Strategic Project Services Lead (Hybrid & Flexible)

Mace; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Job summary

Mace in the United States is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our delivery team in Indianapolis. You will lead project planning, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and ensure objectives align with the client brief and program goals.

This role focuses on risk management, budget oversight, stakeholder collaboration, and maintaining quality across design and construction processes. We value clear communication and the ability to drive projects from planning through delivery, with a

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing small to medium-sized projects from planning through delivery.
• Strong planning, coordination, and development skills using appropriate project management tools.
• Experience managing project budgets, costs, and financial performance.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Solid understanding of project management methodologies, principles, and best practices.
• Strong negotiation skills with a client-focused approach.
• Knowledge of construction methodologies, project sequencing, and design processes.
• Experience within the consultancy, construction, infrastructure, or property sectors.
• Understanding of estimating, scheduling, contract administration, procurement, commercial controls, and reporting.
• Experience coordinating and guiding small project teams to achieve project objectives and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Determines and arranges project technical services and external resources required for project/s.
• Delivers the project objectives in line with the Project Plan, leads and supervises the project team/s and relevant stakeholders to achieve the project key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Delivers and modifies project plans and keeps them updated and relevant over the course of the project/s.
• Manages intermediate level tasks and associated deliverables and/or support the senior project manager with activities to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of project and program management operations, whilst working alongside the wider project team comprising the client, design team and other consultants and contractor.
• Monitors project timeframes and budgets, ensuring managing diligently and to the successful delivery of project management , highlighting any risks, challenges and mitigations.
• Collaborates with relevant parties/stakeholders and ensures robust quality systems are in place and suitably managed and monitored in line with Mace Way/Service Excellence.
• Participates in and records relevant meetings, providing relevant parties with contextual information and analysis, including regular site walks.
• Partners with relevant stakeholders and is actively involved in risk management and mitigation treatments.
• Effectively coordinates and communicates with all project parties/stakeholders, ensuring completion of responsibilities/tasks and that suitable standards and records are documented and maintained.
• Documents and takes ownership of project changes as and when necessary, tracking project changes and ensuring they are processed and formalised within the agreed timeframes.
• Ensures all approved handover documentation is coordinated and provided prior to practical completion.
• Promotes and drives the business priorities through Construction to Production, Digital & Data and Responsible Business practices.
• Manages design/consultant/contractor /supply chain team and project stakeholders to ensure effective completion of responsibilities including project brief/scope, fees, processing claims, deliverables and/or project variations etc.

Skills

Project management

Planning

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication

Job description

Mace in the United States is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our delivery team in Indianapolis. You will lead project planning, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and ensure objectives align with the client brief and program goals.

This role focuses on risk management, budget oversight, stakeholder collaboration, and maintaining quality across design and construction processes. We value clear communication and the ability to drive projects from planning through delivery, with a