Senior Commercial Consultancy Advisor - Infrastructure Projects

ENGINEERINGUK; Belfast; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking talented commercial management professionals to join their expanding transportation consultancy team in Belfast. This role offers the chance to engage in dynamic projects, focusing on feasibility studies, cost planning, and contract administration. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in cost consultancy within the infrastructure sector, demonstrating expertise in budgeting and risk management. The company values safety, integrity, and client focus, providing a supportive environment for professional growth and development. If you're ready to make a transformative impact in project delivery, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in cost consultancy with infrastructure projects.
• Strong skills in cost planning, budgeting, and estimating.

Responsibilities

• Conduct feasibility studies and advise on procurement strategies.
• Manage cost planning activities and present final cost plans.
• Interface with clients and stakeholders at all project stages.

Skills

Cost planning

Budgeting

Estimating

Contract administration

Risk management

Value engineering

Life cycle costing

Sustainability knowledge

Client management

Education

Degree in quantity surveying/cost management

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 places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities, and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

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

The project:

Due to continued growth, our transportation consultancy team is expanding. We are seeking talented commercial management professionals with multi-sector infrastructure project experience to join us in Belfast. If you're looking for an opportunity to be part of a dynamic and growing team, we'd love to hear from you.

Our values:

• Safety first - Going home safe and well
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise
• Integrity - Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel

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 clients, stakeholders, and other consultants at all project stages.
• Handling contractual frameworks and standard forms of contract.
• Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates, products, and hence improve the services provided to 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 infrastructure projects/frameworks.
• Cost planning, budgeting, and estimating experience.
• Previous experience of managing people and risk management.
• Sound knowledge and ability to undertake and advise on contract administration.
• Knowledge of value engineering and life cycle costing.
• Strong understanding of industry best practices.
• Understanding of hot topic issues such as sustainability, social value, and carbon reduction impacting the public sector.
• Capex vs Opex Cost Analysis/advice.

You'll also have:

• A degree in quantity surveying/cost management or equivalent.
• Professional membership i.e., MRICS/RICS.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfill all of 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 within the role.