Cost Manager

Mace; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace leads a major Dublin Metro project delivering an 18.8km autonomous system with 16 stations and key integration with existing transport networks. The role focuses on robust cost planning, feasibility, procurement support and contract administration across a large public-sector-style programme.

You will guide teams, uphold safety, quality and compliance, and drive continuous improvement toward net-zero goals, with flexible, hybrid working options discussed for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Cost planning and estimating for ideally public-sector capital projects.
• Pre and post contract experience.
• Budget management ideally within public-sector financial controls.
• Contract administration with NEC3/NEC4 experience.

Responsibilities

• Championing safety first, ensuring exceptional safety, quality, compliance and wellbeing across all activities.
• Supporting cost planning, procurement and cost management services to deliver strong client outcomes.
• Upholding ethical, compliant operations while contributing to carbon-reduction goals and positive impact.
• Managing and developing teams, driving best practice, continuous improvement and enhanced cost management processes.
• Managing feasibility, cost planning and procurement activities, producing robust cost plans, reports and contract documentation.
• Delivering effective contract administration, valuations, cost control, reporting and final account agreement.
• Assessing design changes, variations and claims, ensuring commercial compliance and clear client reporting.
• Supporting junior team members, enhance processes, manage stakeholders and contribute to net-zero objectives.

Skills

Cost planning

Procurement

Contract administration

Budget management

NEC3/NEC4 experience

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.

The project: It is a generational project providing Dublin and Ireland with a much-needed world class Metro system to support the fast-growing population. The project is an 18.8km fully autonomous Metro system, consisting of 16 stations, 2 significant tunneled section and a number of significant structures along the alignment. The project will integrate existing transportation systems through the city and surrounding areas, including the Dublin airport, Irish Rail and the LUAS. The successful candidate must lead by example and serve as a role model ensuring the highest standards are adopted across the project.

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Championing safety first, ensuring exceptional safety, quality, compliance and wellbeing across all activities.
• Supporting cost planning, procurement and cost management services to deliver strong client outcomes.
• Upholding ethical, compliant operations while contributing to carbon-reduction goals and positive impact.
• Managing and developing teams, driving best practice, continuous improvement and enhanced cost management processes.
• Managing feasibility, cost planning and procurement activities, producing robust cost plans, reports and contract documentation.
• Delivering effective contract administration, valuations, cost control, reporting and final account agreement.
• Assessing design changes, variations and claims, ensuring commercial compliance and clear client reporting.
• Supporting junior team members, enhance processes, manage stakeholders and contribute to net-zero objectives.

You’ll Need To Have

• Cost planning and estimating for ideally public-sector capital projects.
• Pre and post contract experience.
• Budget management ideally within public-sector financial controls.
• Contract administration with NEC3/NEC4 experience.

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.

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