Senior Estimating Manager

About Mace

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 in every project.

The Project

If you like the idea of leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex projects from inception through completion this role will see you driving project planning, procurement and execution.

Our Values

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: You will promote Mace's value of Safety First, exhibiting visible safety behaviours, sharing lessons learned and using safety moments and Mace's HSW framework to support the safety and wellbeing of all Mace staff. You will possess technical expertise in local Health and Safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio. You will promote a diverse and inclusive working environment, and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people in your team.
• Client focus – Deliver on our promise: You will ensure robust quality systems are in place, and suitably managed in line with service excellence. You will manage delivery from project inception/brief, through design development and planning, contractor procurement and construction phase in accordance with the overall delivery program and agreed project milestones. You will manage tasks and associated deliverables in support of the Associate Director and other senior leaders, alongside the wider project and client teams, to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of the project.
• Integrity – Always do the right thing: You will manage project budgets and highlight any risks, challenges and mitigations. You will support the long term development of your function or Business Unit (BU), creating a sustainable business future. 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: You will manage design and wider consultant teams in a collaborative manner to ensure effective completion of responsibilities. You will lead and manage the project team and relevant stakeholders to achieve strategic project key performance indicators (KPIs). 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.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team preparing estimates and cost planning for a portfolio and/or projects, adhering to estimating procedures.
• Accountable for compiling team and preliminaries schedules and collaborating with internal and external teams as and when required.
• Coordinates measurement exercises, including preparation of schedules of quantities.
• Manages benchmarking exercises to test the estimate.
• Oversees the quality assurance of estimates within the project ensuring they are fit for purpose.
• Presents complex estimating and risk modelling data to stakeholders, interpreting and providing recommendations for both a technical and non-technical audience.
• Co-ordinates and works in collaboration with Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
• Presents the estimate work to key stakeholders demonstrating a full knowledge and understanding of the project.
• Analyses quotations as part of the compilation of the estimate.
• Provides senior management and stakeholders with estimating analysis insight, modelling scenarios solutions and options, leveraging commercial knowledge.
• Co-ordinates and works in collaboration with Project peers and leaders.
• Works 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.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and understanding the cost of construction.
• Understanding and knowledge of construction costs.
• Proficient in the measurement of building quantities.
• Understands the design process and outputs.
• Knowledge of the tender process and the traditional stages.
• An understanding and appreciation of profit and overhead including risk & opportunity management.
• Understanding & Knowledge of the sector.
• Degree (or equivalent) with professional work experience in one or more specific disciplines in opportunity management , construction and costs.
• Expertise in Pure Estimating.
• Understanding and expertise of the Procurement market including Public Frameworks.

Inclusion and Flexibility

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 organization.

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

Key skills/competency

• Estimating
• Cost Planning
• Project Management
• Construction Costs
• Risk Management
• Procurement
• Stakeholder Management
• Leadership
• Health and Safety
• Net Zero Carbon