Business Unit Director - Local & Regional Government & Communities

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop our local and regional government and communities business, part of our Cities and Place market. The senior leadership position is responsible for driving integrated consultancy services—including project, programme, and construction management—across the UK and Europe. • Manage development and delivery of local and regional government business plan, budget, resource plans, and pipeline. • Provide strategic direction across service lines: project, programme, construction management, PMO, planning, cost and commercial, and business advisory. • Build and manage large, diverse teams, fostering collaboration and effective communication with colleagues, suppliers, partners, and clients. • Secure new business opportunities and drive growth across the sector and geographies. • Ensure robust resource planning, supporting training, development, and progression within the market. • Represent Mace externally as an innovative leader, building strong relationships at C‑suite and senior client levels. • Identify, manage, and mitigate business risks while delivering service excellence and achieving balanced scorecard KPIs. • Safety first: champion a safe, diverse, inclusive working environment and wellbeing. • Create opportunity: champion continuous improvement culture, inspiring people and teams to develop.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸business planning
• ▸strategic direction
• ▸team management
• ▸business development
• ▸risk management
• ▸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. You’ll need to be a respected leader with board‑level experience, a background in real estate and infrastructure, and a proven ability to deliver strategic growth and lead multidisciplinary teams. • Client focus: own quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long‑term client relationships.

Requirements

• ▸client focus
• ▸board‑level
• ▸real estate
• ▸infrastructure
• ▸strategic growth
• ▸leadership

Benefits

We are open to part‑time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role. For a full job description, contact Joanne Clapp in the TA team at [email protected]. Closing date is 31st January.

Work Environment

Hybrid