Change Management Lead

Job description / Role

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. - https://strategy.macegroup.com/2026-business-strategy/p/1

Within our consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge, practical, construction expertise and project delivery consultancy, to unlock the potential in every project.

Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

• 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

The project:
A major urban development project comprising of new homes, commercial properties, public spaces and smart urban mobility. Mace have the opportunity to develop and lead and implement the PMO structure to deliver this city development.

Your responsibilities will include:
• Working within an integrated project delivery team environment.
• Embedding the change and trend processes throughout the delivery team.
• Providing technical support to assist in the change control process for the full project budget and scope or WBS.
• Providing consistency of change control across the project, driving a timely approval/rejection of proposals.
• Supporting the Programme Trend and Change Manager.
• Maintaining baseline integrity through authorised change.
• Maintaining a change log and reporting authorised change.
• Supporting the project manager and/or the planning, cost, scope, and reporting manager.
• Liaising with other parts of the project and in particular the wider project controls department and the construction, commercial and finance departments.
• Understanding of the development and maintenance of a project budget – cost and resource estimates to support the budget.
• Providing detailed change control to manage the above task.
• Providing project trend and change reports.
• Working closely with the risk team to conduct trend and change analysis.
• 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.

• Relevant degree qualification.
• Proven experience working on city development, programme, projects.
• Knowledge transfer and mentoring experience.

You’ll also have:
• Professional membership or working towards demonstrable professional or personal development.
• Significant experience in change management.
• Experience in the successful delivery phase of relevant projects and programmes.
• Programme management expertise.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Leadership and management experience of large, diverse teams.
• Experience of managing relationships with key senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape the outlook of the projects you are working on.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.

About the Company

Mace is an international consultancy and construction company that has delivered world class projects since 1990. Today we employ over 6,000 people across five global hubs in Europe, Middle East North Africa and India, North America, Asia Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Four simple values guide our behaviour in our pursuit of a better way; Safety first - going home safe and well, Client focus - deliver on our promise, Create opportunity - for our people to excel, Integrity - always doing the right thing. We aim to attract the best and brightest people, whatever their background, to bring new perspectives to some of the most complex and inspiring projects around the world.

We support our people who are aiming to achieve an academic or professional qualification that will help them develop personally and deliver to the highest standard for our clients. At Mace you can deepen your knowledge, expand your skills and define your own path.