Mace
Delivery consultants & construction experts transforming visions into built reality.
Associate Director - Cost Consultancy
Lead cost consultancy, procurement, and financial governance for large construction projects.
Job Highlights
About the Role
• Advise on procurement strategies and contract selection; produce detailed procurement reports and drive procurement stages to completion. • Provide expert technical and functional guidance, applying value management techniques in early project phases. • Lead estimating and cost planning activities; prepare and present final cost plans. • Oversee preparation and formal execution of contract documents, warranties, bonds, and licenses. • Manage cost control, valuations, reporting, and financial governance, including design change costs, construction costs, and client charge management. • Evaluate claims for delays and additional costs; manage certificates of practical completion, defect rectification, and final account agreement. • Lead large teams, ensuring high performance, KPI delivery, continuous improvement, and professional development through coaching and performance management. • Promote best‑practice processes, drive transformational improvements, and support net‑zero carbon goals by managing emissions and reduction opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸procurement
- ▸cost planning
- ▸contract management
- ▸cost control
- ▸claims management
- ▸team leadership
What You Bring
Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey. • Hold a degree in quantity surveying or cost management (or equivalent). • Possess professional membership (e.g., MRICS/RICS) and be progressing towards fellowship or comparable professional development. • Demonstrate strong commercial and financial acumen. • Have solid knowledge of value engineering, life‑cycle costing, contract law, and construction contractual frameworks. • Experience leading and managing large, diverse teams. • Proven ability to manage relationships with senior stakeholders.
Requirements
- ▸quantity surveying
- ▸mrics
- ▸commercial
- ▸value engineering
- ▸team leadership
- ▸stakeholder management
Benefits
We are open to part‑time, flexible, and hybrid working arrangements where suitable for the role.
Work Environment
Hybrid