Senior Cost Consultant (Retail Sector)

Mace; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working option

Job summary

Mace is seeking a Senior Cost Consultant to deliver multiple fast-paced property investments programmes for major FMCG retail clients. You will join a UK-wide team of Project Cost and Commercial Managers handling diverse investment types including store fit-outs, extensions, refurbishments and asset renewals.

The role involves cost planning, budgeting, procurement, and client liaison across projects, with travel within the UK and occasional Europe.

Qualifications

• Experience in a cost consultancy with retail clients.
• Cost planning, budgeting and estimating experience.
• Knowledge of typical industry contracts forms and procurement routes.
• Highly numerate, accurate and detail-focused.
• Strong understanding of industry best practice.
• Ability to build excellent relationships with clients, design teams and stakeholders.
• Occasional European travel if required.
• Degree in quantity surveying/cost management or equivalent.
• MRICS/RICS membership or working towards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct feasibility studies and benchmarking.
• Apply value management techniques at the outset of a project.
• Manage, estimate and cost plan activities including final cost plan.
• Manage the procurement process from pre-qualification to contract preparation.
• Ensure post-contract cost variances and change control are managed.
• Ensure cost checking and valuation work is managed.
• Produce monthly post-contract cost reports and present to the client.
• Negotiate and agree final accounts.
• Be a key interface with client and other consultants at all stages.
• Support consultancy team in marketing and business development.

Skills

Cost planning

Budgeting

Estimating

Numeracy

Contract forms

Procurement routes

Client relationships

European travel

Education

Quantity surveying / cost management degree

MRICS / RICS membership or working towards

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.

For more than 28 years our adventurous spirit has driven us to do things better and drive change through our industry. We have helped shape cities around the world. Mace is now a £2.35bn company, operating in 21 sectors from five global hubs across consultancy and construction, inspiring each other and our clients to innovate. We champion people, whether as individuals or teams. Our people constantly strive for better and always go that extra mile, inspiring each other and clients to innovate. We challenge convention, apply a can-do attitude and are committed to quality and service excellence.

Due to our continued growth, we require a Senior Cost Consultant who will be responsible for the delivery of multiple fast-paced property investments programmes for major FMCG retail clients. This role sits in our consultancy business, specifically the commercial private sector so the successful candidate will have the opportunity to broaden their experience beyond retail in the delivery of fit-out and relocation projects for major corporate clients.

You will join our team of UK wide Project Cost and Commercial Managers, delivering several different investment types including, new store fit outs, extensions, refurbishments, planned asset renewals and initiative roll outs ranging in value from £100k - £20m each. Reporting into the Mace Account/Programme lead. The successful candidate will manage projects within a geographic area, ideally centred to your home location, however some UK wide or European travel should be expected.

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 working with retail clients.
• Cost planning, budgeting and estimating experience.
• Sound knowledge of the typical industry contract forms and procurement routes.
• Highly numerate, accurate and focused on detail.
• Strong understanding of industry best practice.
• Ability to build excellent relationships with clients, design teams and stakeholders.
• Comfortable with occasional European travel if required.
• A degree in quantity surveying/cost management or equivalent.
• Professional membership i.e. MRICS/RICS or working towards.

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.