Commercial Advisor

weServed; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 39,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme

Digital GP access

Employee shopping portal

Professional Fees paid

10-days reservist leave

Holiday Trading

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Commercial Advisor to join the Marine Commercial team and support strategic defence, maritime and engineering opportunities from early engagement through to negotiation, mobilisation and delivery.

You will work with Legal, Finance, Procurement, Engineering and Programme teams to drive bids, contracts and governance. The role offers exposure to high-profile programmes and international partnerships.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting commercial, contractual, procurement, bid or tender activities.
• Understanding of commercial terms, contracts and agreements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage a range of stakeholders.
• Experience managing documentation, competing priorities and deadlines effectively.
• Proactive and collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Supporting bids, business opportunities and commercial activities through negotiation and mobilisation.
• Preparing and reviewing contracts, confidentiality agreements and tender documentation.
• Identifying commercial risks and supporting governance, approvals and compliance activities.
• Maintaining accurate commercial records, documentation and contract data.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders to coordinate commercial input across programmes and opportunities.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Contract management

Deadline management

Independent work

Education

CIPS accreditation

Job description

Job Title: Commercial Advisor

Location: Flexible, UK

Compensation: £39,237 to £46,064

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF76117

Help shape commercial success on programmes that help create a safe and secure world

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Commercial Advisor at any of our main UK locations, including Bristol, Rosyth, Devonport, London and Warrington. This role supports a varied portfolio of UK and international defence and engineering opportunities, offering exposure to high-profile programmes, senior stakeholders and the full commercial lifecycle.

The role

As a Commercial Advisor, you'll join our Marine Commercial team, supporting strategic defence, maritime and engineering opportunities from early engagement through to negotiation, mobilisation and delivery. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your commercial career while working on programmes that contribute to national security, international partnerships and critical infrastructure.

You'll work closely with colleagues across Legal, Finance, Procurement, Engineering and Programme teams, gaining broad exposure to bids, contracts and governance activities. Whether you're supporting commercial negotiations, identifying risks or helping mobilise new opportunities, your work will have a direct impact on business success and future growth.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Supporting bids, business opportunities and commercial activities through negotiation and mobilisation.
• Preparing and reviewing contracts, confidentiality agreements and tender documentation.
• Identifying commercial risks and supporting governance, approvals and compliance activities.
• Maintaining accurate commercial records, documentation and contract data.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders to coordinate commercial input across programmes and opportunities.

This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week Monday to Friday. Flexible working arrangements are available. This role can be based on any of our main UK locations. Travel to other Babcock and customer sites will be expected.

Essential experience of the Commercial Advisor:

• Experience supporting commercial, contractual, procurement, bid or tender activities.
• Understanding of commercial terms, contracts and agreements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage a range of stakeholders.
• Experience managing documentation, competing priorities and deadlines effectively.
• A proactive and collaborative approach with the ability to work independently within agreed authority levels.

Qualifications for the Commercial Advisor:

• No mandatory qualification is required.
• Membership of, or progress towards, CIPS or World Commerce & Contracting accreditation would be advantageous.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• 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 shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 09/11/2026

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