Senior Cost Consultant

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 delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The Project:

At Mace we are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about cost and commercial management to work within our hospitality and entertainment sectors. Our team is looking to recruit a cost consultant with estimating experience who can provide full cycle cost management services for ongoing commissions across the Americas.

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

• Client Focus - Deliver On Our Promise

• Integrity - Always Do The Right Thing

• Create Opportunity - For Our People To Excel

You'll Be Responsible For:

• Manage all aspects of cost planning, including ownership of and presentation of cost plans to clients and internal stakeholders.

• Manage the procurement process, ensuring stages including prequalification, inquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively.

• Support the delivery of cost management services to deliver key strategic outcomes and KPIs, directly influencing the strategic development of plans.

• Serve as a client-facing senior cost consultant lead who assists with strategic, tactical, and technical advice.

• Manage and grow cost management teams or accounts.

• Interface with clients and external and internal consultants at all project stages.

• Conduct feasibility studies and produce procurement reports.

• Produce ROMs for new and pipeline projects for a project budget to be based on.

• Day-to-day cost management of medium- to large-scale client projects, including procurement, pay requests, change management and cost reporting.

• Apply value management techniques at the outset of a project involving existing protocols and systems.

• Managing, estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership and presenting the final cost plan.

• Manage the procurement process, ensuring that all stages, including pre-qualification, inquiry, evaluation, selection and contract preparation, are performed effectively.

• Ensure post-contract cost variances, change control, cost checking and valuation processes are managed effectively.

• Ensure the production of monthly post-contract and cost reports and present them to the client.

• Provide value engineering life cycle costing.

• Manage the final account negotiation and agreement.

• Update benchmarking efforts as new projects are executed to provide real cost data to the client.

• This role has an on-site minimum of 3 days per week. Work is primarily conducted on an active construction site with heavy equipment and machinery. In addition to other essential functions, applicants will generally need to be able to perform the following essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation:

• Lift and carry a minimum of 25 lbs.

• Walk and stand extensively throughout each shift, often walking more than 5 miles a day.

• Climb and walk on scaffolding.

You'll Need To Have:

• Degree in construction management, engineering, quantity surveying or a related field (MS, MBA preferred).

• Professional membership, i.e., MRICS/RICS (or equivalent), and moving towards fellowship, or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development.

• Excellent communication (written, verbal and presentation) skills, along with the ability to assure service delivery and provide meaningful/actionable insights.

• Knowledge of value engineering, life cycle costing, contract law and contractual frameworks relating to construction.

• Experience in managing relationships with key senior stakeholders.

• Relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.

• Experience in the pharma/life science sector or other similar manufacturing.

• Experience leading cost management on large-sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.

• Oracle Unifier or other project management system.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfill 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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