Associate Project Director

Mace Consult; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead scheduling, analysis and performance optimization across complex programmes. You will oversee timelines and budgets, and coordinate with external clients and internal teams to ensure delivery aligns with milestones and expectations.

The role emphasizes risk management, safety, and effective cross‑functional collaboration, with a flexible hybrid work option in Montreal.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing projects of varying size and complexity.
• Strong planning, scheduling and performance optimization skills.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversees project timeframes and budgets and highlights risks and mitigations.
• Manages project delivery from inception to post-completion with clients and teams.
• Ensures delivery aligns with stakeholder expectations and safety standards.

Skills

Project management

Budget oversight

Scheduling

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

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

The project: If you like the idea of driving planning and project controls across complex projects and programmes this role will see you leading scheduling, analysis and performance optimization.

You'll Be Responsible For:

• Oversees project timeframes and project budgets, and ensures budgets are managed diligently and highlights any risks, challenges and mitigations.
• On behalf of external/third-party clients oversee the project management of the project/s on an individual and team basis from inception to post-completion.
• Ensures the successful delivery of the project in line with all stakeholders’ expectations communicating strategies to the wider client/ consultant/contractor team.
• Promotes Mace's value of Safety First, exhibiting visible safety behaviours, sharing lessons learned and using safety moments and
• Provides subject matter expertise and guidance to support the success of the broader Mace projects.
• Oversees management of the client and consultant team and all external/project stakeholders to ensure effective completion of the project in line with client expectations.
• Actively drives collaboration between all parties.
• Produces design and authorities programme to be integrated with procurement and delivery programme.
• Manages the timely delivery to programme from project inception/brief, through design development and planning, contractor procurement and construction phase in accordance with the overall delivery program and agreed project milestones.
• Manages the timely sequencing/methodology and production of staging plans.
• Performs two to five of the following non-project related roles; such as business reporting, pipeline management, bidding, business development, resourcing, commercial strategy & maximising our commercial position, managing Mace contract, contract extensions, cross-selling, invoicing, debt collection and P&L responsibility and other as directed by the Senior Leadership Team.
• Aligns to strategy to place construction to production, digital and data, service excellence, quality, assurance and sustainability at the heart of our delivery.
• Partners with multiple internal and external stakeholders, working in collaboration to (implement strategy/programmes/initiatives).
• Manages, influences & negotiates with key senior external stakeholders (up to c-suite).
• Delivers continuous improvements in processes through application of best practices and lessons learned.
• Manages a number of Senior Managers, Managers and Assistant Managers.
• 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 also have

• Proven experience in project management, managing small to medium/large sized projects.
• Developing budgetary oversight expertise.
• Developing proficiency in coordinating activities and collaborating with stakeholders.
• Proven understanding of project management methodologies and practices.
• Proven problem solving and analytical skills across estimating, scheduling, contracts administration, procurement, financial controls and reporting for planning, estimating, contract administration and procurement issues for various procedural, construction and design activities.
• Ensure project risks are effectively identified, mitigated and managed, including the proactive management of the early warning process.
• Developing bidding, business development and/or account growth capabilities.
• Strong commercial and financial skills and an ability to build up fee proposals and oversee project workbooks.
• Proficient knowledge and expertise in specific industry of project/role.
• Relevant technical qualification/certification for project portfolio/s.
• Sound technical expertise in Health and Safety Executive (HSE) (or local equivalent) rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio.
• Developing a reputation across the relevant sector / market and operating at the highest level of compliance.

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.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organization.

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