Commercial Manager

Babcock Australia & New Zealand; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Competitive rewards

Flexible work options

Job summary

Babcock International Group is seeking a Commercial Manager in Australia to provide strategic commercial leadership across its Mission & Support Systems business. You will partner with stakeholders through the full contract lifecycle, supporting bids, negotiations, delivery, and customer engagement while protecting the company’s interests and mitigating contractual risk.

You will work with project teams, Finance, Procurement, Legal and others to ensure commercial outcomes align with objectives

Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Commerce, or Law (or equivalent).
• Extensive experience in commercial, contracts, or related roles in a complex defence environment.
• Strong contract negotiation and bid/tender support experience.
• Experience across the full contract lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial activities across the contract lifecycle.
• Support bid activities and contract negotiations.
• Manage contract governance and risk mitigation.
• Develop innovative commercial solutions with project teams.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Bid/tender support

Contract lifecycle

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Education

Business degree

Law degree

Relevant degree

Job description

About The Role

As a Commercial Manager, you’ll provide trusted commercial leadership across Babcock’s Mission & Support Systems business, partnering with stakeholders throughout the full contract lifecycle.

From supporting new business opportunities and contract negotiations through to delivery and customer engagement, you’ll help ensure commercial outcomes align with business objectives while protecting Babcock’s interests and managing contractual risk.

Working closely with project teams, customers, Finance, Procurement, Legal and other key stakeholders, you’ll provide strategic commercial advice, oversee contract governance, and develop innovative commercial solutions.

You’ll play a key role in bid activities, contract management, risk mitigation, change management, and continuous improvement, ensuring commercial best practice is embedded across the business and contributes to successful project delivery.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities
• Competitive rewards and benefits
• Flexible working options

About You

You are an experienced commercial professional with a strong understanding of contract management, commercial governance, and risk management within complex project environments.

Confident interpreting and negotiating contracts, you build trusted relationships with customers and internal stakeholders while balancing commercial outcomes with sound business judgement.

Your ability to think strategically and provide practical advice enables project teams to navigate commercial challenges with confidence.

With strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, you’re comfortable influencing stakeholders at all levels and driving continuous improvement across commercial processes.

Most importantly, you’re motivated by delivering value, supporting business growth, and contributing to projects that make a meaningful impact.

To be successful in this position you will bring:

• Degree in Business, Commerce, Law, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Extensive experience in commercial, contracts or related roles within a complex defence environment.
• Strong experience in contract negotiation, bid/tender support and customer facing roles.
• Experience working across the contract lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of commercial principles, contracting frameworks, and risk management practices.
• Understanding of government contracting environments and compliance requirements.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.

Your Future At Babcock – What We Offer You

• We provide an agile work environment where you’re able to work onsite and remotely, and to set you up for this we provide a laptop and working from home kit if required, in addition we offer compressed hours which can provide you even more flexibility;
• Our work life integration policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave plus more;
• We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, supported by our capability framework plus ongoing access to self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave;
• You’ll have access to beRewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan;
• Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, access to our employee assistance program plus wellbeing leave;
• You’ll be able to participate in our weRecognise program which is an opportunity to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in living our principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver.

Who We Are

Babcock International Group, the aerospace and defence company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering services for over a century.

Across Australia and New Zealand, Babcock has grown to a team of over 1,700 talented people, and we are on a path of continued growth and expansion.

We operate across sectors such as defence, commercial marine, aviation, airports, communications, emergency services and engineering consultancy.

Some of the programs our team across Australia and New Zealand are proud to be a part of involve:

• Providing emergency medical and search & rescue aviation services through our Aviation & Critical Services business;
• Designing and supporting key systems for submarines and surface ships through our Marine business;
• Providing fleet wide through life support and asset management services for Navy customers;
• Managing critical assets for a range of sectors through our Mission & Support Systems business.

To learn more about us visit www.babcock.com.au

We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experience however, due to the defence orientation of this role, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain an appropriate level of Commonwealth Personnel Security Clearance, as defined in the AGSVA guidelines.

Please note, should your application progress you may be required to complete pre-employment checks. These checks may include but not limited to, reference checks, police check, security check, qualifications and right to work.

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