Discipline Manager Civil Engineer / Senior Construction Manager

About the Role

Mace Group is seeking a Discipline Manager - Civil Engineer / Senior Construction Manager to provide civil engineering leadership across a programme. This full-time role focuses on aligning design, construction, and technical assurance to deliver integrated infrastructure outcomes, with a specific emphasis on substructure works, stormwater, drainage, flood mitigation, and hydraulic coordination.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote Mace's Safety First value, demonstrating visible safety behaviours, sharing lessons learned, and utilising safety moments and the HSW framework.
• Ensure robust quality systems are in place and managed in line with service excellence.
• Manage project delivery from inception through design development, planning, contractor procurement, and construction, adhering to the overall delivery program and agreed milestones.
• Oversee tasks and deliverables in support of senior leadership and project teams to ensure timely and accurate project delivery.
• Manage project budgets, identifying and mitigating risks and challenges.
• Support the long-term development of the function or Business Unit to ensure a sustainable business future.
• Manage design and consultant teams collaboratively to ensure effective completion of responsibilities.
• Lead and manage the project team and stakeholders to achieve strategic project Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Actively network, innovate, and seek best practices, leveraging Mace Group's knowledge resources.

Technical Leadership and Project Management

• Provide technical leadership for civil engineering disciplines across multiple delivery packages.
• Review engineering designs for compliance with programme requirements and applicable standards.
• Lead technical reviews for substructures, earthworks, roads, utilities, structures, and drainage systems.
• Offer specialist technical guidance on stormwater design and flood management systems.
• Coordinate technical interfaces between civil and utility disciplines.
• Review temporary and permanent works proposals and support the resolution of technical design and construction issues.
• Manage technical risk identification and mitigation activities, and monitor technical performance and compliance during delivery.
• Lead the construction of MEP services within the project MEP team, ensuring compliance with Mace standards.
• Be accountable for the construction aspects of MEP services, site environment management, programme, Health Safety & Wellbeing, Quality & Commissioning.
• Liaise and coordinate with key project stakeholders, including clients, consultants, and trade contractors.
• Manage the checking and oversight of design output to ensure clarity, achievability, buildability, and conformity to preferred methods.
• Prepare and implement delivery strategies and programmes for all project phases, considering milestones, interfaces, dependencies, logistics, and work sequencing.
• Develop and implement project-specific dimensional control strategies, ensuring adherence to project and strategic KPIs.
• Establish and ensure adherence to company and project quality requirements and procedures.
• Manage and contribute to the production of quality assurance information, embedding standards across teams and projects.
• Manage and provide leadership to teams of managers and professionals, ensuring standards, structures, tools, capabilities, and responsibilities are in place.
• Manage technical aspects of projects, including innovations and technical developments, and identify continuous improvement plans.
• Provide performance management, technical development, and coaching to the team.
• Manage and influence key stakeholders, building internal and external working relationships.
• Work collaboratively towards net zero carbon transition, identifying and managing associated carbon emissions and reductions.

Required Skills and Attributes

• Technical expertise in local health and safety rules and regulations relevant to the project portfolio.
• Ability to promote a diverse and inclusive working environment and understand the importance of team wellbeing.
• Commitment to making a positive impact for people, clients, and the planet, and holding others accountable to Mace values.

Work Type

This is a full-time position within Mace Group.

Application Information

Candidates interested in this role are encouraged to apply.