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Senior Cost Consultant

3 months ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Mace Full time

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

The project:

A water company based in Coventry, England that supplies 4.6 million households and business with a responsibility to supply freshwater and treat sewage for around 8 million people living in the Midlands of England and also a small area of Wales.

This is a senior manager role within the client's capital delivery team, responsible for supporting the delivery of major improvements to their wastewater networks. You'll be accountable for providing commercial support to a number of projects from inception to completion and you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team ensuring successful delivery to time, cost, and quality commitments.

The role will be responsible for ensuring that client's supplier expenditure is effectively delivering the lowest cost and highest standards. This will involve analysing, negotiating and managing contractual or cost issues as well as coordinating with the supply chain and engineers to identify and drive continuous improvement in the delivery of the AMP capital programme.

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 wellClient focus - Deliver on our promiseIntegrity - Always do the right thingCreate opportunity - For our people to excel

You'll be responsible for:

Evaluating the promoted works orders in relation to all the commercial aspects of feasibility, value for money and contractual strength.Defining and delivering the sourcing strategy. Evaluate the supplier's proposals making sure they provide a suitable and reliable solution to the business needs.Validating, testing and challenging the costs associated with work orders identifying and delivering opportunities to improve it. This will include reviewing assumptions in costs curves, leveraging market intelligence and benchmarking capabilities.Analysing risks and opportunities and initiate the best structure to manage success.Negotiating and finalising the work orders terms and compensation claims with the contractors.Contribution, development and implementation of the capital works sourcing strategy and frameworksSourcing of capital works, goods and services through our supply chain partnersNegotiating of contractual and cost issuesRunning tenders/NegotiationsEnsuring we deliver our savings target.Management of framework documents, works orders, services orders, secondment agreements, e-sourcing and SAPMonthly reportingSavings tracker, £s in the ground, productivityWhilst the role has no direct reports the role will involve the management of supply chain partners, consultants and internal stakeholders.

You'll need to have:

Successfully operated as senior quantity surveyor for civil engineering & building projects (preferably within the water industry)Strong commercial and engineering background with an appropriate professional qualification e.g. CIPS, RICS or C Eng.Significant commercial experience of managing contracts and suppliers. Ideally a good proportion of this experience would be in managing civil engineering contractors and/or consultant engineersHighly effective in supplier managementGood knowledge of contract law, ideally with experience of the NEC terms of contract.Demonstrate capability to fully evaluate project costs and identify/unlock efficienciesTrack record of successfully managing large projectsExperience and knowledge of purchasing processes (e.g. managing tenders & contracts).Highly numerate with excellent analytical skillsAbility to use a variety of computer software including developing and maintaining spreadsheets and databases (including SAP, Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.)

You'll also have:

An understanding of the EU procurement regulations.Quantity Surveyor qualifiedRICS/CIPS qualified or working towardsStrong organisational skillsExcellent oral and written communication skillsInfluencing skillsEffective stakeholder management and great interpersonal skillsAn ability to manage stakeholders at all levelsThe capability to be self-reliant able to work on own initiativeThe ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritize own workloadsCapability to see opportunities, challenge when necessary and passion for improvementRelentless determination to drive outstanding results.

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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