Skills, Employment and Education Manager

About the company

At Mace Construct, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We are innovators, trusted partners, construction experts. Founded on a belief that the built environment sector could be more efficient, innovative and responsible. We’ve built a reputation and track record for delivering projects better than ever before: safer, faster and greener. Transforming industries, supporting communities and leaving legacies.

About the project

Curzon Street station is a new £800m HS2 project in Birmingham city centre. The station development, whilst forming part of the new HS2 network between London and the North, will provide a catalyst for development across the East side of Birmingham. As a leading station, Curzon Street strives to provide a centre of excellence for the development of best practice reporting and management models.

About the role

The SEE manager develops and implements the project’s Employment and Education Strategy in full compliance with contractual requirements, parent company policies and wider project commitments. They ensure all client SEE targets and KPIs are achieved, reported accurately, and fully embedded across the supply chain and workforce.

What you’ll be doing

• Develop and implement the SEE and EDI Strategy in line with client and project policies, ensuring clear alignment with local council’s priorities and commitments.
• Make effective use of the client Brokerage Service to maximise local employment, apprenticeship and skills outcomes.
• Ensure all SEE and EDI objectives, KPIs and reporting requirements are understood, communicated and embedded across project teams and subcontractors.
• Oversee subcontractors’ SEE and EDI implementation plans to ensure client and project policies, procedures and KPIs are incorporated into their employment, training and workforce development arrangements.
• Monitor subcontractor performance, measure progress against targets and drive continuous improvement to ensure successful delivery of all client SEE and EDI outcomes.
• Ensure SEE, EDI requirements and KPI obligations are fully embedded into all subcontract agreements in collaboration with the Commercial team.
• Provide regular and ad-hoc performance reports on SEE and EDI delivery to project, parent company HQ teams and client.
• Report achievements, risks and mitigations, highlighting progress against client KPIs, local commitments, and local council priorities.
• Ensure all participants across the project and supply chain have access to and comply with SEE, EDI and Social Value policies, plans and procedures.
• Provide advice, guidance to project teams, subcontractors and partners on all matters relating to SEE and EDI delivery.
• Work closely with the Project HR Manager and the commercial team to ensure SEE requirements are fully integrated into HR practices, recruitment strategies and workforce planning and subcontracts.
• Work with the Communications, SEE & Social Value Lead to develop outreach programmes that engage local communities and encourage participation from priority groups identified under the SEE framework.
• Build strong working relationships with the local council and community partners, Skills Centre, and employment support organisations to maximise local job, apprenticeship and training opportunities.
• Support the organisation’s apprenticeship programme and ensure compliance with client apprenticeship requirements.