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Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Cheshire · Cumbria

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Seniority
Mid level
Country
GB
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
20 Oct 2026

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the posting

Title:

Assistant Quantity Surveyor

OVERVIEW

Project Controls and Commercial Services (PCCS) is the mechanism in which Sellafield Ltd have engaged KBR Ltd to provide Commercial and Project Controls Services to the portfolio of enterprise projects, in addition to the original PPP programme. Those services include the provision of some 150+ Commercial and Project Controls Professionals across the Sellafield Ltd network of Projects.

KBR’s rapidly growing nuclear team of teams is working at the forefront of the UK’s nuclear space on some of the most exciting new-build, defence and decommissioning programmes.

KBR was recently named a “Great Place to Work-Certified” company in 2024, an honour that underscores the company’s commitment to being a UK employer of choice for people who want to do work that matters.

Due to the nature of our work and security requirements, KBR does not offer sponsorship for this role. We can only consider applicants with the right to live and work in the United Kingdom

Assistant Quantity Surveyor

The Assistant Quantity Surveyor (QS) will provide pre-contract commercial support, this will include

developing procurement and commercial strategies in collaboration with demanders, preparing all necessary contract documentation, and leading the tendering process.

The Assistant Quantity Surveyor will also be responsible for managing and progressing additional tenders within the area in line with the procurement pipeline.

In parallel, the Assistant Quantity Surveyor will undertake ongoing contract management duties for the live

contracts, ensuring accurate and timely maintenance of records in CEMAR, ATAMIS, and the Procurement Plan.

The scope also includes supporting the wider remediation commercial team by

undertaking actual cost audits on the new framework to ensure defined costs

are accurate and reflective of the Schedule of Cost Components.

The QS will also be responsible for completing the final accounting of multiple contracts.

The scope also includes supporting the wider commercial team by undertaking actual cost audits on the new framework to ensure defined costs are accurate and reflective of the Schedule of Cost Components.

Essential skills and experience

The Assistant Quantity Surveyor will have solid experience in NEC contract management, with a proven ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.

They should be comfortable working in a busy environment with shifting and competing priorities, and must be able to work independently, managing their own workload and making sound commercial decisions.

The role would require regularly working in the office so you would need to be located in a daily commutable distance.

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