Senior Cost & Value Manager – Construction & BIM Lead

Mace; Washington Township (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace is seeking a senior Cost Consultant to join our delivery teams in the United States. You will lead cost management activities across projects, from feasibility to final accounts, ensuring value for money and adherence to budgets.

Lead a team of Cost Consultants, collaborate with clients and contractors, and drive digital and BIM initiatives to optimise project performance and carbon reduction commitments.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of cost management, quantity surveying or commercial management experience.
• Experience delivering service excellence to clients.
• Strong cost planning, budgeting, estimating and cost management experience.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of construction contracts and methods of measurement.
• Contract administration and contract management experience.
• Experience with value engineering and life cycle costing.
• Strong negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience within the relevant sector/market and project environment.
• Relevant technical qualifications/certifications for the project portfolio.
• Ability to build and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to drive innovation, including digital and BIM initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Feasibility studies, procurement strategies, and contract selection; writing procurement reports.
• Applies value management techniques at the outset of a project.
• Manages cost planning, budgeting, estimating and presents the final cost plan.
• Contributes to prequalification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation.
• Prepares contract documents, warranties, bonds and licenses; assists execution.
• Advises on administration of contract terms.
• Measures valuations and ensures cost checking and valuation work.
• Maintains cost control and reporting; produces monthly post-contract cost reports for client.
• Identifies costs from design changes, contract awards, construction and client charges.
• Oversees evaluation of delay and extra-cost claims from contractor/subcontractors.
• Advises on certificates for defects and final completion.
• Advises on practical completion certificates and final accounts negotiations.
• Manages team of Cost Consultants; provides guidance and coaching.
• Delivers improvements in systems and processes; drives transformational change.
• Mentors/trains team members; shares domain expertise.
• Develops and maintains internal and external relationships.
• Manages and influences senior stakeholders.
• Identifies and implements continuous improvement plans.
• Collaborates towards net zero carbon transition and manages related emissions.

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or Cost Management

Job description

Mace is seeking a senior Cost Consultant to join our delivery teams in the United States. You will lead cost management activities across projects, from feasibility to final accounts, ensuring value for money and adherence to budgets.

Lead a team of Cost Consultants, collaborate with clients and contractors, and drive digital and BIM initiatives to optimise project performance and carbon reduction commitments.