Quantity Surveyor

Job Title:                      Quantity Surveyor

Location:                      Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation:            Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type:                    Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                        SF71064

Shape The Future of Clean Energy and 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 have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You play a central role in supporting one of our major decommissioning programmes, work that directly contributes to safe, sustainable energy and national protection. This is an exciting opportunity to influence high‑value contracts, support change initiatives and apply your commercial expertise where it truly matters.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to

• Deliver contract management activities, ensuring compliance, commercial integrity and robust governance.
• Lead the assessment of contract change, including scoping, cost evaluation and schedule impact.
• Negotiate and price contract changes to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Develop and implement practical commercial solutions that support project delivery.
• Support project teams with forecasting, costing and structured change methodologies.

You will work 37 hours per week, based in Warrington, Cheshire. Hybrid working patterns are available, with 2-3 days in the office.

Essential experience of the Quantity Surveyor:

• Experience working in a Quantity Surveying role within a regulated industry.
• Knowledge of standard forms of contract such as NEC3.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to interpret complex contract requirements.
• Experience supporting projects and change initiatives using appropriate methodologies.
• Forecasting and cost‑management experience.

Qualifications for the Quantity Surveyor:

• Degree or equivalent experience within a relevant field.

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

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:  16/03/2026

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