Assistant Commercial Manager - Highways
Location
Preston, Lancashire | United Kingdom
Job description
The Company & Culture
For more than 28 years our adventurous spirit has driven us to do things better and drive change through our industry. We have helped shape cities around the world. Mace is now a £2.35bn company, operating in 21 sectorsfromfive global hubs across consultancy and construction, inspiring each other and our clients to innovate. We champion people, whether as individuals or teams. Our people constantly strive for better and always go that extra mile, inspiring each other and clients to innovate. We challenge convention, apply a can do attitude and are committed to quality and service excellence.
The role – Assistant Commercial Manager - Highways
Supporting the commercial lead to ensurethat cost plans are robust,integrated, represent value for money, and are supported by consistent internal and external benchmarking data.
Some of your responsibilities will include:
- Conducting feasibility studies and benchmarking
- Applying the value management techniques at the outset of a project.
- Support estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan.
- Supporting the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively.
- Helping ensure that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
- Helping ensure that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively.
- Helping ensure the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
- Helping ensure that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
- Being a valued interface with client and other consultants at all project stages.
- Assisting in the development of new business opportunities with existing and new clients.
Your knowledge, experience and skills need to include:
- Previous experience in a cost consultancy practice with knowledge of working in the Highways sector.
- Cost planning, budgeting and estimating experience.
- Sound knowledge of the typical industry contract forms and procurement routes
- Highly numerate, accurate and focused on detail.
- Strong understanding of industry best practice.
- Ability to build excellent relationships with clients, design teams and stakeholders.
Qualifications
- A degree in quantity surveying/cost management or equivalent.
- Professional membership i.e. MRICS/RICS or working towards (Not essential)
“Mace is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our people to excel.”
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