Cost Consultant

Mace•Harrisburg, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

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. 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 Mace North America is seeking a talented Cost Consultant for Life Science and Industrial Manufacturing projects. In this pivotal role you’ll have the opportunity to work directly with clients delivering iconic major capital projects.

Requirements

Degree in construction management, engineering, quantity surveying or related field (MS, MBA preferred).
Excellent communication (written, verbal and presentation) skills, along with the ability assure service delivery and provide meaningful/actionable insights.
Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.
Experience in Pharma/Life Science sector or other similar manufacturing.
Experience supporting cost management on large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.
Oracle Unifier or other project management system.

Responsibilities

Serving as a client-facing Cost Consultant who assists with strategic, tactical, and technical advice.
Interfacing with clients, external and internal consultants at all project stages.
Conducting feasibility studies and produce procurement reports.
Producing ROMs for new and pipeline projects for a project budget to be based on.
Day to day cost management of medium-large scale client projects including procurement, pay requests, change management and cost reporting.
Applying value management techniques at the outset of a project involving existing protocols and systems.
Managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including, pre-qualification, enquiry, evaluation, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively.
Ensuring post contract cost variances, change control, cost checking and valuation processes are managed effectively.
Ensuring the production of monthly post contract and cost reports and present them to the client.
Providing value engineering and life cycle costing.
Updating benchmarking efforts as new projects are executed to provide real cost data to client.