Associate Director - Programme Management

About the Role

The postholder will lead programme strategy, governance, and delivery execution across multiple workstreams, with a core focus on managing and integrating Delivery Partners to ensure safe, on‑time, on‑budget outcomes aligned to the client’s objectives. Acting as a senior client‑facing leader, they will drive robust controls, coordinated decision‑making, risk management, performance improvement, and project delivery throughout the programme lifecycle. Providing senior programme leadership to shape and deliver the overall strategy, delivery model, and implementation roadmap. Translating client objectives into clear programme outcomes, measurable KPIs, and integrated delivery plans across assets, enabling works, infrastructure, and operational readiness. Establishing a high‑performance culture across delivery partners and internal teams, promoting accountability, pace, and continuous improvement. Supervising day‑to‑day management of delivery partners, ensuring alignment to programme priorities, governance expectations, and delivery standards. Overseeing end‑to‑end execution of the programme, ensuring delivery outputs are consistent with client requirements and readiness deadlines. Managing complex stakeholder interfaces across client leadership, delivery partners, consultants, authorities, and third parties. Directing structured engagement, proactively identifying stakeholder risks, and turning constraints into deliverable actions. Championing a strong safety‑first culture and ensuring delivery partners operate in line with programme HSE requirements and relevant KSA regulations. • Lead programme strategy, governance and delivery across multiple workstreams and delivery partners. • Shape and implement the overall strategy, delivery model and implementation roadmap. • Translate client objectives into measurable KPIs and integrated delivery plans. • Build a high‑performance culture that promotes accountability and continuous improvement. • Supervise day‑to‑day management of delivery partners to meet governance and standards. • Oversee end‑to‑end programme execution and ensure readiness deadlines are met. • Manage complex stakeholder interfaces and proactively mitigate risks. • Champion a safety‑first culture and ensure compliance with HSE and KSA regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸programme strategy
• ▸governance
• ▸delivery execution
• ▸kpis
• ▸stakeholder management
• ▸safety compliance

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. The role requires a degree in engineering, construction management, project/programme management, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. Professional accreditation such as PMP, MSP, PRINCE2, APM, RICS, CIOB, or similar is preferred. Proven senior leadership experience delivering large, complex, multi‑asset programmes is essential, along with the ability to lead senior stakeholders, make decisive recommendations, and drive outcomes in high‑pressure, time‑critical environments. Strong commercial awareness with experience in change control, commercial oversight, and performance improvement is also required. • Hold a degree in engineering, construction management or a related discipline (or equivalent experience). • Professional accreditation (e.g., PMP, MSP, PRINCE2, APM, RICS, CIOB) is preferred. • Demonstrated senior leadership delivering large, multi‑asset programmes. • Ability to lead senior stakeholders, make decisive recommendations under pressure. • Strong commercial acumen with experience in change control and performance improvement.

Requirements

• ▸engineering degree
• ▸pmp
• ▸prince2
• ▸senior leadership
• ▸stakeholder management
• ▸commercial acumen

Benefits

Mace’s values include Safety first – going home safe and well, Client focus – delivering on our promise, Integrity – always doing the right thing, and Create opportunity – fostering continuous improvement for our people. Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates, encouraging applications even if all criteria are not met. The company is open to discussing part‑time, flexible, and hybrid working options where suitable. • Inclusive workplace encouraging diverse candidates. • Flexible, part‑time and hybrid working options available.

Work Environment

Office Full-Time