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About the Role

Join our expanding Sizewell C (SZC) team and contribute to one of the UK's most significant megaprojects, playing a crucial role in the nation's energy future. This position focuses on ensuring robust TOC development, procurement strategies, and pre-construction planning for major heavy civil infrastructure packages, aligning with programme objectives and value-for-money principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage independent assurance of TOC submissions across heavy civils scope (earthworks, marine, tunnelling, structures, enabling works)
• Provide strategic knowledge into procurement strategies and packaging approaches
• Oversee TOC development including evaluation, clarification and negotiation
• Review scope definition and contract documentation
• Ensure alignment between TOC strategy and TOC development
• Act as a key interface between client, contractors, and internal teams
• Manage assurance reviews, workshops, and governance forums
• Provide regular reporting and recommendations to senior stakeholders
• Work with Capital Programme budget forecasting and transition of programme elements back to influence of costs and budgets
• Work with capital projects and related risk identification, quantification and analysis
• Work with Quantitative Risk Analysis including Monte Carlo simulation for QSRA and QCRA

Requirements

• Minimum 15+ years’ experience in heavy civils or major infrastructure
• Strong background in procurement, pre-construction/estimating, quantity surveying/commercial management
• Experience within a Tier 1 contractor or major projects delivery organisation
• Proven track record in TOC, target cost, or cost assurance roles
• Deep understanding of pre-construction development, cost planning and estimating methodologies
• Familiarity with PAA/NEC/target cost contracting models
• Familiarity with infrastructure delivery lifecycles
• Ability to interrogate complex cost submissions
• Strong commercial judgement and analytical capability
• Ability to challenge senior stakeholders constructively
• Excellent communication and reporting skills
• Structured, detail-oriented, delivery-focused approach
• Experience in a major infrastructure programme environment with high governance requirements

Skills

• Working knowledge or estimating and construction programmes
• Working knowledge of QSRA and QCRA Monte Carlo risk analysis
• Deep expertise in procurement, quantity surveying, and pre-construction delivery
• Working knowledge of bottom-up cost estimating, risk allowances, and pricing strategies
• Ability to challenge contractor assumptions, methodologies, and commercial and risk positions
• PAA Contractual knowledge is preferable
• Working knowledge of the Capital Programme budget forecasting
• Working knowledge of the capital projects and related risk identification, quantification and analysis
• Working knowledge of Quantitative Risk Analysis including Monte Carlo simulation for QSRA and QCRA

Location

• Sizewell C (SZC)
• Site and office locations

Work Type

• Hybrid working
• Part time
• Flexible working

Experience Level

• 15+ years’ experience

Education Level

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Civil Engineering, or related field
• Professional membership (e.g. RICS) preferred

About the Company

• 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.
• Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.
• Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Equal Opportunity

• Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.
• Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.