Associate Director - Digital Consultancy

Mace; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Flexible working hours

Open to part-time

Job summary

Mace is seeking a Digital Lead to drive delivery of digital services on client projects, mobilising teams and shaping the digital strategy from discovery through live operation.

The role requires experience on major construction projects, strong leadership, and ability to work across client and partner teams to implement modern digital solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Digital Lead on major construction projects or programmes.
• Experience leading in Joint Venture environments with different partners.
• Experience of construction software selection and implementation.
• Knowledge of the latest technology and how it can be applied to business problems.
• IT project management capabilities and qualifications.
• Experience of technology and software used in real estate, construction or project management sectors.
• Strong stakeholder management and people leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to deliver digital solution delivery and operation on client-facing projects.
• Assess client digital maturity and craft an action plan to raise it.
• Apply project delivery standards, templates, and best practices.
• Gather requirements from clients, project teams and users to inform delivery.
• Develop the digital strategy, data and system architecture and lead the delivery team.
• Collaborate with development and support teams to ensure seamless operation.
• Establish governance models and define the digital team structure and recruitment.
• Engage with other client project teams and partners to align delivery.

Skills

Digital leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Construction IT

Team leadership

Strategic planning

Tools

Construction software

Job description

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 of a Digital Lead is to project manage a team delivering all aspects of digital services delivery on a client project or programme - through mobilisation, discovery assessment and implementation of digital solutions through testing and training, and into live operation.
It requires a mixture of experience of IT and Digital solutions and services typically deployed on construction projects and programmes, or within a PMO, with effective project delivery, and problem solving.
The end customer is the client and the body of people working on the project that need functional and efficient digital technologies and solutions to help then plan, manage, control, and deliver the project.
You’ll Be Responsible For

• Overall leading a team to manage all aspects of digital solution delivery and operation on client-facing projects to enable the project/programme team to work efficiently and effectively and get access to the data they need.
• Assessing and benchmark client’s Digital maturity and create an action plan to increase the maturity.
• Utilising an appropriate body of knowledge (e.g. the Mace Way) project delivery methodology, standards, and templates.
• Gathering requirements from the client, project colleagues and business users, and understanding the client needs.
• Developing the Digital Strategy, data and system architecture and leading a digital team responsible for delivery of that strategy.
• Working with colleagues and peers as part of a development and support team.
• Settling solutions on to stable-state operations whilst retaining some reach-back support.
• Liaising with partner IT functions; and other stakeholder IT functions; client and supply chain partners.
• Defining the Digital Team structure, recruit team members, line manage and develop the team to be high performing and support their well-being.
• Engaging seamlessly with other teams within the client project eco-system.
• Defining and set up governance models.
• Developing and keeping your business and technical knowledge and networks current and continuously improving.
• Overall - to manage all aspects of digital solution delivery and operation on client-facing projects to enable the project/programme team to work efficiently and effectively and get access to the data they need.
  

You’ll Need To Have

• Experience as a Digital Lead or supporting a Digital Lead on one or more previous major construction projects or programmes.
• Experience of leading on a Joint Venture environment with different partners,
• Experience of construction software selection and implementation.
• Knowledge of the latest technology and how it can be applied to business problems.
• Strategic thinking and planning related to technology.
• Experience of being responsible for software selection and implementation and software licensing.
• Technology supplier management.
• System and enterprise architecture.
• IT Project Management capabilities and qualifications.
• Project budgeting and cost management.
• Business case writing.
• Business analysis.
• Technology support.
• Experience of technology and software used in the real estate, construction or project management sectors.
• Good stakeholder management.
• People management in direct and matrix management modes.
• Information security, data protection and risk assessment.
  

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