Assistant Quantity Surveyor

 Job Title:           Assistant Quantity Surveyor
Location:            Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement 
Compensation:   Competitive + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF67042

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 an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, at our Warrington site.

The role
As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be supporting operations within our Civil Decommissioning business stream providing post-contract support for a key delivery contract. 

Day-to-day, you’ll be a key member within the project delivery team responsible for supporting the manufacture of components with a key subcontractor, working collaboratively to deliver whilst correctly administering the subcontracts. 

• Ensure compliant administration of head contract and subcontracts, support in effective contract change, communications, KPI management and commercial / financial reporting.
• Review of application for payment / invoicing / payment processes from subcontractors.
• Provision of commercial and contractual support and advice across the project, working closely with the Commercial Manager and Project Managers.
• Supporting the Commercial Manager with customer contract administration as required.
• Developing contractual based arguments.
• Supporting risk identification and management.
• Ensuring project compliance with Cavendish Nuclear governance procedures.
• Working closely with Project Controls to ensure correct cost control and programme management.

This role is full time, thirty-seven hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 60% days in the office/onsite and 40% days working from home and is based at our Birchwood, Warrington hub.

Essential experience of the Assistant Quantity Surveyor 

• Experience of administering NEC3/4 contracts, preferably PSC & ECC experience.
• Experience of administering subcontracts.
• Experience of working within highly regulated industries.
• Post- contract delivery experience.

Qualifications for the Assistant Quantity Surveyor

• BSc in Quantity Surveying discipline is desirable 

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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:   19/09/2025

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