Governance Lead

Job summary

Lead the creation and implementation of strategic management plans for major rail programmes to ensure compliant and commercially effective delivery. Manage senior client relationships and drive operational performance through resource optimisation and sustainable business growth.

Job details

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 Project: This major national rail programme is focused on delivering a modern, electrified high-speed corridor that will strengthen connectivity between key urban centres. The scheme aims to significantly reduce journey times, enhance passenger capacity, and support long term decarbonisation goals. Development is progressing toward phased delivery over the next decade. Leads the creation and implementation of strategic management plans across programmes or accounts, strengthening stakeholder relationships and ensuring compliant, commercially effective delivery. Drives operational performance, resource optimisation and sustainable business growth through market positioning and account development. You'll Be Responsible For: Champion Mace’s Safety First culture, ensuring exceptional safety, compliance and wellbeing through advanced technical HSE expertise. Lead strategic delivery across key assignments, owning executive and client relationships and driving strong governance. Uphold ethical, financially sound operations while shaping long‑term business strategy. Develop and empower teams through mentoring, knowledge sharing, innovation and proactive talent management. Leads major project strategy and delivery, ensuring alignment with client vision, build strategy and Mace’s Safety First standards. Optimises multidisciplinary resources, governs performance, and drives innovation through C2P, digital and net‑zero solutions. Owns senior client and executive relationships, ensuring effective governance and service excellence. Builds high‑performing, inclusive teams while influencing long‑term business strategy and sustainable growth. You’ll Need To Have: Experience delivering major rail or high‑speed programmes, ideally within the design or early set‑up stages. Chartered professional (RICS, CIOB, APM, ICE) with a relevant degree or equivalent. Extensive major project delivery experience with strong commercial, financial and technical expertise. Advanced leadership, stakeholder management and risk capability across complex programmes. Deep sector knowledge, sustainability awareness and proficiency in modern digital and project controls tools. Note: The estimated salary for this position is $250,000 - 300,000. Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills and qualifications. Our Values Safety first - Going home safe and well: You will champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in your team and local health and safety rules or regulations of the work you’re involved with. Client focus - Deliver on our promise: You will lead on the cost management services including estimating, procurement and cost planning, owning the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and building long term relationships with your clients. Integrity - Always do the right thing: You will lead operations that are fiscally and ethically viable, influencing the achievement of business objectives that align with business and legislative compliance obligations. Create opportunity - For our people to excel: You will mentor, coach, and develop teams, demonstrating effective leadership to ensure excellence in delivery against plans, championing a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities. 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 with-in the role. #LI-On-site

What you’ll do

Lead the creation and implementation of strategic management plans for major rail programmes to ensure compliant and commercially effective delivery. Manage senior client relationships and drive operational performance through resource optimisation and sustainable business growth.

Requirements

Requires extensive experience delivering major rail or high-speed programmes and a professional chartership (RICS, CIOB, APM, or ICE). Candidates must possess advanced leadership skills and deep technical, commercial, and financial expertise in complex project delivery.

Listed skills

• Client · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• safety · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Teams · Preferred
• Technical · Preferred
• Compliance · Preferred
• Continuous Improvement · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Flexible · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Leadership skills · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Strategic Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Governance
• Project Delivery
• Commercial Management
• Financial Expertise
• Risk Management
• Leadership
• Resource Optimisation
• Digital Project Controls
• Sustainability
• HSE Expertise
• Mentoring
• Talent Management
• Net-Zero Solutions
• Client Relationship Management

Job areas

• Construction
• Management & Leadership
• Transportation
• Engineering
• Consulting

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