3 June 2020 | Mace
Transport for the North (TfN) has appointed Mace, the international consultancy and construction company, to lead the Programme Support Office for the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) programme.
Under the new contract, Mace is responsible for project controls, project management, stakeholder management and commercial support. This extensive scope, which positions Mace at the forefront of the region’s rail evolution, will ensure a strengthened and more coordinated approach to progressing the transformative NPR scheme.
As Programme Support Office partner, Mace will work closely with NPR and key stakeholders to further enhance the already well-established programme management capabilities needed to deliver the complex £39bn programme.
An expanded and embedded Mace team will continue to work within NPR to deliver the Programme Support Office over the next 12 months and beyond. As TfN looks towards the delivery phase of NPR, Mace will be working to help prepare for this, strengthening the strategic outline case, establishing viable route options, identifying the best solutions and interactions with HS2, and championing the programme with key decision makers.