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Senior Cost Consultant - MEP
Senior Cost Consultant (MEP) – Education Sector – Mace
About the Role
Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project, redefining ambition through innovation. Our values drive our consultancy approach and inform the calibre of professionals we seek.
We are recruiting a Senior Cost Consultant with an MEP background to provide end-to-end cost management services for ongoing projects within our Education sector team.
Responsibilities
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Strategic Cost Management:
- Conduct feasibility studies and advise on procurement strategies and contract selection.
- Prepare and undertake procurement reports, applying value management techniques from project inception.
- Lead cost planning and estimation, ensuring ownership of—and presenting—the final cost plan.
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Client & Stakeholder Engagement:
- Act as a key interface with clients, stakeholders, and consultants across all project stages.
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Contractual Administration & Closing:
- Manage and negotiate final accounts to secure agreement.
- Handle contractual frameworks and standard forms of contract (e.g., JCT, NEC).
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Process & Service Improvement:
- Identify opportunities to enhance cost management procedures, templates, and products for better client service.
- Propose and implement internal systems and process improvements to elevate efficiency.
Requirements
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MEP Cost & Commercial Expertise:
- Provide contract administration advice, including JCT/NEC procurement strategies and life cycle costing.
- Conduct Capex vs. Opex cost analysis and offer commercial insights on:
- MEP systems
- Sustainability & carbon reduction
- Public-sector priorities
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Technical & Professional Acumen:
- Apply industry best practice, multi-sector experience, and professional standards to drive client outcomes.
- Demonstrate value engineering capability and a forward-thinking approach to projectamber/nature.
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Our Values
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Safety First – "Going home safe and well" Prioritise workplace wellbeing and foster an inclusive, diverse, and psychologically safe culture.
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Client Focus – "Deliver on our promise" Own high-quality deliverables, strategic outcomes, and nurture long-term client relationships.
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Integrity – "Always do the right thing" Uphold compliance obligations while shaping positive industry influence.
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Create Opportunity – "For our people to excel" Champion a continuous improvement culture, empowering teams to grow and innovate.
Mace is committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, even if you don’t fulfil every criterion—your skills may align perfectly with another role.
We also support flexible working arrangements, including part-time and hybrid options where feasible.
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