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: The Project Leader/Project Manager is the senior, accountable lead responsible for the management and delivery of construction‑phase professional services on a large, complex infrastructure or public‑realm project.
The role provides overall leadership, coordination, and control of a multi‑disciplinary consultant team and acts as the primary interface with the client, delivery partners, contractors, and key third‑party stakeholders. The Project Leader is responsible for ensuring contractual compliance, robust governance, effective risk management, and successful delivery outcomes.
This is a leadership role requiring strong commercial acumen, excellent stakeholder management capability, and experience operating within formal public‑sector or highly regulated delivery environments.
Safety first - Going home safe and well:
Client focus – Deliver on our promise:
Oversee day‑to‑day delivery of civil works, ensuring alignment with programme, quality, and safety objectives.
Provide timely, evidence‑based advice to the client on constructability, sequencing, and delivery risk.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with contractors, utilities, authorities, and third‑party stakeholders.
Integrity – Always do the right thing:
Lead fair, transparent, and contract‑aligned management of change, issues, and claims.
Create opportunity for our people to excel:
You’ll Be Responsible For:
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Overall leadership and management of construction‑phase professional services.
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Coordination of multi‑disciplinary consultant inputs to ensure aligned, timely delivery.
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Day‑to‑day interface management with the client, contractors, and delivery partners.
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Oversight of construction‑phase contract administration activities, including: RFIs and technical queries, submittals and reviews, design revisions and change control, site instructions and issue management.
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Monitoring programme progress and identifying schedule, cost, and risk exposures.
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Supporting the client with structured risk mitigation and decision‑making.
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Managing participation in progress meetings, governance forums, and issue resolution workshops.
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Supporting commissioning, close‑out, and post‑completion activities as required.
You’ll Need To Have:
Note: The estimated salary for this position is 180,000-240,000 CAD. Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills and qualifications.
Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organization.
We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable with-in the role.
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