Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Babcock International Group; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and infrastructure firm is seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor in Plymouth. You will support Major Infrastructure projects and ensure compliance with contracts. Ideal candidates have a relevant degree and knowledge in construction practices. The position offers a salary of £43,935 along with generous benefits and hybrid work options.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree or higher in Quantity Surveying or related field is essential.
• Professional membership or working towards chartership is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of a Major Infrastructure construction portfolio.
• Review contracts and support cost planning and negotiations.
• Monitor project spend and ensure compliance with NEC4.

Skills

Broad knowledge of building and construction practices

Experience with MOD contracts

Familiarity with NEC4 contract frameworks

Understanding of project management principles

Specialism in a relevant field such as Civils, Building, Mechanical or Electrical

Education

Degree, HNC or HND in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline

MCIOB, MRICS or similar professional membership

Job description

Job Details

Job Title: Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £43,935 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67444

The role

As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. you’ll support the delivery of a Major Infrastructure construction portfolio at Devonport Royal Dockyard. You’ll help drive commercial excellence across a range of civil construction projects, ensuring robust contract administration and cost management.

Day-to-day, you’ll safeguard Babcock’s commercial interests by reviewing contracts, supporting cost planning and subcontract negotiations, monitoring project spend, and ensuring compliance with NEC4 and governance standards—while working closely with stakeholders to enable successful project delivery.

• Protecting Babcock’s commercial interests by reviewing terms and conditions and supporting subcontract negotiations.
• Supporting pre-tender estimates, cost planning, and modelling of design and implementation options.
• Monitoring project costs and reviewing subcontractor claims.
• Ensuring contract administration aligns with NEC4 requirements and corporate governance.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to support project delivery.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential Experience

• Broad knowledge of building and construction practices.
• Experience with MOD contracts (advantageous).
• Familiarity with NEC4 contract frameworks (desirable).
• Understanding of project management principles.
• Specialism in a relevant field such as Civils, Building, Mechanical or Electrical.

Qualifications

• Degree, HNC or HND in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
• MCIOB, MRICS or similar professional membership (highly desirable or working towards chartership).

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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 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 Babcock 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.

About Babcock

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

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 [e-mail] 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: 21/09/2025

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