MRICS Senior Cost Consultant (Education Sector)

Mace; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 55.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mace in the United Kingdom is seeking a Cost and Commercial Manager to join the team supporting education sector clients. You will help with cost planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic procurement across projects, liaising with clients and consultants.

The role emphasizes value management, risk oversight and post‑contract cost reporting, with opportunities for hybrid working and career development within a leading construction consultancy.

Formación

• Experience in a cost consultancy undertaking a similar role.
• Experience with Education sector clients.
• Capable of capital planning, forecasting and strategic procurement.
• Strong understanding of industry best practice.
• Experience managing people and risk.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct feasibility studies and benchmarking.
• Apply value management techniques at project outset.
• Manage cost planning, budgeting, forecasting and final cost plan.
• Oversee procurement process from pre-qualification to contract preparation.
• Ensure post-contract cost variances and change control are managed.
• Produce monthly post-contract cost reports for the client.
• Negotiate final accounts.
• Interface with client and other consultants at all project stages.
• Support marketing and business development within the region.
• Understand standard form of industry contracts.
• Assist in developing new business opportunities with clients.

Conocimientos

Cost management

Forecasting

Strategic procurement

Education sector experience

Project cost planning

Risk management

Team leadership

Educación

Quantity surveying / cost management degree

MRICS membership (Essential)

Herramientas

Excel

Descripción del empleo

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.

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 and benchmarking.
• 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.
• Managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, 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.
• 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 including being mindful of the need to support the consultancy team in promoting Mace in the region.
• Knowledge of the standard form of industry contracts.
• Assisting in the development of new business opportunities with existing and new clients.

You’ll Need To Have

• Previous experience in a cost consultancy practice undertaking a similar role.
• Previous experience working with Education sector clients.
• Sound knowledge and ability to undertake and advise on capital planning, forecasting and strategic procurement.
• Strong understanding of industry best practice.
• Previous experience of managing people and risk management.
• Experienced in the use of excel including sortation formulas, pivot tables, graphs, etc.
• Understanding of the impact of wider industry hot topic issues such as Sustainability, Social Value, Carbon Reduction.
• 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. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable with-in the role.