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About the Role
The Gatwick Northern Runway Programme (NPR) is a generational infrastructure development delivering aviation, economic, sustainability, and social benefits to the SE region. This role involves leading the simultaneous delivery of integrated projects within the Gatwick NPR programme, ensuring client programme governance procedures are followed, including risk, cost, and change control. The position requires managing the planning function to achieve strategic outcomes and KPIs, providing strong leadership to senior teams, and ensuring projects and tenders are effectively planned, monitored, and continuously improved.
Responsibilities
- Managing planning delivery across defined teams/supply chain, ensuring projects and tenders are effectively planned, monitored, and aligned to NPR objectives.
- Providing ethical, compliant leadership with full integrated schedule accountability, shaping long-term delivery strategy and sustainable business outcomes.
- Developing high-performing, inclusive teams through mentoring, talent development, innovation, and knowledge-sharing across NPR.
- Accountable for Mace business planning and long-term planning performance aligned to wider company objectives.
- Managing delivery of integrated complex, multi-sector projects, providing expert planning advice and continuous performance improvement.
- Championing the planning service with clients and industry, building strong partnerships and influencing strategic, commercial outcomes.
- Developing high-performing teams, driving talent growth, trust, net zero delivery, and bottom-line results aligned to NPR and Mace Consult business objectives.
Requirements
- Degree or equivalent professional experience in construction/infrastructure, project, programme, or commercial management.
- Significant integrated planning leadership experience on large, complex, or landmark aviation infrastructure/construction programmes.
- Expert knowledge of planning systems, schedule management tools, and integrated project controls.
- Strong leadership, commercial acumen, and capability to manage large, multi-disciplinary teams across locations.
- Experience of managing a team of planners.
- Client facing skills within the construction/infrastructure sector.
Skills
- Planning
- Schedule management
- Project controls
- Leadership
- Commercial acumen
- Team management
- Client relationship management
Location
- Gatwick Airport
Work Type
- Onsite
- Part time
- Flexible working
Experience Level
- Lead
Education Level
- Degree or equivalent professional experience
About the Company
- Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition.
- Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.
- Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.
- Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.
- Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.
- Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.
Equal Opportunity
- Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.