Location
West London (On site 3-4 days per week)

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. As Associate Director - Planning, you will act as a strategic planner managing schedule development and the interface between master planning and delivery on a £50bn scheme. You will be a custodian of key masterplan dates and provide detailed information to enable bottom-up schedules developed by delivery teams. Your role will include contributing to the design development of heavy infrastructure elements such as highways, rail, blue and green infrastructure, airfield works including tunnelling, bridges, runways, taxiways, and significant utility diversions.

You will be responsible for managing safety, quality, programme, sustainability, and compliance standards across projects. Driving planning performance by ensuring projects and tenders are effectively planned, scheduled, and monitored will be key. You will support strategy, negotiations, and business development to deliver sustainable outcomes. Mentoring teams, sharing best practice, and developing talent to achieve their potential will be part of your leadership role.

Additionally, you will direct planning, scheduling, Earned Value Management (EVM), and project controls across complex projects and programmes. Advising clients and stakeholders on requirements, trends, analysis, and corrective measures will be essential. You will manage, coach, and develop teams to deliver high-quality standards and outcomes while supporting business development and driving collaborative delivery and proactive carbon reduction.

Mace values safety first, client focus, integrity, and creating opportunities for people to excel. We champion a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment and are open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options where suitable.

Experience
Extensive experience in successful planning of projects and programmes in the aviation sector. Proven leadership and management experience of large, diverse teams. Experience managing relationships with key senior stakeholders. Strong commercial and financial acumen.

About you
Membership of APM, RICS, CIOB, ICE, AACE, IRM, IEMA or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development. Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape project outlooks. Ability to mentor and develop teams, drive planning performance, and support business development. Commitment to safety, quality, and sustainability standards.

Qualifications
Relevant professional memberships as listed above or equivalent qualifications demonstrating professional development and expertise in planning and project controls.