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About the Role
The Senior Project Manager will act as a senior member of the strategic integration team, helping shape the direction, priorities, and delivery of the function while leading portfolio-wide initiatives to improve consistency, effectiveness, and maturity of program delivery across the Ministry of Justice portfolio. This role combines strategic leadership, project and program management, continuous improvement, and internal consultancy.
Responsibilities
- Support the strategic integration lead in developing and implementing the team’s strategy, objectives, and annual delivery plan, while helping to prioritize the pipeline and resources.
- Direct portfolio-wide strategic integration and continuous improvement initiatives, developing standards, guidance, and best practices that improve consistency and delivery outcomes.
- Develop and maintain program-wide governance documents, management plans, delivery frameworks, and assurance processes, while supporting governance reviews and program assurance activities.
- Direct lessons learned and knowledge management activities, developing guidance and resources and promoting the sharing and implementation of best practice across the portfolio.
- Develop trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across Mace, MoJ, HMPPS, and partner organizations, facilitating strategic reviews and improving cross-functional collaboration.
- Direct and coordinate strategic workstreams from inception through implementation, managing scope, schedules, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder requirements across multiple initiatives.
- Support the leadership and development of the strategic integration team through coaching, mentoring, workload planning, and resource coordination, while fostering an inclusive and high-performing team culture.
- Drive successful outcomes by monitoring benefits realization, preparing reports and briefings for senior stakeholders, identifying capability gaps, and supporting the recruitment, onboarding, and development of team members.
Requirements
- Degree qualified in a relevant discipline, with professional membership such as APM, RICS, CIOB or ICE.
- Proven program management experience, managing improvement, transformation, and change within complex stakeholder environments.
- Strong governance, analytical, communication, and influencing skills, with experience managing multiple priorities.
- Knowledge of program controls, NEC4, and MoJ environments is desirable.
- BPSS clearance required or obtainable.
Skills
- Project management
- Program management
- Continuous improvement
- Internal consultancy
- Strategic leadership
- Governance
- Analytical skills
- Communication skills
- Influencing skills
- Stakeholder management
- Risk management
- Knowledge management
- Coaching
- Mentoring
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Degree qualified
Benefits
- Part time options
- Flexible working options
- Hybrid working options
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.