Director of Cost and Commercial Management - KSA

Position status: This opportunity is for a secured role that is due to commence in March, subject to approval. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.

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: 

The postholder will be a respected senior leader working within the cost and commercial management Centre of Excellence (CoE) community. The role will be the interface between the CoE and the KSA leadership, overseeing the growth of the 

Mace business across KSA and will combine this accountability with developing client accounts and working on assignments, leading teams and delivering cost and commercial services across KSA.

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

You’ll be responsible for:

• Lead the development of the Mace cost and commercial management (CCM) discipline across the KSA market, building on the unprecedented growth of Mace consult in the last ten years globally.
• Grow the KSA cost and commercial management presence and mature the CCM offering, embedding the following services, which will be at varying stages of maturity while aligning to specific governance and regional requirements:
  • Estimating
  • Commercial strategy
  • Commercial management
  • Pre-contract cost consultancy
  • Market Shaping and supply chain intelligence
  • Strategic procurement and contract formation services
  • Strategic and major programmes cost and contracts management services
  • Assurance
  • Post-contract procurement, cost and contract management
  • Dispute resolution
  • Whole life cost and carbon 
• Work with the consult and regional CoE leads to deliver the consult plan and agreed global CoE framework across KSA, building on our success of winning major delivery partner programmes of work and cost and commercial client accounts, delivering global CCM services.
• Identify and scope KSA CoE requirements and lead the delivery of the CoE plan for the country (as agreed with CoE lead).
• Lead, deploy and ensure adherence to the Mace way standards and processes across the country and maturing KSA requirements.
• Assure the quality of the services we are providing across KSA, redefining our standards and processes through an audit regime across the specific regions.
• Build a KSA community to feed into the hub and consult centre of excellence, bringing the community together to learn, connect and capture feedback and lessons learnt.
• Keep up to date with innovations in the service line, competitor and partner activity, feeding back to the CoE.
• Identify, coach and mentor talent, supporting professional development and global mobility.
• Build capability across KSA, assuring quality of training provision, and as appropriate, deliver training programmes.
• Identify leads and opportunities in KSA and support the wider MEA work-winning and bidding efforts where required.
• Involvement in consult CoE activities and service development, mobilising regional volunteers.

You’ll need to have: 

• A master’s or bachelor’s degree in a commercial related discipline, i.e., quantity surveying, engineering, construction management, project management, construction law and MBA.
• A member of RICS.
• Experience in GCC, specifically in KSA, is an advantage.
• Demonstrable MEA leadership experience.
• Advisory mentality and ability to manage complex governance arrangements.
• Mastery in delivery of relevant service.
• In-depth knowledge of cost and commercial management procedures by role.
• Awareness of contract and commercial procedures and business P&L.
• Excellent communication (written, verbal and presentational) skills, alongside the ability to assure service delivery and provide meaningful/actionable insights.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Up to date on key tools available in the market in the service delivery arena.
• Eligibility to work in KSA and obtain a work visa.
• Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and have relevant work experience working on highly valued projects/programmes for a project management consultancy business, which are required for immigration and client approval.

You’ll also have:

• Experience in leading a cost and commercial management function previously.
• Held a key strategic role in a major project or program.
• Experience across a number of market sectors within infrastructure and property.
• Up to date on key digital tools available in the market and current innovative trends in the service delivery arena.
• External networking, collaboration and business development skills. May represent Mace on professional institution/industry-wide committees/boards.
• Ability to engage, motivate, lead and coach others at all levels, role modelling inspirational and inclusive leadership.
• Ability to persuade and influence at all levels, be an active member of the Regional Hub leadership team, and delegate tasks to others.
• Ability to build and lead high-performing teams.
• Ability to navigate politics and cultural sensitivities.
• Adaptable to oversee both business operations and deliver excellence.
• High levels of empathy.
• Ability to deal with conflicting demands and juggle priorities.
• Commercial acumen and ability to deliver performance and key performance targets.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.

Please note: Obtaining a visa in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is subject to a criminal record check, qualifications and may encounter age restrictions.

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