Location
London with hybrid working options, open to candidates across the UK with ad-hoc travel.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. In the energy sector, the UK will need to invest up to £900 billion of capital expenditure to enable a net zero economy by 2050. This role is at the forefront of delivering complex projects and programmes focused on low-carbon technologies and infrastructure, increasing capacity on the electricity network and connecting new generation and storage into the grid.

Working closely with client and contractor teams, you will manage and drive project controls activities on major projects and programmes. Responsibilities include setting up project controls functions, delivering day-to-day services, and continuously improving operations to enable greater productivity and performance across the portfolio.

This role involves managing safe, high-quality, and compliant project delivery while promoting wellbeing, inclusion, and strong HSE standards. You will drive performance across key assignments by ensuring effective planning, scheduling, and monitoring aligned with business objectives. Supporting strategic development, governance, and responsible decision-making across functions and business units is essential.

You will foster collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and strong stakeholder relationships to enable people and projects to excel. Managing effective planning, scheduling, and project controls using recognised methodologies and tools, providing clear analysis, advice, and corrective actions to stakeholders and clients are key aspects of the role. Additionally, you will manage and develop a high-performing planning team and influence client decisions and outcomes.

Mace values safety first, client focus, integrity, and creating opportunities for people to excel. The company champions a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment and supports flexible, part-time, and hybrid working options where suitable.

Experience
Significant experience in Project Controls, Planning and Scheduling, or Programme Delivery on large complex projects and programmes within the energy or utilities sector. Proven ability to manage and drive project controls activities, including setting up functions and delivering continuous improvements. Good knowledge of design and build techniques, methods, and durations, with the ability to plan and schedule detailed bottom-up construction programmes. Experience working with Primavera software.

About you
Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage and develop high-performing teams. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills to foster collaboration and influence client decisions. Committed to promoting safety, wellbeing, inclusion, and high HSE standards. Strategic thinker with a focus on governance and responsible decision-making. Adaptable to hybrid working and able to travel as required.

Qualifications
Relevant degree or technical qualifications related to project controls or planning. Membership of professional bodies such as APM, RICS, CIOB, ICE, AACE, IRM, IEMA or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development.