Senior Commercial Consultancy Manager (Highways)

About the Role

The role leads cost management and procurement activities across the project lifecycle, acting as a key liaison with clients, stakeholders and consultants while driving continuous improvement in cost procedures, templates, products and internal systems. • Conduct feasibility studies and advise on procurement strategies and contract selection. • Prepare and deliver procurement reports while applying value management techniques early in projects. • Manage estimating and cost planning, own and present final cost plans. • Negotiate and agree final accounts. • Serve as primary interface with clients, stakeholders, and consultants throughout project stages. • Administer contractual frameworks and standard forms of contract. • Identify and implement improvements to cost management procedures, templates, and products. • Streamline internal systems and processes for better service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸cost estimating
• ▸cost planning
• ▸procurement reporting
• ▸contract administration
• ▸client liaison
• ▸process improvement

What You Bring

Ideal candidates hold a degree in quantity surveying or cost management (or equivalent), are MRICS/RICS members, and have experience in a cost consultancy practice, preferably on highway projects, with strong skills in cost planning, budgeting, people and risk management, contract administration, value engineering, sustainability, and capex/opex analysis. • Hold a degree in quantity surveying or cost management (or equivalent). • Possess professional membership (e.g., MRICS/RICS). • Have prior experience in a cost consultancy practice in a similar role. • Experience working on highway projects or frameworks. • Proficient in cost planning, budgeting, and estimating. • Demonstrated people and risk management capabilities. • Strong knowledge of contract administration and value engineering/lifecycle costing. • Familiarity with sustainability, social value, carbon reduction, and public‑sector issues. • Ability to provide capex versus opex cost analysis and advice.

Requirements

• ▸quantity surveying
• ▸mrics
• ▸cost consultancy
• ▸highway projects
• ▸cost planning
• ▸risk management

Benefits

Mace is an inclusive employer that welcomes diverse candidates and offers flexible, part‑time, hybrid or on‑site working options to suit the role.

Work Environment

Hybrid