MRICS Cost Consultant (Construction Consultancy) - Education Sector

Mace; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace is seeking a Cost and Commercial Management professional to join our Education sector team. You will advise on cost planning, budgeting, forecasting and strategic procurement across a select group of key clients.

The role involves presenting final cost plans and negotiating final accounts, with exposure to sustainability and lifecycle costing. You will interact with clients and colleagues across project stages, ensuring best practice in value engineering, procurement, and contract

Qualifications

• Experience in a cost consultancy practice or equivalent.
• JCT form of contract experience essential; NEC knowledge beneficial.
• Cost planning, budgeting and estimating expertise.
• Knowledge of contract law and contractual frameworks for construction.
• Ability to advise on contract administration.
• Understanding of value engineering and life cycle costing.
• Awareness of sustainability, social value and carbon reduction in public sector.

Responsibilities

• Feasibility studies, procurement strategy advising, and procurement reporting.
• Apply value management techniques at project outset.
• Manage cost planning, budgeting and present final cost plan.
• Ensure final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
• Interface with clients, stakeholders and other consultants at all stages.
• Handle contractual frameworks and standard forms of contract.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost management procedures and templates.
• Identify ways to improve internal systems and processes.

Education

MRICS membership

Degree in quantity surveying/cost management

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.

The project:

An exciting opportunity to join the Cost and Commercial Management team working with a small selection of our key strategic Education sector clients. The role will involve advising across a full range of cost planning, project budgeting, forecasting and strategic procurement services.

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Conducting feasibility studies, advising on procurement strategies and contract selection, writing and undertaking procurement reports.
• Applying the 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.
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
• Being a key interface with client, stakeholders and other consultants at all project stages.
• Handling of contractual frameworks and standard form of contract.
• Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates, products and hence improve the services provided to the clients.
• Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes.

You’ll Need To Have

• Previous experience in a cost consultancy practice in a similar role.
• Previous experience working with Education sector clients is desirable, but not essential.
• JCT form of contract experience essential with some knowledge of NEC.
• Cost planning, budgeting and estimating experience.
• Some 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 (Essential).

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.

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