Operations Director - Strategy and Investment

Operations Director - Strategy and Investment

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:

A great opportunity for an ambitious leader with a background in advisory services to join our expanding strategy and investment team within Mace consult. We set up clients for success to improve delivery confidence by bringing our global learning and expertise to inform the set up and mobilisation of projects and programmes. Part of our advisory services centre of excellence, the strategy and investment team has a proven track record of successfully delivering a wide variety of work with both property and infrastructure clients across the globe.

As we further expand our specialism, we are looking for a senior subject matter expert in one or more of the following areas:

1. Business case and economic/financial modelling
2. Mobilising private finance
3. Investment strategy
4. Lender advice and dispute analysis

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

1. Safety first - Going home safe and well
2. Client focus - Deliver on our promise
3. Integrity - Always do the right thing
4. Create opportunity - For our people to excel

The successful candidate will bring industry leading subject matter expertise to lead on service excellence and quality management across our global hubs.

You'll be responsible for:

1. Influencing and developing the technical offering to meet client need, creating products to achieve efficiency
2. Leading a team of subject matter experts, assuring service quality and implementing systematic performance improvement
3. Leading the professional development and progression of team members
4. Bringing industry best practice and/or develop thought leadership around your area of technical expertise, fulfilling the role of subject matter expert across Mace
5. Working collaboratively with other technical experts and hub leads to offer a joined-up end-to-end service to the client.

You'll need to have:

1. Strong network of potential clients and be adept at managing stakeholders across different industries.

A flexible, team player you will bring a wealth of other skills across consultancy and align with the Mace values and behaviours. We're looking for creative collaborators who generate good ideas as well as exceptional work. The nature of our work means you may be working on multiple commissions at the same time and have a fast turnover of short to medium term projects so you will feel comfortable adapting to different subject matter and environments.

As part of our advisory services centre of excellence you will be passionate about sharing your knowledge, upskilling colleagues and supporting the development of more junior staff.

Mace is committed to inclusion and positions are available on a full and part time basis with agile working from home, client offices and our Manchester, Birmingham or Central London offices or our global hubs in The Americas, Middle East and Africa and Asia Pacific. Some travel and relevant security clearances will be required.

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.