PDP Scheduling Lead

Job summary

Lead PMO and Project Controls services across assigned hubs for a major national rail programme. Act as a subject matter expert to drive technical delivery, mentor teams, and ensure alignment with ISO standards and net-zero objectives.

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. Acts as the subject matter expert for PMO and Project Controls, leading high‑performing teams to deliver best‑in‑class services across assigned hubs. Engages with industry and professional bodies to elevate Mace’s profile, ensuring our service offering consistently exceeds client expectations and maintains a strong competitive advantage. You'll Be Responsible For: Champion Mace’s Safety First culture, ensuring exceptional safety, quality, sustainability and compliance while fostering an inclusive, supportive environment. Lead key assignments with strategic clarity, delivering best‑in‑class PMO and Project Controls services and strong industry engagement. Uphold ethical, fiscally responsible operations and shape long‑term functional strategy. Mentor and develop teams, sharing expertise, driving innovation and supporting talent growth across the business. Leads PMO and Project Controls performance across assigned hubs, ensuring best‑practice and ISO‑aligned delivery. Acts as subject matter expert, directing all technical and digital PMO and Project Controls services. Provides specialist guidance and strong client partnership, supporting projects across hubs and exceeding expectations. Role‑models excellence, mentoring others and championing net‑zero objectives through proactive carbon management. 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 PMO and Project Controls leadership on major programmes. Strong commercial, financial, risk and digital tool capability. Proven senior‑level stakeholder leadership with deep sector and sustainability awareness. 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 PMO and Project Controls services across assigned hubs for a major national rail programme. Act as a subject matter expert to drive technical delivery, mentor teams, and ensure alignment with ISO standards and net-zero objectives.

Requirements

Requires extensive leadership experience in major rail or high-speed programmes and a relevant degree. Must be a chartered professional (e.g., RICS, CIOB, APM, ICE) with strong commercial and digital tool capabilities.

Listed skills

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

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• PMO Leadership
• Project Controls
• Rail Programme Delivery
• Stakeholder Management
• Commercial Management
• Financial Management
• Risk Management
• Digital Tool Capability
• Carbon Management
• Strategic Planning
• Mentoring
• ISO Compliance

Job areas

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

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