Cost and commercial management

Mace Consult launched as a new and independent business on 5 March 2026, through a carve-out from Mace Group. Mace Consult and Mace Construct operate as two independent businesses. Information, references and materials on this website may represent operations prior to this separation. Go to Mace Construct here. Cost and Commercial Management Independent, data-led and value-driven advice to create value and secure real return on investment. Certainty of delivery through effective cost planning and management. Cost and commercial management is a critical to the successful delivery of our clients' objectives and outcomes. Our RICS-accredited, data-led service provides an innovative approach to the management of cost and value at each stage of the development lifecycle.  We support clients across the globe in facing today’s commercial challenges, mitigating risks and providing a solutions-focused approach to managing cost and value. We’re driven by a belief that truly innovative solutions are found through continuous learning and sharing best practice. From market-shaping and supply chain intelligence to transformation and assurance, our sector expertise enables us to act as agile partners to clients and support them in finding more cost-effective ways to deliver complex programmes and projects.  As construction experts with hands-on delivery experience, we’ve fostered a culture of collaboration and best practice in our growing team. This puts us in the perfect position to help our clients tackle affordability issues, inflation, price volatility, supply chain matters, sustainability objectives, and more.  Our approach is to actively redefine cost management. Leading with insights, we identify and address potential issues early, providing timely advice to enable business decisions to be taken with confidence. We think beyond our discipline and use digital technology to embrace smarter delivery and commercial models.   We work with clients to build detailed and mature risk maps to predict and mitigate hurdles to delivery across the entire project lifecycle. Together, we improve cost certainty, identify and mitigate potential challenges and drive opportunities to strengthen efficiency, productivity and quality. Insight led. Value driven. Client focused. Considered cost and commercial management can go beyond shaping success to redefining it. Spanning continents and markets, from the Americas to Asia Pacific, from sports stadia to transport infrastructure. Our collaborative, forward-thinking and agile approach has helped deliver on client ambitions across programmes, portfolios and on projects. Renowned industry experts Our cost and commercial managers are plugged into global markets, sharing valuable insights to bring leading-edge thinking to your projects. Our quarterly UK Market Views are well read by programme leaders to keep abreast of market conditions and potential opportunities and risks to their projects. Supply chain optimisation Supply chain management and procurement strategy and delivery is central to the success of our projects. In conjunction with the Mace Business School, we continually seek to improve these relationships through performance feedback and scoring mechanisms, accompanied with a ‘lessons learnt’ session with both main contractors and key sub-contractor trades upon successful completion of a project. Shaping project certainty at every stage Our team collaborate with our clients at the earliest stages of their programmes, delivering cost certainty alongside a greater awareness of key risks coming in one, five- or ten-years’ time. No matter the size, timescale or stage of the project, our cost management experts help define strong routes to delivery. Other services Advisory PMO and planning Programme and project management Responsible business Projects Unlocking climate resilience in the Severn region The River Severn Partnership Advancing South Africa’s healthcare Project Roche South Africa Invesco Jemstep office relocation Project Invesco Jemstep office relocation Preserving a Welsh landmark for future generations Project Caerphilly Castle Delivering high-quality infrastructure and sustainable design Project ALP West Delivering a new cultural landmark in Rwanda Project Zaria Court Previous Next Slide 1 of 6Go to slide 1Go to slide 2Go to slide 3Go to slide 4Go to slide 5Go to slide 6 Contact us Ceri Evans Global Director for Cost and Commercial Management Get in touch Unleash your potential Bring your unique perspective to a career at Mace. Help us shape the cities of tomorrow. Visit careers hbspt.forms.create({ portalId: "145110698", formId: "1987c3ff-9c56-4efc-a34e-750fc7630124", region: "eu1" });