Senior Quantity Surveyor

Create a Safer Future for Nuclear.

Join us as a Senior Quantity Surveyor in our Decommissioning team, part of our Nuclear & Power Division, the most prominent nuclear decommissioning organisation in the UK. You'll deliver excellence for our client’s teams across significant atomic projects, keeping world decommissioning sustainable and safe. Working closely with colleagues, clients, stakeholders and contractors, you'll also enjoy opportunities to mentor colleagues while progressing your career upward.

Decommissioning currently employs over 400 staff supplemented by a strong supply chain and delivers over £40m of revenue per annum through various decommissioning and waste management frameworks and standalone contracts. We have expanded our scope over recent years and the opportunities available to us, across our numerous portfolio areas, are diverse and growing. Our commercial function is required to grow in line with the business to support all aspects of delivery.

This role forms a critical part of the Decommissioning Commercial Team and will be our primary representative throughout an array of our JV Partners, our Supply Chain Partners and our Clients.

Your Purpose:

• We lead and support colleagues from across the Decommissioning business (pan-discipline), to enhance our progressive and sustainable commercial team.
• You will manage and coordinate ~£75m p/a of contractual spend - including coordination and reporting of pan-organisational information (e.g. Defined Cost, Disallowed Cost, cost covered by Fee, invoicing and timesheets) - operating across multiple contract types – both upwards (Client) and downwards (Subcontractor) facing.
• With support, you will develop and implement world-leading 'work-smart' tools to automate and enhance your role's performance - supporting increased productivity and improving wider team performance. This includes potential implementation / testing / utilisation of Artificial Intelligence, Process Automation and Zero-Time-Input delivery mechanisms.
• We demonstrate commercial and collaborative leadership across a suite of Clients and Supply Chain Partners, most notably Sellafield Limited, Springfields Fuels Limited, Nuclear Restoration Services, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and UK National Nuclear Laboratories. Your focus will be on enhancing Contract delivery (primarily NEC4), whilst collaboratively resolving the nuances associated with bespoke T&C amendments / contracts.
• You will manage Client commercial interfaces including Early Warnings, Variations (e.g. Compensation Events / Loss & Expense) and conflict avoidance processes with accountability for managing risks and issues – including escalation were beneficial.
• You will coordinate procurement delivery, including proposing strategies, tendering, negotiation and implementation of key Agreements across the AtkinsRéalis Supply Chain (strong focus on Small and Medium Enterprises).
• Together, we guide the Social Value agenda of Decommissioning from a Commercial perspective.
• We deliver upward and downward facing performance incentivisation, optimising our client’s satisfaction alongside increasing AtkinsRéalis' margin through effective delivery of savings, Commercial excellence and collaborative working practices.
• You will support development of an integrated commercial team by working alongside Project Management and Project Controls throughout the full project, programme and portfolio lifecycle.

What You Can Bring:

• Focussed contractual knowledge - with experience managing contractual processes (NEC3 and/or NEC4 experience preferable).
• Buying capability (Procurement processes, authoring and implementing viable procurement and contracting strategies).
• Demonstration of proactive collaborative behaviours (ISO44001:2017 awareness considered beneficial).
• Experience utilising online contract and commercial management portals (e.g. CEMAR, Asite, EuroDyn, BravoSolutions etc.)
• Knowledge and understanding of risk management, with particular focus on Commercial Risk and associated Risk Treatment strategies.
• Understanding and experience in optimising, strategising, selecting, and utilising various contract options (e.g. NEC ECC vs PSC vs TSC vs SC and NEC Main Options A/B/C/D/E/F/G desirable - JCT / FIDIC / equivalent also considered positive).
• Knowledge and capability to conduct basic evaluation and testing of construction / demolition programmes from a Commercial perspective.
• Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management (or equivalent) degree.
• Working towards Chartered Professional Status desirable (MRICS, MCIPS or equivalent).

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

The UK is the first major economy to legislate for a Net Zero target by 2050. To achieve this, our Energy Teams are ensuring a mix of secure and sustainable energies that can meet our industry and lifestyle demands today, and in 30 years' time. We help to power our world through exciting new technologies and intelligent cybersecurity systems on projects that vary greatly in size, scope, and scale. So, you'll be creating the right safe and resilient systems across nuclear power, renewables, decarbonisation development, new builds and energy efficiency.

We value your diversity and believe that everyone deserves to thrive – no exceptions. You'll be part of a culture committed to finding new talent from underrepresented groups. We're Disability Confident, an Inclusive Employer, and support STEM Returners. We also want to see more women in senior roles at AtkinsRéalis. In the energy sector, we've signed up to the AXIS Pledge, promising to make equal pay, equal leadership, and equal opportunities a reality.

Security clearance:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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