Location
Central London with some domestic and international travel required (2-3 days per week+ on client site).

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. Join our expanding Mace Advisory Centre of Excellence within Mace Consult, where our team has a track record of successfully delivering strategic advisory commissions for property and infrastructure clients globally. We are seeking candidates with strong advisory experience and particular depth in benefits management for major programmes and capital projects, ideally gained within a consultancy or through relevant commissions.

This role supports clients to identify and agree benefits early and establish governance, plans, and frameworks to realise and track those benefits over time. Key responsibilities include developing benefits management frameworks and realisation approaches, leading benefits identification and profiling, defining benefit owners, targets, measures, baselines, dependencies, and delivery timelines through engagement with client leadership and stakeholders.

You will integrate benefits management into wider business case development, programme controls, reporting, risk management, and investment decision-making. Additionally, you will support clients through all stages of benefits realisation planning and delivery.

Experience in adjacent areas such as organisation design, capital planning, feasibility studies, economic and financial modelling, change management, commercial advisory, and programme controls is also valuable.

Responsibilities include directing benefits management commissions, managing workshops and stakeholder engagement, developing benefits strategies and plans, designing governance and assurance arrangements, integrating benefits management with business cases and programme controls, effective communication of complex topics, contributing to thought leadership, and supporting team development within the Mace Consult team.

Experience
- At least 5 years of experience in benefits management or business case development.
- Strong understanding of benefits management at programme and portfolio level including governance and reporting arrangements.
- Proven experience developing benefits frameworks, management plans, or realisation approaches.
- Experience leading benefits identification and definition with stakeholders and translating strategic objectives into measurable benefits and targets.
- Extensive knowledge of HM Treasury Green Book, HM Treasury Teal Book, UK Government investment appraisal methods and business cases.
- Knowledge of one or more property and infrastructure sectors such as aviation, rail, roads, healthcare, nuclear, utilities, energy, central or local government.
- Skilled in research, analysis, creative idea generation, and delivering high quality presentations and reports.
- Ability to manage multiple commissions and internal development work with flexibility and agility.
- Strong professional and collaborative capabilities in stakeholder engagement and client relationship management.

About you
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex topics into accessible and compelling language.
- Passionate about sharing knowledge and supporting team development.
- Committed to safety, client focus, integrity, and creating opportunities for people to excel.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally and obtain relevant security clearance.

Qualifications
- Relevant qualifications are advantageous but not explicitly stated; emphasis is on experience, knowledge, and professional capabilities.
- Familiarity with government investment appraisal frameworks and infrastructure sectors is essential.