Commercial Assurance Consultant

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 of every project.

The project:

This role presents an excellent opportunity to join the commercial assurance team, engaging with a diverse range of key clients in the UK and internationally. The position involves supporting the evaluation of contractor systems, processes, and costs to deliver risk and commercial assurance compliance assessments.

As a cost consultant, you will play a critical role in service delivery for large and complex commissions across both private and public sectors. Your responsibilities will include ensuring client objectives are achieved through value-added assurance services, contributing to our business growth, and enhancing client satisfaction.

Your role will be pivotal in delivering commercial assurance commissions, which includes taking ownership of various stages within the assurance programme and ensuring timely delivery. Confidence in contributing to and presenting reports to clients and contractors is essential.

Additionally, as a commercial assurance consultant, remote working capability and willingness to travel, both within the UK and internationally.

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:

1. You will be an advocate of Mace's value of safety first, and be accountable for leading and maintaining exceptional safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability and project compliance standards.
2. You will champion a diverse and inclusive working environment and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people you manage.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise:

1. Analysis and verification of cost data to identify patterns, themes, trends, and risks.
2. Appraisal of cost capture and commercial management processes.
3. Capture of process improvement opportunities.
4. Interfacing and engagement with project staff including finance staff to complete cost verification, substantiation together with obtaining key documentation/data.
5. Support management of stakeholders and their expectations.
6. Supporting the production of close-out reports.

Integrity - Always do the right thing:

1. You will support management operations that are fiscally and ethically viable, influencing the achievement of business objectives that align with business and legislative compliance obligations.
2. You will work collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.
3. You will commit to making a positive impact for our people, our clients, and our planet, and take ownership for holding others to account who do not uphold the Mace values.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel:

1. You will actively network, innovate, and seek understanding of best practice, utilising the full depth of knowledge of Mace group, the centres of excellence, Mace way control centre and knowledge hub.
2. You will guide other junior team members to identify and execute opportunities that improve procedures, templates and products to enhance services provided to stakeholders.

You'll need to have:

1. Demonstrable experience of delivering service excellence to clients.
2. Experience in delivering cost and commercial assurance / audit activities.
3. Knowledge of NEC contract defined cost principles.
4. Comfortable and experienced in analysing high volumes of data that are primarily excel driven, ideally with experience of different cost systems.
5. The ability to extract, interrogate and assess large data sets to problem solve and produce outputs that can be used in the decision-making process.
6. Ability to work autonomously and in fast-paced environment, and able to adapt and meet challenges as they develop during the delivery stage.
7. Strong interpersonal skills will be required to communicate with a variety of stakeholders with varying levels of seniority and engagement.

You'll also have:

1. Degree qualification is preferred but is not essential.
2. Professional memberships are an advantage but are not essential.
3. Professional membership or working towards i.e. MRICS/RICS (or equivalent), or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development.
4. Experience of developing relationships with stakeholders.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.