Senior Cost Manager

Mace•Des Moines, IA

5d•Hybrid

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. 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. This role offers the opportunity to shape outcomes from feasibility to completion by delivering complex infrastructure programmes leading cost, procurement and contract delivery. The role delivers end-to-end cost management services across diverse sectors, from project inception to completion. It applies advanced technical expertise within a defined discipline, ensuring robust cost planning, control and reporting, while supporting successful outcomes across both new and ongoing commissions. 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, Client Focus - Deliver on our promise, Integrity - Always do the right thing, Create Opportunity - For our people to excel.

Requirements

Demonstrable experience of delivering service excellence to clients.
Proven experience in cost planning, budgeting, and estimating.
Sound understanding of costs and timescales of work undertaken and implications of risk of failure to deliver.
Knowledge of BIM techniques and applications.
A degree in quantity surveying/cost management (or equivalent).
Professional membership i.e. MRICS/RICS (or equivalent).
Sound knowledge of value engineering, life cycle costing, contract law and contractual frameworks relating to construction.
Proficient knowledge and expertise in specific sector/market of project/role.
Knowledge of contractual frameworks relating to construction.
Comprehensive understanding of present-day issues such as Sustainability, Social Value and Carbon Reduction.

Responsibilities

Providing cost management services from inception to completion for ongoing and new commissions in various different sectors.
Responsible for feasibility studies, advising on procurement strategies and contract selection, writing and undertaking procurement reports.
Utilizing expertise and applying value management techniques at the outset of a project.
Managing estimating and cost planning activities, including taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan.
Supervising the preparation of the contract documents, warranties, bonds and licenses and assisting formal execution by the appropriate parties.
Advising on the administration of the terms of the building contract.
Accountable for the measurement of valuations of the work carried out and ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively.
Ensuring adequate cost control and reporting services during the contract and the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
Identifying all costs associated with design changes, contract awards, construction activities and client charges.
Overseeing and engaging in the evaluation of claims for delay and additional costs made by the contractor and any nominated subcontractors/suppliers.
Providing comprehensive advice on the issuing of certificates of making good defects and final completion in accordance with any requirements relating to completion, submissions and approvals.
Advising on the issue of certificates of practical completion and ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
Managing a team of Cost Consultants, providing guidance, direction, coaching, and performance management.
Delivering improvements in systems and processes, driving transformational change.
Providing mentoring/training to members of the team.
Sharing technical/functional/domain expertise to upskill capabilities.
Developing and maintaining a series of both internal and external relationships.
Identifying and implementing continuous improvement plans/identifying key business improvements.
Working collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition, and sharing responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.