Senior Cost Consultant – Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals

About the role

Mace is seeking a Senior Cost Consultant to join its growing Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals team. You will work on complex, highly regulated capital programmes across Europe and globally, covering research laboratories, manufacturing plants, pilot facilities and advanced healthcare environments.

Key responsibilities

• Direct the development, ownership and presentation of cost plans throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide strategic cost management advice on complex laboratory, manufacturing and research facilities.
• Manage procurement activities, including tendering, bid analysis, contract formation and commercial negotiations.
• Support clients in achieving programme objectives through commercial management, benchmarking and value optimisation.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, consultants and delivery partners.
• Ensure robust financial governance and ethical commercial management across all commissions.
• Promote sustainable outcomes, including whole‑life cost and carbon considerations.
• Mentor and lead cost management teams, contributing to Mace’s sector capability and knowledge sharing.

Required profile

• Significant cost management experience within Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Healthcare or Advanced Technology sectors.
• Experience delivering projects involving laboratory facilities with CL1‑CL4 containment environments (experience across a selection of levels acceptable).
• Strong expertise in cost planning, estimating, procurement and commercial management.
• Experience working on highly serviced, technically complex facilities.
• Ability to engage confidently with senior client stakeholders and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on high‑profile, technically challenging projects worldwide.
• Access to Mace’s Centres of Excellence and global sector networks.
• Support for innovation, digital cost‑management tools and data‑driven decision making.