Mace

What Mace does

Mace Consult is an independent UK-headquartered programme and project management consultancy that delivers major infrastructure and capital development programmes for government and enterprise clients. Founded in 1990 as part of Mace Group, the consultancy completed a demerger on 5 March 2026 with a majority investment from Goldman Sachs Alternatives, enabling it to operate as a standalone business with over 5,700 specialists across four regional hubs in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific. The firm generates close to US$1 billion in annual revenue with consistent double-digit growth over the preceding three years and was recognised with the 2026 King's Award for Enterprise in International Trade and ranked #7 on ENR's Top 50 Program Management Firms in America.

The firm's service portfolio is organised around six integrated modules — Strategic Advisory, Cost and Commercial Management, PMO and Planning, Programme and Project Management, Digital Services and Solutions, and Responsible Business — deployed across mega-programmes in transit, defence, healthcare, urban development, energy, nuclear, and advanced manufacturing. Underlying these services are AI-enabled predictive analytics, real-time programme-wide digital tracking tools, and data-driven governance frameworks designed to surface project risks early. Recent flagship engagements include the $61 billion Metrolinx GO Expansion and $11 billion Scarborough and Yonge North subway expansions in Canada, the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project in the United States, the UK's New Hospital Programme, the UK's first SMR project at Wylfa, and Saudi Arabia's Diriyah Gate and Qiddiya developments. Operational delivery is frequently structured through joint ventures such as MPA Delivery Partners (with Parsons and Arcadis) and MCS (with Comtech and SYSTRA).

Mace Consult generates revenue through professional services engagements, with pricing that is project-specific and negotiated under public sector procurement frameworks and direct enterprise contracts. The firm holds four lots on the UK Government's Construction Professional Services 2 (CPS2) framework — covering General Infrastructure, Project Management, Commercial Management, and Defence — providing preferential access to UK public sector infrastructure spend. Distribution operates primarily through direct enterprise and government sales channels, government-to-government contracts (such as the UK-Peru Reconstruction with Changes programme alongside Arup and Gleeds), joint venture delivery partnerships, and competitive public tenders across multiple geographies.

Name

Mace

Legal name

Mace Consult Limited

Website

https://macegroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Mace Consult is an independent UK-headquartered programme and project management consultancy delivering major infrastructure and capital programmes for government and enterprise clients across four global hubs, generating close to $1 billion in annual revenue with over 5,700 specialists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Programme and Project Management Consultancy

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation & Traffic Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN), Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Programme management
• Project management consultancy
• Infrastructure delivery
• Capital programmes advisory
• Cost and commercial management

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Revenue: Mace Consult generates revenue through professional services including programme and project management, cost and commercial management, PMO and planning, and strategic advisory. The firm generated close to US$1 billion in revenue in 2025.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mace Consult is a programme and project management consultancy that delivers advisory, cost and commercial management, PMO and planning, and end-to-end programme and project management services for major infrastructure and capital programmes worldwide. The firm serves government agencies and large enterprise clients on transit, healthcare, defence, energy, urban development, and technology infrastructure projects, applying AI-enabled digital tools and collaborative delivery models to reduce cost overruns and improve on-time delivery certainty.

