Commercial Assurance Consultant

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Cost Consultant, where your expertise will help redefine the boundaries of ambition. This role offers an exciting opportunity to engage with diverse clients while ensuring compliance and delivering value-added assurance services. You'll play a pivotal role in managing commercial assurance commissions, contributing to business growth, and enhancing client satisfaction. With a focus on safety, integrity, and creating opportunities for your colleagues, this position is perfect for those looking to make a positive impact in the consulting industry. Embrace the chance to work in a dynamic environment that values diversity and encourages innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering service excellence to clients.
• Proficiency in analyzing large datasets to support decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Support evaluation of contractor systems and processes.
• Deliver commercial assurance commissions and ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Cost Assurance

Stakeholder Management

Data Analysis

Commercial Audit

NEC Contract Knowledge

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Degree Qualification

Professional Membership (MRICS/RICS)

Job description

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At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating responsible places that bring transformative impact to our people, communities, and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our website.

Within our consulting business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential of every project.

The project:

This role offers an excellent opportunity to join the commercial assurance team, engaging with diverse key clients in the UK and internationally. The position involves supporting the evaluation of contractor systems, processes, and costs to deliver risk and commercial assurance compliance assessments.

As a cost consultant, you will play a critical role in service delivery for large and complex commissions across private and public sectors. Your responsibilities include ensuring client objectives are achieved through value-added assurance services, contributing to business growth, and enhancing client satisfaction.

Your role will be pivotal in delivering commercial assurance commissions, taking ownership of various stages within the assurance programme and ensuring timely delivery. Confidence in contributing to and presenting reports to clients and contractors is essential.

Additionally, as a commercial assurance consultant, remote working capability and willingness to travel within the UK and internationally are required.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey. They are:

Safety first - Going home safe and well:

• Be an advocate of Mace's value of safety first, and be accountable for maintaining exceptional safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability, and project compliance standards.
• Champion a diverse and inclusive working environment and understand the importance of wellbeing for those you manage.
• Analyze and verify cost data to identify patterns, themes, trends, and risks.
• Appraise cost capture and commercial management processes.
• Capture process improvement opportunities.
• Engage with project staff, including finance teams, to complete cost verification and gather key documentation/data.
• Support stakeholder management and expectations.
• Assist in producing close-out reports.

Integrity - Always do the right thing:

• Support management operations that are fiscally and ethically responsible, aligning with business and legislative compliance obligations.
• Collaborate towards the net zero carbon transition, proactively managing associated emissions and reductions during project delivery.
• Commit to making a positive impact for our people, clients, and planet, holding others accountable to uphold Mace values.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel:

• Network actively, innovate, and seek best practices, utilizing Mace's knowledge resources.
• Guide junior team members to identify and implement improvements in procedures, templates, and services.

You’ll need to have:

• Experience delivering service excellence to clients.
• Experience in cost and commercial assurance/audit activities.
• Knowledge of NEC contract cost principles.
• Proficiency in analyzing large datasets, preferably with different cost systems.
• Ability to extract, interrogate, and assess data to support decision-making.
• Ability to work independently and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills for stakeholder communication.

You’ll also have:

• A degree qualification is preferred but not essential.
• Professional memberships are an advantage but not mandatory.
• Professional membership or progress towards MRICS/RICS or equivalent.
• Experience developing stakeholder relationships.

Mace is an inclusive employer and encourages applications from diverse candidates. Even if you do not meet all criteria, you may still be a strong candidate for this or other roles. We also support part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options where suitable.