Senior Planning Manager

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 in every project.

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:

• You will be a leading advocate of Mace's value of Safety First, and be accountable for leading and maintaining exceptional safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability and project compliance standards.
• You will possess advanced technical expertise in local Health and Safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio.
• You will champion a diverse and inclusive working environment and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people you manage.

Client focus – Deliver on our promise:

• You will lead the delivery of key assignments and defined business areas, providing strategic direction and monitoring delivery aligned with overall vision and objectives.
• You will be the relationship owner and primary contact for Mace executive team engagement, and responsible for ensuring efficient governance to achieve our strategic priorities.
• You will be responsible for key client relationship management, and converting the client’s vision into a deliverable onsite plan.

Integrity – Always do the right thing:

• You will have full budgetary oversight and ensure operations are fiscally and ethically viable, and meet organisational and legislative compliance obligations.
• You will directly influence long term development of strategy for a function or Business Unit (BU), creating a sustainable business future.
• You will commit to making a positive impact for our people, our clients, and our planet, and take ownership for holding others to account who do not uphold the Mace values.

Create opportunity for our people to excel:

• You will mentor, coach, and develop your project team and provide an environment to share knowledge and experience.
• You will actively network, innovate, and seek understanding of best practice, utilising the full depth of knowledge of Mace Group, the Centres of Excellence, Mace Way Control Centre and Knowledge Hub.
• You will provide expert technical advice and leadership support to Delivery Teams, creating a culture of ownership, promoting roles and responsibilities.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Supports the long-term success of planning performance for specified engines/sectors/hubs, and the overall contribution to the broader company goals.
• Supports the planning function in ensuring projects and tenders are effectively planned, scheduled, and monitored.
• Effectively works with stakeholders, clients, contractors and subcontractors on a daily basis.
• Implements project planning and scheduling strategy, per the clients plans and procedures.
• Creates and evaluates master schedules using primavera P6 for mega project.
• Creates a Level 5 commissioning, validation and qualification schedule for the client.
• Performs probabilistic analysis on integrated schedules and contractor schedule.
• Prepares and updates progress reports as required by the client, including the integrated planning/scheduling contribution to the monthly project report and specific reports/presentations.
• Ensures that schedule related data from vendors, suppliers, engineering and construction contractors of actual projects is provided as feedback into the planning and scheduling systems.
• Actively monitors and communicates any possible project issues that could delay the schedule.
• Conducts the required project schedule analysis, critical path analysis and schedule risk analysis for the project as a whole, inkling analyze deviations from the baseline in the project master schedule highlighting bottlenecks/delays and propose corrective actions and highlight the overall schedule impact of any variance/change order.
• Works closely with various disciplines in project teams to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the schedules produced without compromising your independence as a scheduler so you are able to advise project management on issues requiring judgment.

You’ll need to have:

• Scheduling experience in the construction industry.
• A degree in construction, engineering or related field, or have demonstrated equivalent and related experience.
• Demonstrated capital program leadership experience.
• Experience effectively managing integrated team(s) on large complex and multi-phase life science and industrial manufacturing capital programs.
• Knowledge of multiple project delivery methods, including alternative project delivery (design build and construction manager at risk).

You’ll also have:

• A certification by AACE or PMI in planning/scheduling.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organization.