Operations Director - Cost Consultancy - MEP

Operations Director - Cost Consultancy - MEP

Position status: This opportunity is for a bid, so it is not yet a secured role. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.

The opportunity: Be a part of our cost consultancy business that spans our five global hubs, where you can oversee work for world leading organisations across the public and private sectors.

Operations Director - Cost - MEP Sector: At Mace we are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about cost and commercial management. We are looking to recruit an Associate Director with an MEP background to take on responsibility for end-to-end service delivery, often with respect to large and complex commissions.

The 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 can demonstrate a thorough understanding of MEP and have a history of leading MEP cost and commercial consultancy services in relevant sectors/regions.

Your responsibilities will include:

1. Conducting feasibility studies, business cases and writing procurement reports.
2. Applying value management techniques at the outset of a project.
3. Managing estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan.
4. Managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including prequalification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively.
5. Ensuring that post contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
6. Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively.
7. Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
8. Value engineering and life cycle costing.
9. Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
10. Being a key interface with client and other consultants, at all project stages.
11. 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.
12. Line management and recruitment duties.

We are looking for someone who can offer the following:

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

Qualifications:

1. A degree in quantity surveying/cost management or equivalent.
2. 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 the criteria above, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organization.