Design Governance & Assurance Specialist

Mace; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace seeks a Design Guardian to support the client’s design governance, assurance framework and processes. You will coordinate design reviews, monitor compliance and ensure outputs meet business, statutory and contractual requirements, with practical knowledge of RIBA and NEC contracts.

Working under the governance assurance lead and with TA design disciplines, you’ll track actions, risks and lessons learned, facilitate stakeholder collaboration, and escalate issues for timely resolution while

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of RIBA processes, design governance, contracts and building standards.
• Proven experience in design management, assurance or related disciplines.
• Effective stakeholder coordination, communication, analysis and issue management skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating technical assurance and design management across multiple projects.
• Facilitating multidisciplinary meetings and resolving design issues.
• Maintaining governance trackers, derogations and lessons learned.
• Reviewing design deliverables, documentation and programme compliance.
• Managing contractor engagement and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Supporting design risk, changes, control points and stakeholder engagement.
• Monitoring CEMAR actions, MIDPs and technical requirements.
• Promoting technical excellence, continuous improvement and consistent best practice.

Skills

Stakeholder coordination

Design management

Communication

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience with RIBA/RICS

Job description

Mace seeks a Design Guardian to support the client’s design governance, assurance framework and processes. You will coordinate design reviews, monitor compliance and ensure outputs meet business, statutory and contractual requirements, with practical knowledge of RIBA and NEC contracts.

Working under the governance assurance lead and with TA design disciplines, you’ll track actions, risks and lessons learned, facilitate stakeholder collaboration, and escalate issues for timely resolution while