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 operator of a major international airport is considering a further update to expand the main terminal, reconfigure concourses and phase out legacy passenger transport systems.

Shared with airline stakeholders earlier this year, the proposed programme is estimated at c.$22 billion, with completion targeted in the mid-2030s, forming part of a wider transformation to support significant long-term passenger growth.

By comparison, the existing master plan approved in 2025 outlined c.$7 billion of phased capital investment, aligned to projections of up to 90 million annual passengers by the end of the century.

The role: The Project Executive is responsible for providing senior leadership, strategic direction, and assurance across complex infrastructure or multidisciplinary programmes. The role oversees delivery performance, governance, commercial outcomes, and stakeholder relationships to ensure successful programme execution.

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
  

  • Ensure that analytical outputs consider safety-related data, trends, and performance indicators.
  • Support identification of risks or trends that may impact safe delivery outcomes.
  • Promote the use of data to inform proactive safety decision-making.
• Client focus – Deliver on our promise
  

  • Provide structured analytical support to inform client decision-making and programme performance.
  • Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and analysis that provide clear visibility into delivery status.
  • Support alignment between programme performance and strategic objectives.
  • Translate complex data into clear, concise, and actionable insights for stakeholders.
• Integrity – Always do the right thing
  

  • Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across all analytical outputs.
  • Conduct structured business analysis, including performance reviews, gap analysis, and trend identification.
  • Support development of management-level reporting, including KPIs and performance metrics.
  • Provide transparent, auditable analysis to support governance and decision-making processes.
  • Identify risks, issues, and opportunities through structured analytical techniques.
• Create opportunity for our people to excel
  

  • Promote a data-driven culture across teams and stakeholders.
  • Support capability development in analytics, reporting, and business intelligence.
  • Encourage innovation in analytical tools, methods, and reporting approaches.
  • Share insights and best practices across the programme and organisation.

You’ll Be Responsible For:

• Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for programme delivery.

• Establish and maintain governance frameworks, including reporting, approvals, and decision-making structures.

• Oversee performance across scope, schedule, cost, risk, and quality.

• Provide executive-level assurance and oversight of programme activities.

• Support development and implementation of delivery strategies and programme plans.

• Manage relationships with senior stakeholders, including executive leadership and governance bodies.

• Lead governance forums, steering committees, and executive briefings.

• Ensure integration across programme functions, including project management, controls, commercial, and stakeholder engagement.

• Identify and manage strategic risks and issues, ensuring appropriate escalation and resolution.

• Support continuous improvement and optimisation of delivery performance.

You’ll need to have:

• Demonstrated experience in senior programme or project leadership roles on major infrastructure or capital programmes.

• Strong understanding of governance, assurance, and programme delivery frameworks.

• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

• Experience providing strategic advisory services to senior clients or public-sector organisations.

• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of delivery risk.

• Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management capability.

• Experience overseeing integrated programme controls (cost, schedule, risk, and performance).

• Ability to interpret complex programme data and provide executive-level insights.

• Strong strategic acumen and negotiation skills.

• Excellent stakeholder and supplier management capability.

• Strategic and solutions-oriented mindset.

• Experience working within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
  
  Note: The estimated starting salary for this position is $250k. 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 of 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.