Associate Director - Cost Consultancy (Luxury Retail) - French Speaking

Mace; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Flexible working

Job summary

Mace, a leading construction and consultancy firm, seeks an associate director - cost consultancy to lead end-to-end service delivery on luxury retail projects in the UK and Europe, with a French-speaking requirement to service a French client.

You will oversee estimating, cost planning, procurement, cost reporting, value engineering, lifecycle costing, and client relationships while mentoring teams and contributing to business development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and membership of a relevant institute.
• Proven track record in private sector work, including high street or luxury retail.
• Strong knowledge of contracts, estimating, valuations, cost reporting and financial modelling.
• Negotiation, influencing and communication skills to command professional respect.
• Digitally savvy with ability to build client relationships.
• Cost consultancy experience and desire to grow with Mace.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end service delivery on cost consultancy projects.
• Manage estimating, cost planning and present final cost plan.
• Oversee procurement including prequalification, enquiry, analysis and contract prep.
• Ensure post-contract cost variances and change control are managed.
• Produce monthly post-contract cost reports for clients.
• Interface with clients and consultants; support business development.
• Provide line management and oversee recruitment.

Skills

Cost consultancy

Cost planning

Procurement

Value engineering

Leadership

Client relationships

Business development

Negotiation

Team management

French speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Member of a relevant institute

Tools

Costing software

Job description

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

To perform the role of associate director - cost consultancy, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery, with respect to small - large store fitout and refurbishment commissions within the luxury retail sector. To ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value-added cost management service.

This will be working with a French retail client on multiple projects throughout the UK and Europe. Therefore, it is essential that you are French speaking.

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Conducting feasibility studies, business cases and writing procurement reports.
• Applying value management techniques at the outset of a project.
• Managing estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan.
• Managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including prequalification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively.
• Ensuring that post contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
• Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively.
• Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
• Being in attendance at meetings and active participation.
• Value engineering and life cycle costing.
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
• Being a key interface with client and other consultants, at all project stages.
• Marketing and business development duties, particularly in your sector of experience including being mindful of the need to support the consultancy team in promoting Mace in the region.
• Providing line management and overseeing the recruitment.

You’ll Need To Have

• Bachelor’s degree and a member of a relevant institute.
• A track record of winning and delivering work for private sector clients covering high street and/or luxury retail.
• Good working knowledge of contracts, estimating, valuations, cost reporting and financial modelling.
• Experience in negotiating, influencing and communication skills to command professional respect at all levels.
• Digitally savvy, can build lasting client relationships and lead high performing teams within a commercial environment.
• Cost consultancy practice and be hungry to grow your career and enjoy the opportunities Mace has to offer.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well:

We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise:

We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing:

We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel:

We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.

• We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.