Senior Cost Consultant – Government Sector
Job Description
Job title: Senior Cost Consultant – Government Sector
Company: Mace Group
Job description: The Company & CultureFor more than 28 years our adventurous spirit has driven us to do things better and drive change through our industry. We have helped shape cities around the world. Mace is now a £2.35bn company, operating in 21 sectors from five global hubs across consultancy and construction, inspiring each other and our clients to innovate. We champion people, whether as individuals or teams. Our people constantly strive for better and always go that extra mile, inspiring each other and clients to innovate. We challenge convention, apply a can do attitude and are committed to quality and service excellence.Project Scope:Supporting an ongoing multi-£m, UK wide capital works and BAU/lifecycle programme beyond 2028, across a diverse estate.We are a framework supplier delivering design and construction of fit-out, refurbishment and alteration projects in a live environment on an estate of national importance maintaining logistics and operations with technical and construction partners.Our client requires a commercial strategy that supports the strategic intent and aspirations of the Authority in it’s role of delivering suitable workplace solutions, specifically ensuring appropriate commercial arrangements are in place to complement the new Estates operating model.The roleSenior Cost ConsultantTo perform the role of Senior Cost Consultant, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, often with respect to large and complex commissions covering both private and public sector clients. To ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value added cost management service.Your responsibilities will include:
- · Conducting feasibility studies, business cases and writing procurement reports.
- · Applying value management techniques at the outset of a project.
- · Managing estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan.
- · Managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including prequalification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively.
- · Ensuring that post contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
- · Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively.
- · Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
- · Being in attendance at meetings and active participation.
- · Value engineering and life cycle costing.
- · Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
- · Being a key interface with client and other consultants, at all project stages.
- · Marketing and business development duties, particularly in your sector of experience including being mindful of the need to support the consultancy team in promoting Mace in the region.
- · Line management and recruitment
The requirementsYour knowledge, experience and skills need to include:
- Demonstrable experience of delivering service excellence to clients.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- NEC Contract experience
- Good negotiating, influencing and communication skills to command professional respect at all levels is essential.
- Good working knowledge of contracts, estimating, valuations, cost reporting and financial modelling.
Qualifications· A degree qualification is preferred but is not essential.· Professional memberships are an advantage but are not essential.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 below, 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.Qualifications.
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Location: Birmingham
