Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job Title: Senior Quantity SurveyorLocation: Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements Compensation: Competitive Salary + BenefitsRole Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF72749Shape The Future of Nuclear Defence Through Expert Commercial LeadershipAt Cavendish Nuclear, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together.

If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Quantity Surveyor at our Warrington, Cheshire site. Cavendish Nuclear is a trusted delivery partner across clean energy, defence and nuclear decommissioning. Our work underpins national security and long‐term energy resilience creating meaningful careers at the forefront of UK infrastructure.

The roleAs a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll provide expert commercial leadership across major projects within our Nuclear Defence Support programme. This is a role where your impact is visible supporting complex, high‐value programmes that protect the UK and shape future nuclear capability.

You'll work closely with clients, suppliers, project teams and senior stakeholders to deliver value, manage risk, and drive commercial excellence from bid stage through to final account. It's a career‐defining opportunity that offers challenge, responsibility, and the chance to grow your expertise on nationally significant programmes.

Day-to-day, you'll be required to: Providing commercial management and guidance across projects, supporting Quantity Surveyors and project teamsLeading contract reviews, subcontract drafting and commercial governance activitiesManaging tender processes and commercial evaluations for complex equipment and service providersOverseeing post‐contract commercial performance, including change management and subcontractor claimsDelivering final account settlements while protecting commercial and contractual interestsThis role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with three days onsite and two days working from home.

Essential experience of the Senior Quantity Surveyor: Strong experience in commercial management within engineering, construction or infrastructure environmentsProven expertise working with NEC3 contractsExperience supporting large‐scale, complex projects and contract deliveryAbility to manage commercial risk and apply sound judgement in challenging environmentsExperience mentoring or supporting the development of junior colleaguesQualifications for the Senior Quantity Surveyor: Educated to degree level (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying or Building Services Quantity SurveyingSecurity ClearanceThe successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). What we offer Generous holiday allowanceMatched contribution pension scheme, with life assuranceAccess to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+Employee share schemeEmployee shopping savings portalPayment of Professional FeesReservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leaveHoliday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.

This Window opens February through to March annually.'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 charityExcellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish We're Cavendish Nuclear — a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group. Here, you'll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection.

Together, we're shaping a future that lasts — not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance. Join us and discover how far we can go, 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: 04/08/2026#CAVDESTNUC#JW-1

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