Associate Project Director - MEP

Associate Project Director (MEP) – Nottingham This role will sit within one of our largest Business Units, Public, Science & Technology. You will be the Associate Project Director (MEP) on a large scale construction project in Nottingham .

You will be accountable for the delivery of MEP services on a project to the agreed outcomes for time, budget, safety and quality requirements.

You will be responsible for driving the delivery of high-quality, time-efficient and profitable delivery, whilst providing leadership and accountability for compliance, governance, assurance as well as the management of teams of Technical and Construction staff. You will build and retains working relationships with colleagues and internal and external stakeholders.

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Drive the MEP team on the project via demonstration of professional and respectful behaviours, providing clear direction, guidance and the encouragement of compliance with Mace standards.
• Ensure the successful delivery of the MEP services including management of the Programme, Health Safety & Wellbeing, Quality & Commissioning of the project.
• Partner with multiple key project stakeholders, forming strong working relationships with the Client, Consultants, Trade Contractors and other team leaders.
• Drive the delivery of the tendering process and provide expert technical and commercial support to bid teams and sector leadership/bid leads.
• Ensure adequate internal and external resource needs are identified and agreed.
• Contribute to procurement strategies and ensure specialist packages and appointments are procured against the agreed scope demarcation and to budget.
• Direct the initial review of contracts and scope, assist in the preparation of budgets, value engineering, schedules and trade contracts and provide support to the commercial teams throughout the project lifecycle in terms of reviewing progress or resolving issues.
• Input into and drive the delivery strategies and programmes for project phases, ensuring key milestones, interfaces, dependencies, logistics and work sequencing are considered.
• Proactively drives the identification of risk and the production of mitigation plans.
• Manages, influences & negotiates with key senior stakeholders (up to c-suite).
• Manages a large team (or several teams) of direct reports, driving the appropriate behaviours to achieve success & KPIs, including a continuous improvement culture.
• Provides performance management, technical & career development and coaching.

You’ll Need To Have

• Advanced knowledge of engineering systems including design standards and frameworks, installation techniques, best practice, engineering processes, prefabrication and system commissioning requirements, sufficient to manage the project team on programme from an initial tender period through to contract completion.
• Advanced knowledge of construction build elements, including sequencing and dependencies to ensure consideration, collaboration and co-ordination with other work packages.
• Advanced knowledge of planning processes and management, with sufficient understanding of key construction release requirements, critical path, tasks / works scheduling and commissioning activities to allow for planning and control of the project from Pre-construction through to Practical Completion.
• Advanced knowledge of health, safety & welfare core elements such as working from height, electrical safety, fire safety, logistics and lifting, to provide awareness and ensure application in the safe management across the project.
• Advanced knowledge of Quality Assurance process and management & Commissioning of single systems as well as the integration of systems through Cause & Effect, BMS and IST integration periods to allow full completion of the project in line with programme.

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.

Within our construct business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery to unlock the potential in every project.

Our Values Shape The Way We Construct, 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

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

Primary Location GB-GB-Norwich

Organization Mace Construct Limited

Schedule Regular

Job Type Full-time

Job Posting 26-Jun-2026, 4:49:27 AM