Senior Cost Consultant – Cities & Places (Hybrid)

Mace; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace is seeking a Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager in the Cities & Places sector to shape cost planning, procurement, and KPIs for diverse projects. You will work with clients and delivery teams to drive value and ensure commercial success across programmes.

This role emphasizes sustainability, net zero transition, and mentoring teams, with hybrid working options across the UK, including Manchester, and sites in London, Birmingham, Winchester.

Qualifications

• Degree in quantity surveying or cost management.
• MRICS/RICS or equivalent membership, progressing toward fellowship.
• Proven consulting experience with strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Expertise in value engineering, sustainability, and stakeholder management within diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Delivering client-focused outcomes through effective cost planning, procurement, and achievement of strategic KPIs.
• Upholding integrity, managing ethically viable operations and driving net zero carbon transition.
• Creating opportunity by mentoring teams, championing innovation, and embedding continuous improvement across all activities.
• Managing feasibility studies, procurement strategies, and contract selection, ensuring effective reporting and compliance.
• Managing estimating, cost planning, and valuations, presenting accurate financial reports to stakeholders.
• Overseeing contracts, claims, and completion processes, driving successful project outcomes.
• Mentoring teams, embed continuous improvement, and champion net zero carbon transition across all delivery activities.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Value engineering

Sustainability

Education

Degree in quantity surveying or cost management

MRICS/RICS or equivalent progression towards fellowship

Job description

Mace is seeking a Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager in the Cities & Places sector to shape cost planning, procurement, and KPIs for diverse projects. You will work with clients and delivery teams to drive value and ensure commercial success across programmes.

This role emphasizes sustainability, net zero transition, and mentoring teams, with hybrid working options across the UK, including Manchester, and sites in London, Birmingham, Winchester.