Senior Project Manager - Utilities

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 Senior project manager will be required to lead the Modernising Heathrow Programme Utilities. The work will be split into a number of delivery packs (or projects)\:  

• Identify enabling utilities scope for T5, Multi Story Car Park  (MSCP) 1, West Base Asset Replacement (WBAR), T1 and Eastern Airside Access Road (EEAR) and propose draft solution by end May 2025. Final recommendations date to be confirmed within a month of arrival into the role. 
  • Manage the change process to move identified scope into the Enabling Tranche NLT end Aug 2025 but timings to be confirmed within one month of arrival. 
• Lead on the Utilities Gateway applications to support the Enabling Tranche.  
  • Work with the programme planner to establish the appropriate gateway process that aligns with the wider programme focusing on P2T, G2 and G3 in detail and subsequent gates in outline.  
•  Act as the Programme POC and SME for all utilities scope both internally and externally. 
  • Lead the liaison with the H7 power team.  
  • Act as the utilities POC for the Consents Tranche. 
• Identify other utilities that should be carried out as enabling works and take through change control. By end of July 2025. 
• Lead the planning to step up the Utilities Tranche as a separate Tranche in line with the Programme schedule based on the programme scope for Utilities. Set out a plan for discussion within a month of arrival. 

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

You’ll need to have: 

• Lead the project teams as client PM through the design stages and up to investment decisions for each scope pack. 
• Own the maturity of the requirements, ensure the design is deliverable, the delivery methodology is robust, schedules and prices are agreed, risks are understood in line with the programme schedule.  
• Be prepared to partner with a delivery PM who will lead the project team from investment decision onwards.  
• Setting out the plan  
• Develop the business case for all Gateways P2T, G2 and G3 – with business case owner  
• Alongside Procurement (commercial) team, help develop the procurement strategy  
• Manage internal governance – funding, changes, trends, triggers, programme & project gateway lifecycles certifications etc. 
• Performance management of design suppliers and owning the scope requirements 
• Oversight of client schedule, cost plan, risk and quality  
• Oversight of building control requirements and compliance 
• Manage client change process 

Project Controls & Monthly Reporting 

• H&S Management  
• Ensure CDM Compliance – fulfil the CDM Client responsibilities  

Financial Management  

• Develop project budgets  
• Manage funding  
• Develop financial asset information  
• Raising purchase orders  

Stakeholder Management  

• Stakeholder analysis for engagement plans  
• Present to internal and external stakeholders  
• Airlines and independent fund surveyor engagement if required 
• Cross functional project leadership  

Technical  

• Develop project requirements and project briefs 
• Write works and site information 
• Lead design process  
• Compliance with Information Management Systems  

Essential skills and experience\:  

• Strong evidence of delivering schemes in senior engineering and project management roles 
• Demonstrable experience working as a project manager on infrastructure projects on large complex schemes with a range of interested and informed stakeholders.  
• Significant experience of working as the lead client PM on major infrastructure projects.  
• Strong communicator (ostensibly evidenced through experience) 
• Proven organisation skills to navigate several competing requirements 
• Project Management Qualifications/ Programme Management Qualifications
• Aviation experience preferred 
• Strong Electrical/ Substation experience 

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