Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Warrington, Cheshire (Hybrid Working Arrangements: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote)
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role Overview
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you’ll provide expert commercial leadership across major projects within our Nuclear Defence Support programme. This role supports complex, high‑value programmes that protect the UK and shape future nuclear capability. You will 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.
Responsibilities
* Providing commercial management and guidance across projects, supporting Quantity Surveyors and project teams
* Leading contract reviews, subcontract drafting and commercial governance activities
* Managing tender processes and commercial evaluations for complex equipment and service providers
* Overseeing post‑contract commercial performance, including change management and subcontractor claims
* Delivering final account settlements while protecting commercial and contractual interests
Essential Experience
* Strong experience in commercial management within engineering, construction or infrastructure environments
* Proven expertise working with NEC3 contracts
* Experience supporting large‑scale, complex projects and contract delivery
* Ability to manage commercial risk and apply sound judgement in challenging environments
* Experience mentoring or supporting the development of junior colleagues
Qualification
* Educated to degree level (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying or Building Services Quantity Surveying
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. National security clearance and Trade Control restrictions may affect eligibility.
Benefits
* 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 allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement
* 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with a chosen organisation or registered charity
* Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
Company Profile
We’re Cavendish Nuclear—a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection.
Application
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 “Reasonable adjustments requirement.” We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive.
Closing Date: 15/05/2026
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