Senior Quantity Surveyor

Cavendish Nuclear; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP & health checks

Employee share scheme

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear in Glasgow is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial delivery on major engineering, infrastructure and defence programmes.

You will drive value, manage risk and provide commercial leadership across contracts, with NEC3 experience and strong stakeholder engagement. Hybrid working involves three days onsite, and UK national security clearance eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying or Building Services Quantity Surveying.
• Significant experience in a Quantity Surveying role within engineering, construction, infrastructure or major project environments.
• Strong commercial management experience across large, complex contracts and project delivery programmes.
• Demonstrable experience managing multiple projects and engaging effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent NEC3 contract management experience.

Responsibilities

• Providing commercial management and guidance across projects and contracts to maximise value and performance.
• Supporting project teams with commercial activities including contract administration, change management, compensation events and governance reviews.
• Managing commercial risk and ensuring contractual compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Developing strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders to align objectives and deliver successful outcomes.
• Leading post-contract commercial management activities, including subcontract administration, payment certification and final account settlements.

Skills

Quantity Surveying

Contract management

NEC3 contracts

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75350

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 Senior Quantity Surveyor at our Glasgow site.

The role

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering commercial excellence across major engineering, infrastructure and defence programmes. Working within a highly skilled team, you'll provide commercial leadership, manage risk, drive value, and support the successful delivery of complex projects that contribute to the UK's national security and critical infrastructure.

Day-to-day, you’ll have an exciting opportunity to develop your career within a leading nuclear and engineering organisation, where your expertise will influence significant project outcomes, strengthen stakeholder relationships, and help shape the future of some of the UK's most important programmes.

• Providing commercial management and guidance across projects and contracts to maximise value and performance.
• Supporting project teams with commercial activities including contract administration, change management, compensation events and governance reviews.
• Managing commercial risk and ensuring contractual compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Developing strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders to align objectives and deliver successful outcomes.
• Leading post-contract commercial management activities, including subcontract administration, payment certification and final account settlements.

This role is full-time 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office/onsite.

Essential Experience Of The Senior Quantity Surveyor

• Significant experience in a Quantity Surveying role within engineering, construction, infrastructure or major project environments.
• Strong commercial management experience across large, complex contracts and project delivery programmes.
• Demonstrable experience managing multiple projects and engaging effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Detailed knowledge of commercial administration and contract management within engineering and construction sectors.
• Excellent NEC3 contract management experience.

Qualifications for the Senior Quantity Surveyor

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying or Building Services Quantity Surveying.

Desirable

• Professional membership or working towards chartered status would be advantageous.
• Additional commercial or contract management qualifications would be beneficial.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is 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 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.

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: 17/09/2026

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