Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
As Associate Director - Planning at Mace, you will collaborate with the planning function on allocated projects and contribute as required. You will verify projects and tenders to ensure alignment with defined planning processes, ensuring projects are appropriately planned, scheduled, and monitored. Supporting the Project Management function, you will help deliver projects on time and profitably. You will be responsible for planning medium and high complexity projects, managing a portfolio of smaller projects or larger projects.

Your key responsibilities include advising on complex requirements and communicating analysis and corrective measures effectively; managing planning and scheduling delivery of medium to high complexity projects and programmes; overseeing Earned Value Management (EVM) and project controls methodologies; creating plans and analyzing trends using numerical and statistical techniques; supporting senior management in negotiations, contract development, due diligence, and business development; managing and leading other members of the planning team; inspiring and empowering individuals to deliver high quality standards; providing performance management, technical and career development, and coaching; and working collaboratively towards the net zero carbon transition by proactively managing associated carbon emissions and reductions during project delivery.

Mace Construct has a long-standing presence at Heathrow Airport, with over 25 years of experience delivering projects across a 1,227-hectare campus. This role benefits from extensive knowledge of airport projects, combining a commitment to safety, smart construction methods, and a collaborative, client-focused approach to ensure success and long-term partnerships.

Experience
Expert knowledge of schedule management tools and software.
Mastery in setting up effective planning and schedule management systems and procedures.
Ability to manage activities with significant uncertainty of solution or outcome.
Multi-industry construction experience.
Experience managing other planners or a small planning team.
Solid knowledge of and experience implementing Earned Value Management reporting.
Experience in large scale, high value construction projects, especially in an aviation environment, is desirable.

About you
Ability to develop and maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with clients and project stakeholders, both internal and external.
Skilled in managing and resolving any actual or potential conflicts with clients or project stakeholders.
Positive 'can do' attitude with full accountability.
Excellent attention to detail with the ability to validate and check schedule management inputs, recordings, and reports, providing commentary and analysis.
Committed to working collaboratively towards net zero carbon transition.

Qualifications
Degree or equivalent with professional work experience in one or more disciplines within Construction, Programme, Project, or Commercial Management.
Working towards Chartered or registered membership of a relevant institution is desirable (e.g. APM, RICS, CIOB, ICE, AACE, IRM, IEMA).
Relevant CSCS card is a plus.