Senior Cost Manager

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.

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:
If you like the idea of delivering complex infrastructure programmes, leading cost, procurement and contract delivery, this role offers the opportunity to shape outcomes from feasibility to completion.

Delivers end-to-end cost management services across diverse sectors, from project inception to completion. Applies advanced technical expertise within a defined discipline, ensuring robust cost planning, control and reporting, while supporting successful outcomes across both new and ongoing commissions.

• 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

Providing cost management services from inception to completion for ongoing and new commissions in various sectors.

• Accountable for feasibility studies, advising on procurement strategies and contract selection, writing and undertaking procurement reports.
• Utilises expertise and applies the value management techniques at the outset of a project.
• Manages, estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan.
• Supervises the preparation of the contract documents, warranties, bonds and licenses and assists with formal execution by the appropriate parties.
• Advises on administration of the terms of the building contract.
• Accountable for the measurement of valuations of the work carried out and ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively.
• Ensures adequate cost control and reporting services during the contract and the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
• Identifies all costs associated with design changes, contract awards, construction activities and client charges.
• Oversees and engages in the evaluation of claims for delay and additional costs made by the contractor and any nominated subcontractors or suppliers.
• Provides comprehensive advice on the issuing of certificates of making good defects and final completion in accordance with any requirements relating to completion, submissions and approvals.
• Advises on the issue of certificates of practical completion and ensures that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
• Manages team of Cost Consultants, providing guidance, direction and coaching and performance management.
• Delivers improvements in systems and processes, driving transformational change.
• Provides mentoring, training to members of the team.
• Shares technical, functional and domain expertise to upskill capabilities and develops and maintains a series of internal and external relationships.
• Identifies and implements continuous improvement plans, identifies key business improvements.
• Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net-zero carbon transition, and shares responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

• Demonstrable experience of delivering service excellence to clients.
• Proven experience in cost planning, budgeting and estimating.
• Sound understanding of costs and timescales of work undertaken and implications of risk of failure to deliver.
• Knowledge of BIM techniques and applications.
• A degree in quantity surveying, cost management or equivalent.
• Professional membership such as MRICS, RICS or equivalent.
• Sound knowledge of value engineering, life cycle costing, contract law and contractual frameworks relating to construction.
• Proficient knowledge and expertise in a specific sector or market of the project or role.
• Knowledge of contractual frameworks relating to construction.
• Comprehensive understanding of present-day issues such as sustainability, social value and carbon reduction.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organization.

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