Associate Project Director - District Cooling

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 strategy site.

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:

This is an opportunity to work on one of the largest programmes in Saudi Arabia. This unique project consists of major mixed-use development including sports facilities, entertainment, and arts along with all associated infrastructure.
Mace is currently providing programme management and looking for high-calibre experienced professionals to lead integrated teams throughout each phase of the project.

Accountable for the delivery of MEP services on projects to the agreed outcomes for time, budget, safety and quality requirements.

Driving the delivery of high-quality, time-efficient and profitable delivery, whilst providing leadership and accountability for compliance, governance, and assurance as well as the management of teams of technical and construction staff. Builds and retains working relationships with colleagues and internal and external stakeholders.

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

• Safety first - Going home safe and well
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise
• Integrity - Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel

You’ll be responsible for:

• Drives district cooling team on the project via demonstration of professional and respectful behaviours, providing clear direction, guidance and the encouragement of compliance with Mace standards.
• Ensures the successful delivery of the DC services including management of the programme, health safety and well-being, quality and commissioning of the project.
• Partners with multiple key project stakeholders, forming strong working relationships with the client, consultants, trade contractors and other team leaders.
• Drives the delivery of the tendering process and provides expert technical and commercial support to bid teams and sector leadership/bid leads. Ensures adequate internal and external resource needs are identified and agreed upon.
• Contributes to procurement strategies and ensures specialist packages and appointments are procured against the agreed scope demarcation and to budget.
• Directs the initial review of contracts and scope, assists in the preparation of budgets, value engineering, schedules and trade contracts and provides support to the commercial teams throughout the project lifecycle in terms of reviewing progress or resolving issues. Inputs into the creation and deployment of project strategic plans in conjunction with the Mace operating framework and strategic priorities, such as prefabrication (C2P), commissioning and safety.
• Directs design reviews on information provided by consultants and trade specialists, checking for compliance, coordination and completeness, including embodied carbon and operational energy associated with the DC services design, aligned to design frameworks.
• Inputs into and drives the delivery strategies and programmes for project phases, ensuring key milestones, interfaces, dependencies, logistics and work sequencing are considered. Develops and implements commissioning strategies in line with the Mace commissioning standards inclusive of IST approach, ATP’s and soft landings.
• Executes productivity assessments using digital technologies to ensure the project/package is on schedule. The ability to identify trends, key issues or critical path risks is fundamental. Drives project closeout to ensure all elements of completion are delivered to a high standard, such as commissioning, as-built drawings, O&M Manuals and client training.
• Proactively drives the identification of risk and the production of mitigation plans.
• Identifies and oversees the reviewing issues to drive continuous improvement and provide lessons learned through the knowledge-sharing process.
• Manages, influences and negotiates with key senior stakeholders (up to C-suite).
• Manages a team of direct reports, driving the appropriate behaviours to achieve success and KPIs, including a continuous improvement culture.
• Provides performance management, technical and career development and coaching.
• Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and shares responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

Requirements: