Associate Director - Cost Consultancy - (Healthcare Sector)

This job is with Mace, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. 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. We are seeking an Associate Director in Cost and Commercial Management to join our Consult Health Team. While you will assist in the delivery of health projects, joining Mace is to join a company that believes in your individuality and potential, and we will support you in developing opportunities and building your career.

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
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise
• Integrity - Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel

We are actively seeking people with skills and experience of working in a healthcare delivery environment. We would also like to meet experienced project professionals who would like to move into the health sector as we can develop your skillset for this industry.

To perform the role, you will take responsibility for end-to-end service delivery, often with respect to large and complex commissions, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value-added commercial management service.

You’ll be responsible for:

• End-to-end service delivery, ranging from large and complex commissions to lifecycle replacement programmes or estate rationalisations.
• Conducting feasibility studies, business cases and writing procurement reports.
• Applying value management techniques at the outset of a project.
• Managing estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan.
• Managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including prequalification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively.
• Ensuring that post contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
• Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively.
• Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
• Being in attendance at meetings and active participation.
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
• Being a key interface with client, stakeholders and other consultants, at all project stages.
• Marketing and business development activities within the health sector.
• Providing line management and overseeing the recruitment.

You’ll need to have:

• A bachelor’s degree and are a member of a relevant institute.
• Experience of leading on large projects or a capital programme of work within the healthcare sector.
• Good working knowledge of contracts, estimating, valuations, cost reporting and financial modelling.
• Experience in negotiating, influencing and communication skills to command professional respect at all levels.
• Understanding hot topic issues such as sustainability, social value and carbon reduction and how these impact the public sector.
• Digitally savvy, can build lasting client relationships and lead high performing teams within a commercial environment.
• Experience in delivering projects in a consultancy environment, are keen to grow your career and enjoy the opportunities Mace has to offer.

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.