Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Warrington, GB, WA3 6YD
Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid
Compensation: £60,000- £70,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF56730
At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Quantity Surveyor.
The role: As a Senior Quantity Surveyor you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The Senior Quantity Surveyor will work with key internal stakeholders, clients, and suppliers/subcontractors to drive both strategic value and operational excellence through all levels of the business.
Day-to-day, you’ll:
1. Support Quantity Surveyors; provide commercial expertise for projects, including bid preparation, change management, and contracts.
2. Ensure Contract Compliance: Understand and enforce head contract terms throughout the supply chain.
3. Manage Procurement: Develop project procurement plans to meet budget, deadline, and risk mitigation goals.
4. Optimise Costs: Minimise disallowed costs and improve sourcing/tendering processes.
5. Manage Subcontractor Contracts: Oversee commercial aspects of subcontractor agreements during project execution.
6. Support Claims Management: Justify and document subcontractor claims to support head contract variations and audits.
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.
Essential experience of the Senior Quantity Surveyor:
1. Significant experience in a Quantity Surveying role.
2. Extensive experience managing projects and delivering results.
3. Adept at collaborating with clients and ensuring project milestones are met.
4. Commercial Acumen: Strong understanding of construction industry financials and contract administration.
5. Proven ability to manage and deliver on multiple projects simultaneously.
6. Possesses in-depth knowledge of NEC3 contracts and methodologies.
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence, and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster, and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
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