Babcock International is looking for a Commercial Manager to advance your commercial leadership on significant defence infrastructure programmes. You'll play a pivotal role within the Naval Nuclear Commercial Team, influencing billion-pound portfolios and delivering complex construction projects in a highly regulated environment.
What You'll Do
- Provide commercial expertise and governance for tenders, contract reviews, change control and risk management across complex infrastructure programmes.
- Prepare and validate cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, cashflows and value-of-work-done (VOWD) for multiple project work packages.
- Lead subcontract tendering including bid evaluation, negotiation and contract award.
- Negotiate NEC4 terms confidently to secure strong commercial outcomes and manage contract scope.
- Act as an escalation point for high-risk commercial issues, supporting governance and ensuring project delivery remains compliant and controlled.
What We're Looking For
- Significant experience managing large, complex construction contracts and bids within regulated environments.
- Proven experience managing Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) packages across full project lifecycles.
- Strong negotiation skills and the ability to build effective stakeholder relationships.
- In-depth knowledge of NEC4 ECC, PSC and ECSC (Options A–E).
- Robust commercial and contractual risk management capability.
- Degree-level qualification in Quantity Surveying, Business, Law, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent experience.
- Must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance.
Nice to Have
- World Commerce and Contracting (WCC) or MCIPS qualifications.
Team & Environment
You will join the Naval Nuclear Commercial Team, a key group delivering major defence infrastructure programmes.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive compensation package.
- 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 and shopping savings portal.
- Payment of Professional Fees.
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
- Holiday Trading allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave.
- ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work.
- Excellent development opportunities and employee assistance programme.
Work Mode
This role operates on a hybrid basis, with work located in Plymouth, Devon.
We are a disability confident committed employer and are committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working.
