Job Title: Quantity Surveyor
Location: Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF68589
Shape the Future of Nuclear Decommissioning
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 Quantity Surveyor, at our Warrington, Cheshire site.
The role
As a Quantity Surveyor, you’ll be at the heart of a major nuclear decommissioning project, helping to deliver commercial integrity and contract governance across a high-value programme.
Day-to-day, you’ll lead contract change assessments, negotiate pricing, and implement commercial solutions that drive value and compliance.
- Delivering contract management and governance support to the project team
- Leading change assessments including scoping, cost and time impact
- Negotiating and pricing contract changes with stakeholders
- Developing and implementing commercial solutions that benefit all parties
- Ensuring compliance with contract terms and commercial best practice
This is a permanent role, working 37 hours per week, based at Warrington (Cheshire). Hybrid working patterns are available, with 2–3 days in the office.
Essential experience of the Quantity Surveyor:
- Demonstrable experience in a Quantity Surveying role within a regulated industry
- Strong commercial acumen and understanding of NEC3 or similar standard contracts
- Proven ability to support projects and change initiatives using appropriate methodologies
- Experience in forecasting and costing
- Ability to work collaboratively across teams and with external stakeholders
Qualifications for the Quantity Surveyor:
- Degree-qualified in a relevant field (e.g. Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management)
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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 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 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: 20/11/2025
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