Associate Director - Programme Lead

Mace; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. The role focuses on delivering healthcare construction programmes, leading multi-disciplinary teams, and maintaining governance and commercial integrity.

Flexible, hybrid working options may be discussed where suitable within the role. You will mentor teams, drive strategic delivery, and ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to high

Qualifications

• Extensive programme delivery expertise across sectors.
• Strong leadership and large-team management capability.
• Proven commercial, ethical, and compliance awareness.
• Appropriate CSCS card (or global equivalent).
• MAPM/MRICS/MICE qualifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Managing client relationships, governance, and strategic delivery.
• Ensuring integrity through fiscal, ethical, and compliance oversight.
• Mentoring, developing, and empowering teams to excel and innovate.
• Managing programme delivery with strategic direction.
• Defining and implementing effective delivery environments.
• Building high-performing teams and manage governance.

Skills

Programme delivery

Leadership

Commercial awareness

CSCS card

MAPM/MRICS/MICE

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.

Are you looking to partner on healthcare construction projects that deliver world-class facilities and outstanding patient environments? Our specialist team combines industry-leading expertise with a passion for healthcare innovation, ensuring your part of an incredible programme team completing projects on time, within budget, and to the highest standards. Your contribution to a multi-million-pound programme will place you at the heart of a major construction works, giving you the opportunity to shape outcomes and have a lasting impact on communities and cities.

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Managing client relationships, governance, and strategic delivery.
• Ensuring integrity through fiscal, ethical, and compliance oversight.
• Mentoring, developing, and empowering teams to excel and innovate.
• Managing programme delivery with strategic direction.
• Defining and implementing effective delivery environments.
• Building high-performing teams and manage governance.

You’ll Need To Have

• Extensive programme delivery expertise across sectors.
• Strong leadership and large-team management capability.
• Proven commercial, ethical, and compliance awareness.
• Appropriate Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card (or global equivalent).
• MAPM/MRICS/MICE.

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.

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