Location
Cardiff or Bristol

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our Cities and Places sector shapes everything from homes and schools to major MoJ programmes, offices and retail-led commercial developments. Working with government and private-sector clients, we create spaces that genuinely improve how people live, work and connect - building stronger, healthier and more resilient communities.

As an Associate Director, you will take full responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of cost management services across large and complex commissions in both the private and public sectors. You will ensure client objectives are achieved through a value-added, insight-driven cost management service, while leading and developing the cost team to maintain high standards of performance.

A key part of the role is to drive new business, strengthen existing client relationships, and proactively build connections that open up new opportunities within our client base and wider market.

You will be responsible for:
- Managing with a safety-first mindset, ensuring compliance, quality, sustainability and wellbeing
- Providing expert cost planning, estimating and cost management leadership
- Driving effective procurement strategies from prequalification through to contract award
- Delivering client-focused outcomes, achieving key project objectives and performance targets
- Championing ethical delivery, net zero ambitions and Mace values across projects
- Mentoring and developing teams, fostering innovation, continuous improvement and excellence

Experience
- Degree in quantity surveying/cost management (or equivalent)
- Professional membership i.e. MRICS/RICS (or equivalent) and progressing towards fellowship or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development
- Strong commercial and financial acumen
- Sound knowledge of value engineering, life cycle costing, contract law and contractual frameworks relating to construction
- Leadership and management experience of large, diverse teams
- Experience managing relationships with key senior stakeholders
- Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape project outlooks

About you
Committed to safety, client focus, integrity and creating opportunities for people to excel. You champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment and understand the importance of wellbeing. You take ownership of quality deliverables and strategic outcomes, building long-term client relationships. You influence positive outcomes within the industry while aligning with compliance obligations. You inspire continuous improvement and development within your teams.

Qualifications
Degree in quantity surveying or cost management (or equivalent) and professional membership such as MRICS/RICS (or equivalent). Ongoing professional development towards fellowship or equivalent is expected.