Product overview

Mace operates as two independent businesses following a March 2026 demerger: Mace Consult (programme and project management consultancy) and Mace Group/Mace Construct (construction services). Mace Consult is the primary service offering, delivering its capabilities through four integrated service modules: Strategic Advisory, Cost and Commercial Management, PMO and Planning, and Programme and Project Management. These are underpinned by Digital Services and Solutions (providing AI-enabled predictive analytics and automation tools) and Responsible Business (sustainability and social value). Mace also offers sector-specific expertise across Cities and Places, Defence and National Security, Health and Life Sciences, Mobility, Resilience, and Technology and Manufacturing markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programme and Project Management End-to-end programme and project delivery management for major infrastructure and capital programmes, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to scope for government and enterprise clients.
• Cost and Commercial Management Financial and commercial management services providing cost consultancy, value engineering, and commercial leadership throughout programme delivery, including the US-based Turton Bond practice.
• Programme Management Office (PMO) and Planning Integrated PMO services and planning capabilities that establish governance frameworks, programme controls, and decision support systems for complex capital programmes.
• Strategic Advisory Strategic consulting services that help clients shape infrastructure and capital programmes from inception, providing guidance on strategy, resilience, and transformation.
• Digital Services and Solutions Digital tools and platforms providing greater predictability, automation, and control through AI-enabled predictive analytics, live program-wide tracking, and data governance frameworks to drive new standards for programme and project delivery.
• Responsible Business Sustainability and social value services embedding environmental, social, and governance considerations into programme delivery for clients in infrastructure and capital development.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 13% cost reduction through collaborative delivery models including delivery partner approach
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Parsons Corporation and Arcadis (MPA Delivery Partners)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMace, Parsons Corporation, and Arcadis formed MPA Delivery Partners, a joint venture, to serve as delivery partner for the Hudson Tunnel Project. The JV was granted a $665M, four-and-a-half-year contract extension to continue delivery partner role on the $16bn Hudson Tunnel Project in the USA.
• ArupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreat British Energy–Nuclear appointed Arup and Mace to lead early engineering and programme management for the UK's first small modular reactor (SMR) project at Wylfa in North Wales, working alongside Gleeds, LDA Design, and TÜV SÜD Nuclear Technologies.
• Arup and Gleeds (UK Delivery Team)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMace was appointed alongside Arup and Gleeds to the UK Delivery Team under a government-to-government (G2G) contract to support Peru's Authority for Reconstruction with Changes (ARCC). The partnership delivered 74 schools, 15 health centres, and extensive flood defences following the 2017 El Niño disaster.
• Comtech and SYSTRA (MCS Joint Venture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMace-Comtech-SYSTRA (MCS) has supported Metrolinx as delivery partner since 2022 for the $61 billion GO Expansion programme, working as an integrated team at enterprise, program, and project levels. The partnership subsequently expanded to oversee Scarborough and Yonge North subway line expansions.
• Rolls-Royce SMRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRolls-Royce SMR is the preferred technology partner for Great British Energy–Nuclear's SMR programme at Wylfa. Mace is engaged alongside Arup for programme management, while Unipart serves as supply chain partner within Amentum's team.
• Great British Energy–NuclearcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreat British Energy–Nuclear appointed Mace and Arup to lead early engineering and programme management for the UK's first small modular reactor project at Wylfa, North Wales, as part of the UK government's strategy to expand low-carbon nuclear generation.
• CRC Group (The Peridona project)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRC Group assembled an international design consortium including Killa Design, Rockwell Group, and MACE for its ultra-luxury project The Peridona in India's NCR region, reflecting Mace's role as design and delivery partner on high-end real estate projects.
• Doha Festival CityminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMace led the project management and installation of 12 Tesla Supercharger stations at Doha Festival City in Qatar, making it the fourth Middle Eastern country to have Tesla's fast-charging infrastructure. Mace also partnered with Kahramaa under its Tarsheed programme.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Turner & Townsend: Global programme management and cost consultancy with comparable revenue scale, sector focus (transport, energy, real estate), and PE ownership history (acquired by CBRE). The most directly comparable peer in business model and customer base.
• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and programme management consultancy competing for the same mega-infrastructure mandates. Frequently a Mace JV partner (MPA Delivery Partners), underscoring direct overlap on transit, water, and energy programmes.
• WSP: Global engineering professional services firm with strong programme management and advisory capabilities across transport, environment, and buildings — competes directly for public sector infrastructure mandates in UK, Americas, and APAC.
• Jacobs: Large global engineering and programme management consultancy with deep public sector infrastructure exposure (US, UK, Australia). Overlaps directly with Mace on transit, water, defence, and urban development programmes.
• AtkinsRéalis: Engineering services and nuclear-focused consultancy with significant programme management practice. Direct competitor on UK, Canadian, and Middle Eastern transport and nuclear infrastructure programmes.
• Mott MacDonald: Employee-owned global engineering, management, and development consultancy. Direct peer on transport, water, energy, and urban development programme advisory mandates across the same geographies.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with programme management and advisory services competing for large public sector capital programmes in transport, water, environment, and defence — overlapping on many of Mace's core sectors.
• Hill International: Pure-play project management consultancy focused on infrastructure, transportation, and heavy civil projects. Smaller than Mace but a direct competitor on programme and construction management mandates globally.
• Gleeds: Global cost management and project consultancy that frequently partners with Mace (UK Delivery Team on Peru reconstruction, Wylfa SMR). Comparable in cost consultancy focus, smaller in PM scale.

Broad incumbents

• Bechtel: One of the largest global EPC contractors with significant in-house programme management capabilities on mega-infrastructure projects. A broader incumbent rather than a pure consultancy peer, but competes for owner-side programme mandates and JV roles.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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