Planning Manager

Job description / Role

Established in 1990, Mace is an international consultancy and construction company, employing over 5,000 people, operating across 70 countries. Its core business is programme and project management, cost consultancy, architecture and multi-disciplinary design, construction delivery and facilities management. Mace is truly multi-disciplinary with services spanning the entire property and infrastructure lifecycle.

We focus on major, complex or challenging schemes, where we offer genuine value to our clients and exciting opportunities to our staff across UK, Europe & Eastern Europe the Middle East and North Africa, Asia and Australia.

With industry leading standards, Mace are an innovative organisation renowned for its Clear Values, Client Focus, Pursuit of a Better Way, Integrity and Opportunity, delivering a consistent quality of service worldwide.

We believe it is our relentless passion for finding a better way that helps us to deliver the best projects safely and efficiently, while defining industry best practice.

This is a rare opportunity to be part of a major, iconic project in the Middle East. This particular development is a unique scheme and a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Responsible for;
- Reporting to the Project Director providing the overall Planning and Programming of this major scheme.
- Part of the senior management team responsible for the delivery of the scheme in a client facing role.
- Leading the Controls Department.
- Develop and update the strategic master programme as necessary.
- Develop and update weekly / monthly reports as required.
- Monitor the Engineer Programme / Controls team.
- Internal and external reporting.
- Work with other departments and the Programme level Planning / Controls teams on planning, risk management, claims evaluation and regular reporting.
- Presentations, communications and correspondence with the Client and other Project team members related to planning, scheduling and reporting.

The successful applicant will need to have experience in coordinating and managing multiple stakeholders and demonstrate the ability to build robust, long term relationships and integrated teams.

Part of the senior management team in a client facing role.

Requirements

- Degree qualification is essential.
- Professional Membership preferred.
- Experience directly on large programmes desired.
- High communicator; across, up and down.
- Major Project experience is essential.
- High Rise project experience is preferred.
- International project delivery experience is preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills will be required.
- Excellent Leadership qualities are essential.

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.