Operations Director - Business Advisory UK&E Mobility Lead

Operations Director - Business Advisory UK&E Mobility Lead

Sector: Construction and Building Services

Role: Director

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities, and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The project:

We have two opportunities for ambitious leaders with a background in advisory services to join our expanding UK and Europe hub team within Mace consult. Part of our advisory services centre of excellence, our UK and Europe hub team will drive our function for work winning, commission delivery, and liaising with clients and our internal sector teams to provide an end-to-end consultancy offer.

We are looking for specialists in:

• Property
• Mobility/Transport

For both roles you will be visible, credible, and highly experienced in your field with strong stakeholder relationships with a variety of potential clients across UK and Europe. Working with our diverse service lines and subject matter experts, you will be responsible for identifying, pursuing, and securing opportunities for our expanding advisory services as well as delivering your own portfolio of work directly to clients.

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
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise
• Integrity - Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel

The successful candidate will bring industry-leading subject matter expertise around either the property or mobility sectors along with proven business development capability.

You'll be responsible for:

• Working with clients and our internal sector teams to develop opportunities for advisory services for new and existing clients, demonstrating the value add of influencing clients from the beginning of the project and programme lifecycle.
• Undertaking horizon scanning across industry and creating thought leadership and collateral that positions Mace advisory positively in the market.
• Leading a small team to maximise opportunities across the sector.

You'll need to have:

• Experience of developing a vision and leading all aspects of delivery.
• Experience of strategic leadership in all components of project and programme management and delivery (policy, strategy, client environment) related to property or infrastructure.
• Experience of delivering client or organisational strategy.
• Ability to apply cross-sector thinking.
• Considered a subject matter expert in one or more specialist capabilities e.g. financial modelling, governance, transformation, planning, business case etc.
• In-depth experience of delivery of an advisory service and demonstrates added value to programme and project delivery.
• Significant experience of leading a service line in specialist field.

You'll also have:

• System thinking/leadership experience - ability to make sense of complex markets and sectors.
• Evidence of global transformation in a market/sector.
• Management or leadership qualification (e.g. CMI, MBA etc) (or equivalent).
• Formal coaching or mentorship experience.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

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