mace | 2026 Strategic Advisory Industrial Placement – Mace Advisory | London/Manchester, UK

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At Mace Consult, we combine leading-edge practical expertise with programme and project delivery consultancy skills to unlock the potential in every project, every place, and every person. From iconic skyscrapers to sustainable communities, we turn ambitious ideas into reality.
On our 12-month Industrial Placement Programme, you’ll contribute to meaningful projects from the very start. Whether it’s shaping sustainable places, creating smarter infrastructure, or helping clients solve complex challenges, you’ll play a real part in projects that make a lasting difference – to people, to places, and to the planet.
mace | 2026 Strategic Advisory Industrial Placement – Mace Advisory | London/Manchester, UK
Deadline : November 30th, 2025
Starting : June 2026
Salary : Competitive + benefits
Duration : 12 months
Location : London and Manchester
What you’ll do
- Working with the commission team to achieve outputs, taking a basic advisory support role on commissions working across a single, less complex commission or contributing to a more complex commission.
- Undertaking key elements of proposal development and commission delivery.
- Forming positive relationships and strong communication networks with the commission team and internal and external stakeholders.
- Supporting client relationship management activities
- Contributing to business development and work winning by developing own professional network.
- Utilising data and information from multiple sources to support commission research and analysis.
- Utilising Mace systems to undertake all aspects of commission administration.
- Contributing to high quality reports and presentations, interpreting and translating data into accessible materials.
- Compiling information aligned to industry best practice.
- Undertaking a support role on all elements of proposal development.
- Working 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.
What we can offer you
Our 12-month Industrial Placement Programme gives you structured on-the-job training and the chance to take on meaningful work from day one. You’ll learn alongside experienced professionals, be supported by skilled mentors and peers, and gain exposure to different areas of our business as you grow your career.
If you perform well during your placement, you could be fast-tracked onto our Graduate Programme.
Alongside your development, you’ll receive a wide range of benefits, including:
- 22 days annual leave + bank holidays + 2 further ‘Mace Days’ off + 3 extra days over Christmas, with the option to purchase additional leave
- Volunteering day each year
- Pension scheme (with up to 7% matched funding from Mace Consult)
- Life assurance, private medical insurance cover, and annual health assessment
- Season ticket loan, cycle to work and green car scheme
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- 24/7 access to health and wellbeing experts via our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Discounts and savings portal for hundreds of retailers, gyms, cafés, restaurants, and cinemas
- A range of other flexible benefits to suit you
About you
- This programme is for university students whose degree includes an option or requirement to complete a year in industry from 2026 to 2027, with a graduation year of 2028
- 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including Maths and English (or equivalent qualifications)
- Values – safety first, client focus, create opportunity, integrity
- Behaviours – curious, collaborators, contributors, champions of inclusion
- Competencies – build effective teams, embrace change, solve problems, build trusted relationships
To apply for this job please visit macegroup.engageats.co.uk.