Project Director

About the role

Serves as the single point of accountability for the entire Owner's Representative engagement for a global pharmaceutical client, directing all workstream leads, governing scope and schedule, managing the client relationship, and owning overall delivery outcome.

Responsibilities

• Directs the coordination and delivery of a sub programme (or smaller programme) and oversees the implementation of project strategies, providing direction and monitoring delivery in alignment with overall vision and objectives.
• Implements appropriate programme delivery environment including People, Organisation, Process, Information and Technology.
• Responsible for improving performance from the bid baseline by optimizing resources and monitoring, reviewing and evaluating activities, systems and methodologies.
• Defines the relationship ownership and is the primary contact for Mace BUD engagement.
• Directs and maintains exceptional safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability, governance, risk, stakeholder management and programme compliance standards.
• Ensures the programme is operating an effective risk management strategy with appropriate management actions and risk treatments established.
• Proactively conveys and connects the wider business strategy to the programme team and promoting the associated initiatives.
• Networks and utilises the full depth and knowledge of the Mace Group and Centres of Excellence to support the programme delivery, actively promoting knowledge share with others.
• Ensures operations are commercially viable, influencing the achievement of business objectives (including debt collection) and meeting organisational and legislative compliance obligations.
• Builds and maintains internal and external relationships (e.g. clients, contractors, consultancies and other stakeholders) to foster growth and increase networks, developing internal and external communication.
• Adapts the full benefits of Construction to Production (C2P), Net Zero Carbon, and Digital & Data innovation.
• Promotes Mace's value of Safety First, exhibiting visible safety behaviours, sharing lessons learned and using safety moments and Mace's HSW framework. Supports the safety and wellbeing of all Mace staff.
• Manages a number of Senior Managers, Managers and Assistant Managers.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a sub-programme or small programme lead, with a demonstrable track record.
• Strong technical understanding of programme management practices, controls, governance, and procedures.
• Experience in managing budgets, including both external programme budgets and internal fee budgets.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills across cost management, scheduling, procurement, contract administration, financial controls, and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ability to support and drive initiatives related to Construction to Production, Digital & Data, and low-carbon innovations.
• Experience working in both consultancy and construction environments (or equivalent).
• Proven track record of successful programme delivery across both pre-construction and construction phases.
• Degree in a relevant field (e.g., project management, construction) or equivalent professional experience or apprenticeship, with an intermediate level of role knowledge.
• Professional membership such as MAPM, MRICS, MICE, or local equivalent.