Cost Lead - Energy & Utilities

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

Please note: The candidate must have a right to work in the UK without Visa sponsorship and expected to be on site or in office 2-3 days a week in London or Warwick.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Cost leadership: Managing cost engineering and cost control activities, ensuring consistent application of project governance, processes and standards.
• Estimating and forecasting: Develop and maintain accurate cost estimates, budgets, forecasts and cash-flow profiles aligned with project scope and schedule.
• Cost performance: Monitor actual costs, commitments and accruals against the approved baseline, providing variance, trend and root cause analysis.
• Reporting: Produce timely and accurate cost reports and performance updates for project teams, leadership and key stakeholders.
• Integrated controls: Ensure effective alignment between the Work Breakdown Structure, Cost Breakdown Structure, schedule and cost management systems.
• Earned value management: Support the implementation of Earned Value Management to assess and communicate project cost and schedule performance.
• Risk and contingency: Work with the Risk team to identify cost risks and opportunities, interpret Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis outputs and maintain appropriate contingency forecasts.
• Change control: Lead cost impact assessments for proposed changes, including funding requests, baseline updates, contingency drawdowns and revised forecasts.
• Baseline management: Provide cost leadership and assurance during project baseline development and re-baselining activities.
• Systems and data: Maintain project information within approved cost management systems, ensuring accuracy, traceability and a complete audit trail.
• Governance and assurance: Investigate cost anomalies or process gaps and ensure procedures, templates and records remain accurate and compliant.
• Stakeholder management: Provide specialist advice, challenge and guidance to Project Managers, delivery teams and internal and external stakeholders.
• Continuous improvement: Improve and automate cost management and reporting processes, reducing reliance on manual spreadsheets where appropriate.