Quantity Surveyor

weServed; Rosyth; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension with life assurance

Digital GP access

Employee shopping portal

Reservists leave (10 days)

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Quantity Surveyor for Rosyth, near Dunfermline, Fife. You will lead commercial and financial performance on major defence infrastructure projects valued £5m–£100m+, administering NEC4 contracts and driving cost reporting and procurement activities.

The role offers hybrid working with an on-site base, a clear path to progression, and opportunities to influence critical defence programmes. Requires SC clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or related discipline.
• Experience with NEC4 contracts and compensation events.
• Ability to obtain SC security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial and financial performance across projects.
• Administer NEC4 contracts including compensation events, early warnings, change control and payment applications.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts and cost reports.
• Provide commercial advice and risk management to project teams and stakeholders.
• Support procurement activities and relationships with contractors and client representatives.

Skills

NEC4 contracts

Budgeting & cost control

Stakeholder management

Contract administration

Risk management

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

RICS membership

Tools

NEC4 contracts

Cost reporting tools

Procurement systems

Job description

Job Title: Quantity Surveyor

Location: Rosyth, Fife

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75451

Shape the future of defence infrastructure and deliver projects that make a real difference.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Quantity Surveyor at Rosyth, near Dunfermline, Fife.

The role

As a Quantity Surveyor, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering major construction and infrastructure projects that support the UK's defence capabilities. Working within our Marine Engineering & Systems business, you'll provide commercial leadership across complex projects valued from £5 million to £100 million+, helping ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and successfully. This is an exciting opportunity to influence high-profile programmes, develop your expertise in NEC4 contracts, and build a rewarding career at the heart of defence, engineering and infrastructure.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Managing the commercial and financial performance of construction and infrastructure projects throughout their lifecycle.
• Administering NEC4 contracts, including compensation events, early warnings, change control and payment applications.
• Preparing and maintaining project budgets, forecasts, cost reports and financial performance reviews.
• Providing commercial advice and risk management support to project teams and key stakeholders.
• Supporting procurement activities while building strong relationships with contractors, suppliers and client representatives.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week over 4.5 days, and is based at Rosyth. Hybrid working patterns are available. During your probation period you'll work full time onsite, after which you'll spend a minimum of three days per week onsite with the flexibility to work remotely for the remainder of your week.

Essential experience of the Quantity Surveyor:

• Proven Quantity Surveying experience within a construction or infrastructure environment.
• Experience managing project costs, budgets, forecasting and financial reporting across the project lifecycle.
• Strong NEC contract administration experience, including compensation events, early warnings, change control and payment applications.
• Experience managing commercial risk, contractor performance and stakeholder relationships.
• Experience supporting medium to large-scale construction projects, ideally valued between £5 million and £100 million

Qualifications for the Quantity Surveyor:

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or a related discipline.
• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or actively 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 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

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see 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 [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: 15/09/2026

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