Programme Director

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 in every project.

The project:

Mace is providing project management consultancy services for a major programme in Saudi Arabia.


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:


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.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise:

You will lead the delivery of key assignments and defined business areas, providing strategic direction and monitoring delivery aligned with overall vision and objectives.

You will be the relationship owner and primary contact for Mace executive team engagement, and responsible for ensuring efficient governance to achieve our strategic priorities.

You will be responsible for key client relationship management, including generating live prospects and leads.

Leads the coordination and delivery of a major programme and oversees the implementation of programme strategies, provides strategic direction and monitors delivery in alignment with overall vision and objectives.

Accountable for defining and implementing an appropriate programme delivery environment including people, organisation, process, information and technology.

Responsible for determining and assembling the right project team with the right skills, experience, capabilities and technical competency, including any required external specialist appointments.

Responsible for improving performance from the bid baseline by optimising resources and monitoring, reviewing and evaluating activities, systems and methodologies.

Relationship owner and primary contact for executive team engagement.

Responsible for ensuring efficient governance to support programme activities within the business and gaining organisational support and commitment within the business, ensuring the achievement of strategic priorities.

Key client relationship management, interface, communication and constructive challenge, responsible for client relationship management (CRM).

Acts as the public face of the programme to external stakeholders, chairing executive steering group meetings.

Accountable for leading and maintaining exceptional safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability, governance, risk, stakeholder management and programme compliance standards.

Focuses on delivering programme benefits and outcomes.

Oversees the development and maintenance of programme documentation, including process and procedures, plans, reports, registers, and lessons learned.

Creates and nurtures a high-performing and inclusive team environment that encourages contribution and recognition.

Engenders, promotes and influences quality and service excellence in all conversations and programme interactions.

Ensures the programme is operating an effective risk management strategy with appropriate management actions and risk treatments established.

Responsible for conveying and connecting the wider business strategy to the programme team and promoting the associated initiatives.

Actively networks and utilises the full depth and knowledge of the business and centres of excellence to support programme delivery. Actively promotes knowledge share with others.

Ensures operations are commercially and ethically 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.

Provides thought leadership and expertise in programme management and execution.

Promotes Mace's value of safety first, exhibiting visible safety behaviours, sharing lessons learned and using safety moments, safety tours and Mace's HSW framework, supports the safety and wellbeing of all Mace staff.

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 have full budgetary oversight and ensure operations are fiscally and ethically viable and meet organisational and legislative compliance obligations.

You will 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 mentor, coach, and develop your project team and provide an environment to share knowledge and experience.

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 use your network to identify talent, lead recruitment, and manage the development, retention and mobility of people, and support our people to achieve their highest potential.

Requirements: