Senior Quantity Surveyor (56730)

Job Title:                 Senior Quantity Surveyor        

Location:                Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement

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, client and suppliers/subcontractors to drive both strategic value and operational excellence through all levels of the business. 

Day-to-day, you’ll:

• Support Quantity Surveyors; provide commercial expertise for projects, including bid preparation, change management, and contracts.


• Ensure Contract Compliance: Understand and enforce head contract terms throughout the supply chain.


• Manage Procurement: Develop project procurement plans to meet budget, deadline, and risk mitigation goals.


• Optimise Costs: Minimise disallowed costs and improve sourcing/tendering processes.


• Manage Subcontractor Contracts: Oversee commercial aspects of subcontractor agreements during project execution.


• 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

• Significant experience in a Quantity Surveying role


• Extensive experience managing projects and delivering results.


• Adept at collaborating with clients and ensuring project milestones are met.


• Commercial Acumen: Strong understanding of construction industry financials and contract administration.


• Proven ability to manage and deliver on multiple projects simultaneously.


• Possesses in-depth knowledge of NEC3 contracts and methodologies.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 


• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance


• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+


• Employee share scheme 


• Employee shopping savings portal


• Payment of Professional Fees


• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 


• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement


• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity


• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Cavendish Nuclear

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.

Closing date:    06/12/2024

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