Senior Design Manager (M3)

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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:

Mace consult manages the international project management office (IPMO) for this international bank's corporate services (CS) workspace team. This role is totally responsible for capital projects delivery throughout the region supported by Mace's MEP design lead.

You will provide design assurance for the client's capital projects in the region. The workplace standards team is responsible for overseeing and assuring workspace design delivered within their respective regions. Working closely with the delivery teams to provide targeted training, ongoing guidance, and governance through the development and delivery of designs aligned to the global standards. Subject matter experts in workspace design, covering all aspects of office design, including architectural, interior design, and brand implementation.

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

• 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.

• Providing project level design assistance and guidance to project delivery teams where required.
• Providing design governance to agreed projects, assessing compliance with the bank's global standards.
• Tracking design governance progress and compliance status through reporting mechanisms.
• Identifying deviations from the bank's designs standards and managing review with required stakeholders. Manage and track deviations through agreed mechanisms.
• Providing guidance in the development of local variants of design standards or specific elements including documenting any local design standards.
• Liaising with all necessary global stakeholders to ensure approval of local variants to designs.
• Feeding into the design comms plan by sharing design successes, key learnings, and market knowledge/insights.

• A degree in engineering, building surveying, or architecture, or a combination of education, training, and experience deemed equivalent.
• Extensive professional design management experience.
• Ideally commercial/private sector experience, working with clients in the banking/finance sector would be highly valued.

• Membership of CIBSE, CIOB, ARB, RIBA, MICE, RICS, CIAT, or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development.
• Depth of experience of managing relationships with many key senior stakeholders.
• Extensive experience in the successful delivery phase of projects and programmes through all stages.
• Extensive knowledge of statutory regulations, in particular building regulations, fire regulations, planning, and listed building consent.
• Extensive experience working with statutory utility bodies.
• Leadership and management experience of large, diverse teams.
• Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape the outlook of the projects you are working on.
• You are confident working with digital design and management programmes.

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.