Associate Director - Programme Management

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate Director of Programme Management to lead a transformative £3bn rolling stock replacement programme in London. This role is pivotal in ensuring safety, quality, and compliance while driving performance and fostering a diverse and inclusive team environment. You will engage with senior leadership and stakeholders, championing innovative solutions that align with sustainability goals. If you are passionate about making a positive impact and leading high-performing teams, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in rolling stock renewal and railway systems integration.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen to manage project budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain exceptional safety and quality standards in projects.
• Ensure successful delivery of key assignments and strategic direction.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Safety Compliance

Stakeholder Management

Performance Optimization

Risk Management

Commercial Acumen

Communication

Education

Membership of APM

Membership of ICE

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Associate Director - Programme Management, London

Client: Mace

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

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Posted:

24.04.2025

Expiry Date:

08.06.2025

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 website.

Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential of every project.

The project:

A strategic client working collaboratively on a London based £3bn rolling stock replacement programme to increase capacity, reduce carbon and improve resilience.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey:

Responsibilities:

• You will be a leading advocate of Mace's value of safety first, and be accountable for leading and maintaining exceptional safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability and project compliance standards.
• You will possess advanced technical expertise in local health and safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio.
• You will champion a diverse and inclusive working environment and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people you manage.
• You will ensure the successful delivery of key assignments and defined business areas, providing strategic direction and monitoring delivery aligned with overall vision and objectives.
• You will be responsible for implementing appropriate programme delivery environments, including people, organisation, process, information and technology.
• You will promote and influence quality and service excellence in all conversations and programme interactions.
• Directs the coordination and delivery of a sub programme (or smaller programme) and oversees the implementation of project strategies, providing direction and monitoring delivery in alignment with overall vision and objectives.
• Implements appropriate programme delivery environment including people, organisation, process, information and technology.
• Responsible for improving performance from the bid baseline by optimizing resources and monitoring, reviewing and evaluating activities, systems and methodologies.
• Defines the relationship ownership and is the primary contact for Mace BUD engagement.
• Directs and maintains exceptional safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability, governance, risk, stakeholder management and programme compliance standards.
• Focus on delivering programme benefits and outcomes.
• Maintains programme documentation, including process and procedures, plans, reports, registers, and lessons learned.
• Creates a high-performing and inclusive team environment that encourages contribution and recognition.
• Ensures the programme is operating an effective risk management strategy with appropriate management actions and risk treatments established.
• Proactively conveys and connects the wider business strategy to the programme team and promoting the associated initiatives.
• Networks and utilises the full depth and knowledge of the Mace group and centres of excellence to support the programme delivery, actively promoting knowledge share with others.
• Ensures operations are commercially viable, influencing the achievement of business objectives (including debt collection) and meeting organisational and legislative compliance obligations.
• Builds and maintains internal and external relationships (e.g. clients, contractors, consultancies and other stakeholders) to foster growth and increase networks, developing internal and external communication.
• Adapts the full benefits of construction to production (C2P), net zero carbon, and digital & data innovation.
• Promotes Mace's value of safety first, exhibiting visible safety behaviours, sharing lessons learned and using safety moments and Mace's HSW framework. Supports the safety and wellbeing of all Mace staff.
• 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.

Integrity - Always do the right thing:

• You will be responsible for project budgets and ensure operations are fiscally and ethically viable and meet organisational and legislative compliance obligations.
• You will support the operations director and other senior stakeholders to directly influence long term development of strategy for a function or business unit (BU), creating a sustainable business future.
• You will commit to making a positive impact for our people, our clients, and our planet, and take ownership for holding others to account who do not uphold the Mace values.

Create opportunity for our people to excel:

• You will lead your team effectively and develop others to reach their full potential.
• You will actively network, innovate, and seek understanding of best practice, utilising the full depth of knowledge of Mace group, the centres of excellence, Mace way control centre and knowledge hub.
• You will collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders, up to C-Suite, to implement and manage our programmes.

You’ll need to have:

• Be comfortable engaging with senior leadership team and key business partners.
• Ability to drive performance and constructively challenge.
• Extensive experience in elements or all of the following: rolling stock renewal, railway systems integration, testing and commissioning, asset readiness, power upgrades, signalling upgrades, signal sighting and track renewals.

You’ll also have:

• Membership of APM, ICE.
• Extensive experience in the successful delivery phase of projects and programmes in the rail sector.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Leadership and management experience of large, diverse teams.
• Experience of managing relationships with key senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape the outlook of the projects you are working on.

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 organisation.

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