Operations Director - Cost Consultancy - MEP presso Mace Consult Limited

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site. 

Within our business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery to unlock the potential in every project.

Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

• Safety first - Going home safe and well
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise
• Integrity - Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel

At Mace we are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about cost and commercial management. We are looking to recruit an Operations Director with an MEP background to take on responsibility for end-to-end service delivery, with respect to large and complex commissions within the Manufacturing and Technology sector, including advanced manufacturing and data centres.

This role will ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value-added cost management service. The role will be managing our cost consultancy services for MEP. It is therefore essential that you demonstrate a thorough understanding of MEP and have a history of leading MEP cost and commercial consultancy services in relevant sectors/regions.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Conducting feasibility studies, business cases and writing procurement reports.
• Applying value management techniques at the outset of a project.
• Managing estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan.
• Managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including prequalification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively.
• Ensuring that post contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
• Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively.
• Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
• Value engineering and life cycle costing.
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
• Being a key interface with client and other consultants, at all project stages.
• Marketing and business development duties, particularly in your sector of experience including being mindful of the need to support the consultancy team in promoting Mace in the region.
• Line management and recruitment duties.

You’ll need to have:

• Experience of leading high performing teams within a consultancy commercial environment
• A track record of winning and delivering MEP cost consultancy work for blue chip clients.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering service excellence to clients within the M&T sector.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Good negotiating, influencing and communication skills to command professional respect at all levels is essential.
• Good working knowledge of contracts, estimating, valuations, cost reporting and financial modelling.

You’ll also have:

• A degree in quantity surveying/cost management/engineering or equivalent.
• Professional membership i.e. MRICS/RICS.

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

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

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