Global Lead Information Management

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The Global Lead
- Information Management (IM) is a senior leadership role within the Project Controls Centre of Excellence (CoE), accountable for establishing and leading Mace Consult's global Information Management capability. The role is responsible for defining and implementing the global IM strategy, standards, governance framework, and service offering, ensuring alignment with the Mace Way, ISO 19650 principles, digital delivery ambitions, and wider Project Controls strategy.

The postholder will provide global leadership across regional hubs and markets, driving operational excellence, innovation, capability development, business growth, and client outcomes through effective information management.

The postholder will act as the global authority for Information Management, fostering collaboration across Digital, PMO, Planning, Project Controls and Project Management communities, whilst supporting market leaders and project teams in winning and delivering work across all sectors.

• Define and deliver the global Information Management strategy and roadmap, aligned with the Project Controls Centre of Excellence framework and broader Consult business objectives.
• Establish, maintain and continuously improve global Information Management standards, processes, governance arrangements and assurance frameworks.
• Manage the deployment and adoption of Information Management best practice across all global regions and markets.
• Act as the global owner of Information Management within the Mace way and associated delivery frameworks.
• Establish performance measures and assurance mechanisms to drive continual improvement of IM delivery across the business.
• Maintain ownership of the Information Management body of knowledge, methodologies, templates, guidance and standards.

• Partner closely with Global Project Controls CoE Leads and Global Business Unit CoE Leads to ensure Information Management strategy, standards and best practices are effectively deployed and embedded across all markets and sectors.
• Establish strong governance and communication channels between the global Information Management function, regional hubs and Business Unit CoEs to drive consistency, alignment and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Global Unit CoEs to identify capability gaps, emerging client requirements, delivery challenges and opportunities for service enhancement.
• Promote knowledge sharing, innovation and cross-regional collaboration to accelerate the adoption of leading Information Management practices and lessons learned.
• Act as the voice of Information Management within the wider CoE network, ensuring alignment between Information Management, Project Controls, PMO, Digital Delivery and Project Management communities.
• Support Global and Business Unit CoEs in implementing strategic initiatives, driving service excellence and improving project outcomes through effective Information Management.

• Build and lead a global Information Management community of practice, creating opportunities to learn, collaborate, innovate and share lessons learned.
• Develop global capability plans, career pathways, competency frameworks and professional development programmes for Information Management professionals.
• Coach, mentor and support regional and market IM leaders, creating a strong succession pipeline and future leadership capability.
• Ensure effective training provision and knowledge sharing across the Information Management community.
• Support professional accreditation and advancement within recognised industry bodies.

• Establish and operate an Information Management assurance regime across projects and programmes.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 19650, client requirements, security obligations, data governance standards and organisational procedures.
• Oversee quality assurance and continuous improvement activities relating to common data environments (CDEs), information workflows, document control and digital deliverables.
• Provide strategic guidance on information governance, data management and digital information requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage interventions where Information Management performance requires improvement.

• Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies and best practice relating to Information Management, Digital Delivery and Data Management.
• Drive innovation through the adoption of new tools, technologies and delivery methodologies.
• Work closely with the Digital Centre of Excellence to align Information Management with broader digital transformation initiatives.
• Promote data-driven decision making through…