Senior Manager Stakeholder Management

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 has been appointed to partner on a new project focusing on the events industry in the Kingdom and build cutting-edge venues to host world-class events in the culture, entertainment, tourism, and sports sectors. Venues will include indoor arenas, art galleries, theatre’s, and conference centres, horse-racing tracks, and motor racing tracks.

It will develop 35 unique world class venues across the Kingdom, to facilitate the successful delivery for the ambitious national events calendar.

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

**Job Summary**:
Manages and oversees the implementation and delivery of a range of Stakeholder Management services to support commissions and provides line management leadership and guidance for others within the assigned Hub as required.

**You’ll be responsible for**:

- Accountable for supporting specialist function(s) within the Stakeholder Management Service on assigned commission(s).
- Creates/designs effective implementation of Stakeholder Management framework(s)/strategy(s) on assigned commission(s).
- Manages and directs clients, consultants, contractors and project team on assigned commission(s) on all relevant Stakeholder Management Service matters.
- Partners with clients to manage and meet expectations and build strong professional relationships.
- Provides comprehensive advice to the Project team in the administration of relevant Stakeholder & Communications standards, process and tools, including managing risks, issues and reporting to achieve key objectives and the escalation of performance and management issues.
- Facilitates and supports periodic reporting and structured governance and performance meetings.
- Accountable and responsible for developing functional management strategies, plans, processes and tools and tracking progress against KPIs.
- Works with the Stakeholder & Communications Service Director and/or Project Manager to recognise actions, recognise opportunities and mitigate risks and issues.
- Ensures all activities/operations are carried out in line with Mace Control Centre, Client requirements and prevailing regulation, policy and legislation.
- Provides Line Management to more junior resources and other Project staff as required.
- Utilises expertise to mentor and assist the personal and career development of junior staff team members.
- Leads the integration of the function with all relevant disciplines.
- Supports the HUB Stakeholder & Communications and Project Controls Director with resourcing and recruitment for the assigned commission.
- Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

**You’ll need to have**:

- Up to 5+ years’ experience (or equivalent) supporting the delivery of a Stakeholder & Communications services within the construction sector and/or management consultancy.
- Relevant university degree (e.g. construction, engineering) or equivalent. (or equivalent).
- Progress towards achievement of Chartered status (or equivalent) and/or membership of professional a relevant professional institution e.g. Association of Project Managers.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role. (Dependant on geography with BUD approval).

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