Senior Project Manager – Heritage, Arts & Culture (M3)

Mace; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Mace, a leading international builder and consultant, is seeking a senior project manager to lead heritage, arts and culture projects in our London-based practice. This client-facing role involves guiding junior team members, coordinating consultant teams and stakeholders, and working with the sector lead to grow the account and win new work.

You will direct safe, on-time delivery, manage budgets and risks, provide subject matter expertise, and champion sustainable, net-zero initiatives while

Qualifications

• Heritage, arts and culture project delivery expertise.
• Strong senior stakeholder management and leadership.
• Proven business development and client-growth capability.
• NEC4 accreditation or willingness to achieve it.

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee heritage/arts projects from inception to completion.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams; manage budgets, risks and performance.
• Foster senior client, consultant and contractor relationships.
• Drive innovation, best practices and sustainable delivery.

Skills

Heritage project delivery

Senior stakeholder management

Business development

NEC4 accreditation

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 Opportunity

A great opportunity for an ambitious and forward-thinking senior project manager to join our established heritage, arts and culture sector, which is currently experiencing an exciting and sustained period of growth, providing great opportunities for development. If you have a passion for museums and cultural organisations, strong project management skills and a solutions-based mindset to help clients solve complex projects, we want to hear from you. This is a client-facing role, responsible for leading other junior team members, managing wider consultant teams and project stakeholders, while working with our sector lead to drive business growth by developing existing accounts and winning new clients.

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Directing safe, compliant and sustainable project delivery.
• Managing heritage, arts and culture projects from inception to completion.
• Overseeing programmes, budgets, risks and project performance.
• Managing senior client, consultant and contractor relationships.
• Providing heritage and museum subject matter expertise.
• Driving best practice, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Supporting net zero carbon and sustainable sector growth.
• Managing teams and developing new business opportunities.

You’ll Need To Have

• Extensive heritage, arts and cultural project delivery expertise.
• Strong commercial, leadership and senior stakeholder management experience.
• Proven business development, client growth and industry networking capability.
• Professional membership, with NEC4 accreditation or willingness to achieve it.

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 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.