Construction Director

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.

Mace is working on major transit and transportation infrastructure programmes in Canada and continues to build capability to support current and future client needs.

• Safety first
  - Going home safe and well: You will champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in your team and local health and safety rules or regulations of the work you’re involved with.
• Client focus
  - Deliver on our promise: You will lead on the cost management services including estimating, procurement and cost planning, owning the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and building long term relationships with your clients.
• Integrity
  - Always do the right thing: You will lead operations that are fiscally and ethically viable, influencing the achievement of business objectives that align with business and legislative compliance obligations.
• Create opportunity
  - For our people to excel: You will mentor, coach, and develop teams, demonstrating effective leadership to ensure excellence in delivery against plans, championing a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities.

• Manages SLTs, driving the appropriate behaviours to achieve success and KPIs, including a continuous improvement culture.
• Sets the example for Leadership and Ownership to their direct reports, offering a route to Mentorship to those both within the Team and beyond.
• Responsible for site works meeting the Project delivery programme. Creates the long /mid/short terms plans (with Planning colleagues) required.
• Leads and establishes promotion of Health, Safety and Wellbeing plan and culture onsite, both internally and externally.
• Provides expert technical advice and leadership support to Delivery Team, creates culture of ownership, promoting roles and responsibilities.
• Builds and maintains positive relationship with Client/s.
• Partners with multiple internal and external stakeholders, working in collaboration to implement strategy and programmes.
• Provides expert knowledge of HSW standards, communicating these to Delivery Team and Trade/Sub Contractors.
• Delivers continuous improvements in processes through application of best practices and lessons learned. Drives transformational change.
• Manages, influences & negotiates with key senior stakeholders (c-suite & board) on matters of strategic importance.
• Conversion of the clients vision into a deliverable plan that includes and exploits the full benefits of Construction to Production (C2P), Net Zero Carbon, and Digital & Data innovation.
• Responsible for improving performance from bid baseline through optimisation of resources, monitors, reviews and evaluates activities, systems and methodologies.
• Relationship owner and primary contact for Executive team engagement. Responsible for ensuring efficient governance to support project activities, gains organisational support and commitment, ensures the achievement of strategic priorities.
• Creates and nurtures a high-performing and inclusive team environment that encourages contribution and recognition.
• Engenders, promotes and influences quality and Service Excellence in all conversations and project interactions.
• Ensures operations are fiscally and ethically viable, influencing the achievement of business objectives and meeting organisational and legislative compliance obligations.
• 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.

• Detailed knowledge of construction processes, project methodologies, and safety-critical elements.
• Strong expertise in digital platforms, acting as a leading voice in their implementation and use.
• In-depth understanding of legislation, regulations, and industry standards, with…