Conventional Signalling Delivery Director

Job summary

The Conventional Signalling Delivery Director oversees project timeframes, budgets, and stakeholder expectations from inception to post-completion. They also drive business development, manage internal teams, and ensure alignment with sustainability and service excellence strategies.

Job details

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. Our Values: 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: Oversees project timeframes and project budgets, and ensures budgets are managed diligently and highlights any risks, challenges and mitigations. On behalf of external/third-party clients oversee the project management of the project/s on an individual and team basis from inception to post-completion. Ensures the successful delivery of the project in line with all stakeholders’ expectations communicating strategies to the wider client/ consultant/contractor team. Oversees management of the client and consultant team and all external/project stakeholders to ensure effective completion of the project in line with client expectations. Actively drives collaboration between all parties. Produces design and authorities programme to be integrated with procurement and delivery programme. Manages the timely delivery to programme from project inception/brief, through design development and planning, contractor procurement and construction phase in accordance with the overall delivery program and agreed project milestones. Manages the timely sequencing/methodology and production of staging plans. Performs two to five of the following non-project related roles; such as business reporting, pipeline management, bidding, business development, resourcing, commercial strategy & maximising our commercial position, managing Mace contract, contract extensions, cross-selling, invoicing, debt collection and P&L responsibility and other as directed by the Senior Leadership Team. Aligns to strategy to place construction to production, digital and data, service excellence, quality, assurance and sustainability at the heart of our delivery. Partners with multiple internal and external stakeholders, working in collaboration to (implement strategy/programmes/initiatives). Manages, influences & negotiates with key senior external stakeholders (up to c-suite). Delivers continuous improvements in processes through application of best practices and lessons learned. Manages a number of Senior Managers, Managers and Assistant Managers. 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. You’ll Need To Have: 10+ years of experience in project management, managing small to medium/large sized projects. Developing budgetary oversight expertise. Developing proficiency in coordinating activities and collaborating with stakeholders. Proven understanding of project management methodologies and practices. Proven problem solving and analytical skills across estimating, scheduling, contracts administration, procurement, financial controls and reporting for planning, estimating, contract administration and procurement issues for various procedural, construction and design activities. Ensure project risks are effectively identified, mitigated and managed, including the proactive management of the early warning process. Developing bidding, business development and/or account growth capabilities. Strong commercial and financial skills and an ability to build up fee proposals and oversee project workbooks. Proficient knowledge and expertise in specific industry of project/role. Relevant technical qualification/certification for project portfolio/s. Sound technical expertise in Health and Safety Executive (HSE) (or local equivalent) rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio. Developing a reputation across the relevant sector / market and operating at the highest level of compliance. 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 organization. We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable with-in the role. #LI-AZ

What you’ll do

The Conventional Signalling Delivery Director oversees project timeframes, budgets, and stakeholder expectations from inception to post-completion. They also drive business development, manage internal teams, and ensure alignment with sustainability and service excellence strategies.

Requirements

Candidates must have 10+ years of project management experience with strong commercial, financial, and analytical skills. A relevant technical qualification or certification is required, along with expertise in health and safety regulations and stakeholder negotiation.

Benefits

• Flexible working options • Hybrid working options

Listed skills

• Construction Management · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Data analysis · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Negotiation · Preferred
• Reporting · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred
• Procurement · Preferred
• Business development · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Project management
• Budgetary oversight
• Stakeholder management
• Risk management
• Procurement
• Contract administration
• Financial controls
• Business development
• Strategic planning
• Health and safety
• Leadership
• Negotiation
• Reporting
• Sustainability
• Data analysis
• Construction management
• Inventory Staging
• Financial Controls
• Cross-Selling
• Profit And Loss (P&L) Management
• Net Zero
• Project Delivery
• Planning
• Analytical Skills
• Bidding
• Business Development
• Construction
• Management
• Business Reporting
• Communication
• Contract Management
• Invoicing
• Problem Solving
• Project Management
• Project Portfolio Management
• Project Risk Management
• Project Stakeholders
• Quality Assurance
• Scheduling
• Environment Health And Safety
• Coordinating
• Resourcing
• Account Growth

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Construction
• Consulting
• Engineering
• Environmental & Sustainability
• Delivery Director
• Economic and Workforce Development Program Director (Public Sector)
• Senior Government Officials
• Chief Executives