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 and construct business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery to unlock the potential in every project.

Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey:

Safety First - Going Home Safe And Well:

• You will promote Mace''s value of safety first, exhibiting visible safety behaviours, sharing lessons learned and using safety moments and Mace''s HSW framework to support the safety and wellbeing of all Mace staff.
• You will possess technical expertise in local health and safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio.
• You will promote a diverse and inclusive working environment and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people in your team.

Client Focus - Deliver On Our Promise:

• You will ensure robust quality systems are in place and suitably managed in line with service excellence.
• You will manage delivery from project inception/brief, through design development and planning, contractor procurement and construction phase in accordance with the overall delivery program and agreed project milestones.
• you will manage tasks and associated deliverables in support of the associate director and other senior leaders, alongside the wider project and client teams, to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of the project.

Integrity - Always Do The Right Thing:

• You will manage project budgets and highlight any risks, challenges and mitigations.
• You will support the long-term development of your function or business unit (BU), creating a sustainable business future.
• You will commit to making a positive impact for our people, our clients, and our planet, and take ownership for holding others to account who do not uphold the Mace values.

Create Opportunity For Our People To Excel:

• You will manage design and wider consultant teams in a collaborative manner to ensure effective completion of responsibilities.
• You will lead and manage the project team and relevant stakeholders to achieve strategic project key performance indicators (KPIs).
• You will actively network, innovate, and seek understanding of best practice, utilising the full depth of knowledge of Mace group, the centres of excellence, Mace way control centre and knowledge hub.

Key responsibilities:

• Serve as a client-facing Cost Consultant who assists with strategic, tactical, and technical advice

• Interface with clients, 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-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.

• Manage the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including, pre-qualification, enquiry, 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 and life cycle costing.

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

• Conducts feasibility studies, advising on procurement strategies and contract selection, writing and undertaking procurement reports.

• 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.

• Assists in procurement and selection of main contractor.

• Prepares contract documents, warranties, bonds and licenses and assist formal execution by the appropriate parties

• Advises on administration of the terms of the building contract.

• Measures and provides valuations of the work carried out and adjust variations in accordance with the terms of the contract and agree with the contractor.

• Provides cost control and reporting services during the contract.

• Prepares financial reports for the client in the form and at the frequency required.

• Identifies all costs associated with design changes, contract awards, construction activities and client charges.

• Participates in the evaluation of claims for delay and additional costs made by the contractor and any nominated subcontractors/suppliers.Advises on the issue of certificates of practical completion and ensure that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.

• Advises on issue of certificate of making good defects and final completion in accordance with any requirements relating to completion, submissions and approval.

You'll Need To Have:

• Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying or related field (MS, MBA preferred)

• Proven experience in cost consultancy.

• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry

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

• Cost planning, budgeting and estimating experience.

• Sound understanding of costs and timescales of work undertaken and implications of risk of failure to deliver.

• Understanding different types of contract including the method of measurement.

• Negotiation skills.

Note: The estimated salary for this position is $115,000 USD. Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills and qualifications.

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.