Cost Consultant - Heritage Sector

Mace; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace is delivering major cost consultancy services for high-profile projects in central London, requiring a strong commercial management mindset across live environments and complex programmes. The role emphasizes NEC-based contract administration, cost control, and client liaison to ensure successful delivery.

The team values safety, integrity, and continuous improvement, with openness to part-time, flexible, and hybrid working arrangements where suitable.

Qualifications

• Degree in quantity surveying or cost management.
• MRICS/RICS membership.
• NEC contract experience essential; PM accreditation preferred.
• Experience in cost planning, budgeting and estimating.
• Experience managing people and risk.
• Knowledge of contract law and contractual frameworks in construction.
• Understanding of value engineering and life cycle costing.
• Knowledge of sustainability, social value, and carbon reduction in public sector.
• Experience with private and public sector property/infrastructure clients.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly cost reports for all project costs.
• Update 7-year cash flow forecasts and track changes.
• Challenge and agree compensation events up to £50k.
• Support with CostX measures and forensic analysis up to £3M.
• Assist with monthly valuations and related paperwork.
• Update change trackers and Prov Sum trackers for main contract and consultants.
• Use CEMAR daily as the NEC workflow tool for admin.
• Update change log register and assist with client-budget approvals.
• Produce client change control forms (CCFs).
• Liaise with client cost/finance, client team and Mace team.

Skills

Cost planning

Budgeting

Risk management

Contract administration

Value engineering

Life cycle costing

Sustainability understanding

Education

Quantity surveying degree

MRICS/RICS membership

Tools

CostX

CEMAR

NEC PM accreditation (preferred)

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.

For more than 28 years our adventurous spirit has driven us to do things better and drive change through our industry. We have helped shape cities around the world. Mace is now a £2.35bn company, operating in 21 sectors from five global hubs across consultancy and construction, inspiring each other and our clients to innovate. We champion people, whether as individuals or teams. Our people constantly strive for better and always go that extra mile, inspiring each other and clients to innovate. We challenge convention, apply a can-do attitude and are committed to quality and service excellence.

We are delivering the fit-out, refurbishment and alteration of a unique collection of listed buildings in central London. The buildings are situated in a live environment on an estate of national importance with a rich heritage, maintaining logistics and operations with technical and construction partners.

Our client requires strong commercial management that supports the Authority in its role of delivering modern workplace solutions, unique projects and complex programmes of work.

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Monthly cost reports covering all project costs.
• Monthly cash flow forecast updates covering 7 years and constant change (time and money)
• Challenging and agreeing Comp. Events up to £50k in value.
• Supporting with CostX measures and forensic analysis of some aspects of large comp events up to £3M in value.
• Assisting with monthly valuations and the paperwork associated with it.
• Updating change trackers and Prov Sum trackers for Main contract and consultants.
• Using CEMAR on a daily basis as the NEC workflow tool for admin.
• Updating change log register and assisting with budgets for client approval on this form.
• Producing client change control forms (CCF’s)
• Effective liaison with client cost/finance representative, client team and Mace team.

You’ll Need To Have

• Previous experience in a cost consultancy practice in a similar role.
• Previous experience working with private and public sector property and infrastructure clients beneficial.
• NEC form of contract experience essential. NEC PM accreditation preferred.
• Cost planning, budgeting and estimating experience.
• Previous experience of managing people and risk management.
• Knowledge of contract law and contractual frameworks relating to construction.
• Sound knowledge and ability to undertake and advise on contract administration
• Knowledge of value engineering and life cycle costing.
• Strong understanding of industry best practice.
• Understanding of hot topic issues such as Sustainability, Social Value, Carbon Reduction impacting public sector.
• Capex V Opex Cost Analysis/advice.
• A degree in quantity surveying/cost management or equivalent.
• Professional membership i.e. MRICS/RICS.

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 with-in the role.