The 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. Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential of every project. The project: This is an opportunity to work on one of the largest programmes in Saudi Arabia. This unique project consists of major mixed-use development including sports facilities, entertainment, and arts along with all associated infrastructure. Mace is currently providing programme management and looking for high-calibre experienced professionals to lead integrated teams throughout each phase of the project. Accountable for the delivery of MEP services on projects to the agreed outcomes for time, budget, safety and quality requirements. Driving the delivery of high-quality, time-efficient and profitable delivery, whilst providing leadership and accountability for compliance, governance, and assurance as well as the management of teams of technical and construction staff. Builds and retains working relationships with colleagues and internal and external stakeholders. 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 You’ll be responsible for: • Drives district cooling team on the project via demonstration of professional and respectful behaviours, providing clear direction, guidance and the encouragement of compliance with Mace standards. • Ensures the successful delivery of the DC services including management of the programme, health safety and well-being, quality and commissioning of the project. • Partners with multiple key project stakeholders, forming strong working relationships with the client, consultants, trade contractors and other team leaders. • Drives the delivery of the tendering process and provides expert technical and commercial support to bid teams and sector leadership/bid leads. Ensures adequate internal and external resource needs are identified and agreed upon. • Contributes to procurement strategies and ensures specialist packages and appointments are procured against the agreed scope demarcation and to budget. • Directs the initial review of contracts and scope, assists in the preparation of budgets, value engineering, schedules and trade contracts and provides support to the commercial teams throughout the project lifecycle in terms of reviewing progress or resolving issues. Inputs into the creation and deployment of project strategic plans in conjunction with the Mace operating framework and strategic priorities, such as prefabrication (C2P), commissioning and safety. • Directs design reviews on information provided by consultants and trade specialists, checking for compliance, coordination and completeness, including embodied carbon and operational energy associated with the DC services design, aligned to design frameworks. • Inputs into and drives the delivery strategies and programmes for project phases, ensuring key milestones, interfaces, dependencies, logistics and work sequencing are considered. Develops and implements commissioning strategies in line with the Mace commissioning standards inclusive of IST approach, ATP’s and soft landings. • Executes productivity assessments using digital technologies to ensure the project/package is on schedule. The ability to identify trends, key issues or critical path risks is fundamental. Drives project closeout to ensure all elements of completion are delivered to a high standard, such as commissioning, as-built drawings, O&M Manuals and client training. • Proactively drives the identification of risk and the production of mitigation plans. • Identifies and oversees the reviewing issues to drive continuous improvement and provide lessons learned through the knowledge-sharing process. • Manages, influences and negotiates with key senior stakeholders (up to C-suite). • Manages a team of direct reports, driving the appropriate behaviours to achieve success and KPIs, including a continuous improvement culture. • Provides performance management, technical and career development and coaching. • Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and shares responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

Requirements
You’ll need to have: • Relevant bachelor’s degree and/or vocational equivalent (or equivalent). • Formal engineering training (HNC, HND, BTEC or equivalent). • SMSTS and CSCS card. • Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and relevant work experience working on high-valued projects/programmes for a project management consultancy business, which are required for immigration and client approval. • Experience in delivering district cooling projects. • Experience in the relevant construction sector. • Demonstrated track record of successful projects/contributions. • Proficiency in building services or a specified engineering discipline. You’ll also have: • Advanced knowledge of engineering systems including design standards and frameworks, installation techniques, best practices, engineering processes, prefabrication and system commissioning requirements, sufficient to manage the project team on the programme from an initial tender period through to contract completion. • Advanced knowledge of construction build elements, including sequencing and dependencies to ensure consideration, collaboration and co-ordination with other work packages. • Advanced knowledge of planning processes and management, with sufficient understanding of key construction release requirements, critical path, tasks/works scheduling and commissioning activities to allow for planning and control of the project from pre-construction through to practical completion. • Advanced knowledge of commercial management to allow commercial control of a package(s), inclusive of the procurement processes, change control, programme impact, risk and mitigation, cost to complete and commercial forecasting across the project • Advanced knowledge of health, safety and welfare core elements such as working from height, electrical safety, fire safety, logistics and lifting, to provide awareness and ensure application in the safe management across the project. • Advanced knowledge of quality assurance process and management and commissioning of single systems as well as the integration of systems through cause and effect, BMS and IST integration periods to allow full completion of the project in line with the programme. Please note: Obtaining a visa in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is subject to a criminal record check, qualifications and may encounter age restrictions. 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.