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About the Role
Mace is recruiting qualified cost and commercial managers for central government departments to support project delivery. The role involves managing new builds, extensions, remodels, refurbishments, space planning, and workplace design for projects valued between £500k and £250m.
Responsibilities
- Conduct feasibility studies, business cases, and write procurement reports.
- Apply value management techniques at the project outset.
- Manage estimating and cost planning activities, including presenting the final cost plan.
- Manage the procurement process, including prequalification, enquiry, analysis, selection, and contract preparation.
- Manage post-contract cost variances and change control processes.
- Manage cost checking and valuation work.
- Produce and present monthly post-contract cost reports to the client.
- Attend meetings and participate actively.
- Perform value engineering and life cycle costing.
- Negotiate and agree final accounts.
- Serve as a key interface with clients and other consultants.
- Undertake marketing and business development duties, particularly within your sector of experience, and support the consultancy team in promoting Mace.
Requirements
- A track record of delivering work in the public sector.
- Demonstrable experience of delivering service excellence to clients.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Good negotiating, influencing, and communication skills to command professional respect at all levels.
- Good working knowledge of contracts, estimating, valuations, cost reporting, and financial modelling.
Skills
- Cost management
- Procurement
- Estimating
- Cost planning
- Value management
- Negotiating
- Influencing
- Communication
- Contracts
- Valuations
- Cost reporting
- Financial modelling
- Value engineering
- Life cycle costing
- Marketing
- Business development
Location
- UK based
Work Type
- Onsite
- Part time
- Flexible
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Degree qualification preferred but not essential
- Professional memberships an advantage but not essential
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.