Location
London - a blend of client project office and home/remote working.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. This role offers the opportunity to work with a strategic client on a joint venture with Mace, shaping the digital solution on a multi-year strategic project. These long-term commissions provide a platform to help both our people and our client’s people grow together and accelerate careers alongside critical infrastructure development.

The Associate Director - Digital Consultancy will lead a team delivering all aspects of digital services on client projects or programmes, managing the full lifecycle from mobilisation, discovery, assessment, and implementation of digital solutions through testing, training, and live operation. The role requires a blend of IT and digital solutions experience typically deployed on construction projects or within a PMO, combined with strong project delivery and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities include directing a digital team to manage solution delivery and operation, assessing and benchmarking client digital maturity with actionable plans, utilising Mace’s project delivery methodologies and standards, gathering and understanding client and business user requirements, developing digital strategy and system architecture, and managing the team to deliver that strategy. The role also involves liaising with partner IT functions, client and supply chain partners, defining governance models, recruiting and developing a high-performing team, and ensuring seamless engagement within the client project ecosystem.

This position is based in London with a hybrid working model and requires strong leadership to ensure the project/programme teams have functional and efficient digital technologies to plan, manage, control, and deliver the project effectively.

Experience
- Proven digital leadership experience on major construction projects or programmes.
- Experience working within complex joint venture environments.
- Strong technology, software implementation, and supplier management expertise.
- IT project management, budgeting, and business case development capability.
- Strong stakeholder, people, and matrix management skills.
- Knowledge of information security, data protection, and risk.

About you
Demonstrates strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to manage and develop high-performing teams. You are proactive, strategic, and able to work collaboratively across multiple stakeholders and functions. You embrace Mace’s values of safety, client focus, integrity, and creating opportunity. You are adaptable to hybrid working and committed to continuous improvement and professional development.

Qualifications
Relevant qualifications in digital consultancy, IT, project management, or construction-related disciplines are desirable but not mandatory. A strong track record of delivering digital solutions in complex environments is essential.