Associate Director – Cost Consultancy – (CMO / PMO Lead) – Corporate Real Estate)

Overview

In this role you will lead cost and commercial governance for a major corporate real estate portfolio, supporting the CMO/PMO lead across budgeting, forecasting, benchmarking and strategic procurement. You will ensure consistent cost management across multiple projects and present insights to senior stakeholders. The role sits in a client office in London within Mace’s Private Sector Corporate Real Estate team, offering opportunities to shape cost strategies and drive continuous improvement. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality cost control, data integrity and governance, contributing to the client’s strategic objectives.

Pay / Benefits

• part-time options
• flexible working options
• hybrid working options
• on-site role in London
• opportunities for professional development
• inclusive employer policy

Responsibilities

• Manage cost reporting, controls and consistency across many projects
• Deliver cost control and reporting for stakeholder presentations
• Track accruals/commitments against budgets and build project forecasts
• Provide governance of cost planning, benchmarking, reporting of cost, cashflow, procurement, contracts and claims
• Monitor contingencies, risks and change control to align with baselines
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, regulatory standards and RICS guidelines
• Develop and improve cost and commercial databases; drive data integrity and dashboards (Power BI or equivalent)
• Manage senior stakeholders and drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Support transformational change and net zero carbon transition in delivery processes

Key requirements

• Degree in quantity surveying/cost management or equivalent
• MRICS/FRICS or equivalent professional membership
• Detailed knowledge of forms of contract
• Capex vs Opex cost analysis experience
• Understanding of sustainability, carbon reduction and social value concepts
• Strong knowledge of value engineering and life cycle costing
• Contract law and contractual frameworks experience
• Experience with cost planning, budgeting and estimating
• Analytical and data management skills, including large cost data sets

• Negotiation and influencing
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Stakeholder management at senior levels
• Power BI (dashboards)
• Microsoft Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables)
• Cost planning and budgeting tools

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