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Commercial Manager
Commercial Manager
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements (3 days in office/onsite, 2 days remote) Compensation: Competitive salary + benefits Role Type: Full-time / Permanent Role ID: SF70677
At Babcock, we’re working together to create a safe and secure world, and as a Commercial Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site, you’ll play a vital role.
The Role
You’ll advance your commercial leadership in a highly regulated environment, collaborating with senior internal and external stakeholders while growing expertise in large-scale, complex construction projects. This career path positions you at the heart of defence, aerospace, and engineering—sectors that drive meaningful impact and support a safer future.
Key Responsibilities
As part of the Naval Nuclear Commercial Team, your role includes:
- Delivering some of the UK’s most significant defence infrastructure programmes, influencing billion-pound portfolios.
- Ensuring commercial governance, risk management, and contract compliance are executed with precision and confidence.
- Providing expertise in commercial compliance, including:
- Tender, contract review, and change control processes.
- Risk management for complex infrastructure programmes.
- Developing and validating cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, cashflows, and value-of-work-done (VOWD) across multiple projects.
- Leading subcontract tendering, including bid evaluation, negotiation, and contract awards.
- NEC4 contract negotiations to secure favourable outcomes and manage scope efficiently.
- Acting as the escalation point for high-risk commercial issues, ensuring project delivery remains compliant and controlled.
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Essential Experience & Qualifications
Experience
- Significant professional experience managing:
- Large, complex construction contracts and bids within regulated environments.
- MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) packages across full project lifecycles.
- Strong negotiation and stakeholder relationship management skills.
- In-depth knowledge of NEC4 contracts, including:
- ECC (Engineering and Construction Contract)
- PSC (Public Sector Contracts)
- ECSC (Engineering and Construction Short Contract) (Options A–E)
Qualifications
- Degree (or equivalent experience) in:
- Quantity Surveying
- Business/Finance
- Law
- Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
- Construction Management
- Preferred (but not essential): World Commerce and Contracting (WCC) or MCIPS (Master’s Award in Contracts/Purchasing Management through the Chartered Institute for Procurement & Supply).
Security Clearance Requirement
The successful candidate must be able to secure and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance. Criteria apply based on nationality, residency, and employment history; please check the UK Security Clearance guidance.
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What We Offer
Babcock provides a comprehensive employee benefits package, including:
- Generous holidays and saving schemes:
- Holiday Trading (buy/sell annual leave)
- ‘Be Kind Day’ (one paid day for volunteering per year)
- Pension & financial wellness:
- Matched pension scheme with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, health checks, and nutritional consultations (via Aviva DigiCare+)
- Career & work-life balance support:
- Employee share scheme
- Multi-level mental health, physical, and financial wellbeing assistance
- Reservists receive 10-days special paid leave
- Career development and growth opportunities.
About Babcock
A global FTSE 100 organisation, Babcock employs over 26,000 people. Join us to contribute to cutting-edge defence, aerospace, and nuclear programmes while shaping a future of durability—both in products and careers.
Our Commitments to You:
- Inclusivity: As a disability-confident employer, we ensure accessibility. If you require reasonable adjustments during recruitment, please email careers@babcockinternational.com (subject: Reasonable adjustments requirement).
- Work-life balance: Flexible arrangements discussed at interview.
- Alliance culture: Working together, we achieve more.
Closing Date: 08/07/2026
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