Quantity Surveyor (Sizewell C) (2 Year FTC)

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Sizewell
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Construction
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SKILLS

Quantity Surveying Cost Control Procurement and Tendering Contract Administration (NEC/JCT) Valuations and Variations Financial Forecasting Subcontract Management Commercial Management

FULL DESCRIPTION

Quantity Surveyor (Sizewell C) (2 Year FTC)

Employing Company: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. Contract Partner: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. Location: Sizewell C. Category: Construction. This is a 2-year fixed-term contract role supporting a major nuclear project.

Main Responsibilities

  • Support the commercial management of allocated work packages, providing QS and contractual support to delivery teams.
  • Prepare cost plans, budgets, forecasts and cost reporting to support accurate financial control.
  • Manage valuations, applications for payment and commercial assessments.
  • Monitor package performance, identify risks and support effective cost control measures.
  • Support subcontract procurement activities, including tendering, evaluation and award recommendations.
  • Prepare subcontract documentation and undertake tender analysis.
  • Assist with package procurement strategies aligned to project requirements.
  • Administer subcontract obligations including variations, compensation events and change management.
  • Support claims preparation where required, maintaining robust commercial records.
  • Assist in agreement of final accounts and commercial close-out activities.
  • Provide commercial support to delivery teams on scope, risks and contractual obligations.
  • Build effective working relationships with clients, subcontractors and internal teams.
  • Collaborate closely with engineers, planners and project controls functions.
  • Produce monthly commercial reporting including cost/value reconciliation, forecasts and liabilities.
  • Ensure accurate and timely reporting aligned with project controls requirements.
  • Maintain compliance with commercial procedures and governance standards.

Qualifications and Experience

Education

  • BSc / MSc in Quantity Surveying or Construction-related discipline (or equivalent experience)
  • Professional membership (e.g. RICS or working towards equivalent accreditation)

Experience

  • Experience as a Quantity Surveyor on major infrastructure or construction projects
  • Knowledge of subcontract procurement, package management and commercial delivery
  • Experience administering standard forms of contract (e.g. NEC / JCT)
  • Ability to manage valuations, variations, forecasts and final accounts
  • Experience working closely with site delivery and project controls teams

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities. This role is part of that mission. For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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