Senior Cost Consultant

Mace Group; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Cost Consultant, where your expertise in cost management will drive transformative projects in life sciences and industrial manufacturing. You'll be at the forefront of managing capital projects, ensuring safety and compliance while delivering exceptional value to clients. This role promises a dynamic work environment where your leadership will foster excellence and innovation. If you're ready to make a significant impact and grow within a diverse team, this opportunity is tailored for you.

Qualifications

• Degree in quantity surveying or cost management required.
• Professional membership in MRICS/RICS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage cost planning and present cost plans to clients.
• Lead procurement processes and manage cost management teams.
• Conduct feasibility studies and produce procurement reports.

Skills

Cost Management

Project Management

Client Relationship Management

Value Engineering

Life Cycle Costing

Health and Safety Compliance

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Professional Membership (MRICS/RICS)

Job description

Position Status: This opportunity is for a secured role that is due to commence in February subject to approval. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.

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 deliveryconsultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The project:

Mace is seeking a full-time senior cost consultant for life science and industrial manufacturing projects to work directly with our clients on capital projects.

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:

• You will be an advocate of Mace's value of safety first, and be accountable for leading and maintaining exceptional safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability and project compliance standards.
• You will possess technical expertise in local health and safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio.
• You will champion a diverse and inclusive working environment and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people you manage.

Client Focus - Deliver on Our Promise:

• You will manage cost planning including ownership of and presenting cost plans to clients and internal stakeholders.
• You will manage the procurement process, ensuring stages including prequalification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively.
• You will support the delivery of cost management services to deliver key strategic outcomes and KPIs, directly influencing strategic development of plans.
• Serving as a client-facing senior cost consultant lead who assists with strategic, tactical, and technical advice.
• Managing and growing cost management teams or accounts.
• Interfacing with clients, external and internal consultants at all project stages.
• Conducting feasibility studies and production of procurement reports.
• Producing of ROMs for new and pipeline projects for a project budget to be based on.
• Day to day cost management of medium-large scale client projects including procurement, pay requests, change management and cost reporting.
• Applying value management techniques at the outset of a project involving existing protocols and systems.
• 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, evaluation, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively.
• Ensuring that post contract cost variances, change control, cost checking and valuation processes are managed effectively.
• Ensuring the production of monthly post contract and cost reports and presenting them to the client.
• Providing value engineering and life cycle costing.
• Managing the final account negotiation and agreement.
• Ongoing updating of benchmarking efforts as new projects are executed to provide real cost data to client.

Integrity - Always Do the Right Thing:

• You will manage operations that are fiscally and ethically viable, influencing the achievement of business objectives that align with business and legislative compliance obligations.
• You will work collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.
• You will commit to making a positive impact for our people, our clients, and our planet, and take ownership for holding others to account who do not uphold the Mace values.

Create Opportunity - For Our People to Excel:

• You will manage teams, demonstrating effective leadership to ensure excellence in delivery against plans, championing a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities.
• You will actively network, innovate, and seek understanding of best practice, utilising the full depth of knowledge of Mace group, the centres of excellence, Mace way control centre and knowledge hub.
• You will manage other cost consultant to identify and execute opportunities that improve cost management procedures, templates and products to enhance services provided to stakeholders.

You’ll Need to Have:

• Degree in quantity surveying/cost management (or equivalent).
• Professional membership i.e. MRICS/RICS (or equivalent) and moving towards fellowship, or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development.
• Demonstrated capital programme leadership experience.

You’ll Also Have:

• Commercial and financial acumen.
• Knowledge of value engineering, life cycle costing, contract law and contractual frameworks relating to construction.
• Experience of managing parts of projects within large, diverse teams.
• Experience of managing relationships with key senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape the outlook of the projects you are working on.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organization.

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