure strategy, master planning, or major capital programmes. • Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary infrastructure teams across utilities, mobility, and urban systems. • Strong background in technical assurance, design review, and regulatory approvals for large‑scale developments. • Excellent stakeholder management skills, capable of engaging senior leadership and external authorities. • Superior written and verbal communication skills, including executive‑level report production.

Requirements

• ▸engineering degree
• ▸infrastructure strategy
• ▸team leadership
• ▸design review
• ▸stakeholder mgmt
• ▸executive communication

Benefits

Mace is an inclusive employer that welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds and is open to part‑time, flexible, and hybrid working options where suitable.

Work Environment

Office Full-Time