Associate Director - Cost Consultancy - Education

Description

• You will mentor, coach, and develop teams, demonstrating effective leadership to ensure excellence in delivery against plans, championing a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities.
• 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.
• You will manage estimating, and cost planning including ownership of and presenting cost plans.
• You will manage Cost Consultants to identify and execute opportunities that improve cost management procedures, templates and products to enhance services provided to stakeholders.
• You will champion a diverse and inclusive working environment and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people you manage.
• You will manage the delivery of cost management services to deliver key strategic outcomes and KPIs, directly influencing strategic development of plans.
• 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.
• You will manage the procurement process, ensuring stages including prequalification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively.
• You will manage operations that are fiscally and ethically viable, influencing the achievement of business objectives that align with business and legislative compliance obligations.
• You will work collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.
• You will be a managing advocate of Mace's value of safety first, and be accountable for leading and maintaining exceptional safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability and project compliance standards.

Requirements

• Degree in quantity surveying/cost management (or equivalent).
• Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape the outlook of the projects you are working on
• Directing and management experience of large, diverse teams.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Sound knowledge of value engineering, life cycle costing, contract law and contractual frameworks relating to construction.
• You will possess sound technical expertise in local health and safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio.
• Experience of managing relationships with key senior stakeholders.
• Professional membership i.e. MRICS/RICS (or equivalent) and moving towards fellowship, or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance