Commercial Assistant

Babcock International; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP access

Employee shopping portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists in the armed forces leave (

Holiday Trading (annual)

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock International is seeking a Commercial Assistant to join a collaborative commercial team supporting defence major construction programmes. You will help manage contracts, bids, governance activities and commercial records across critical programmes contributing to national security.

The role offers structured development opportunities within a world-leading defence organisation and will involve hybrid working with 2–3 days in the office.

Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively in a team and follow established processes.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive working relationships.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Ability to manage tasks with accuracy across administrative activities.
• Prioritise workload and maintain quality under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Support commercial governance activities for bids, contracts, amendments and approvals.
• Maintain accurate contract records, logs, change registers and related documentation.
• Prepare material for governance reviews, meetings and reporting.
• Coordinate customer and stakeholder meetings and record outcomes.
• Collaborate with commercial, project, finance, procurement and supply teams to deliver contracts.
• Learn to interpret subcontractor costs and billing.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Willingness to learn

Job description

As a Commercial Assistant, you'll join a collaborative commercial team supporting key defence major construction programmes. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a career in commercial administration, contract support, governance, and business operations within a world-leading defence organisation. Day-to-day, you'll help ensure contracts, bids, governance activities, and commercial records are managed accurately and effectively. Your work will support the delivery of critical programmes that contribute to national security while giving you exposure to experienced commercial professionals, structured development opportunities, and the chance to work towards future professional qualifications.

• Supporting commercial governance activities for bids, contracts, contract amendments, and approvals.
• Maintaining accurate contract records, correspondence logs, change registers, and commercial documentation.
• Assisting with the preparation of documentation for governance reviews, meetings, and reporting activities.
• Facilitating customer and stakeholder meetings, including coordinating actions and recording meeting outcomes.
• Collaborating with commercial, project, finance, procurement, and supply chain teams to support successful contract delivery.
• Learning to interpret subcontractor costs and billing.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 - 3 days in the office/onsite.

Essential experience of the Commercial Assistant

• Working effectively within a team environment and following established processes.
• Demonstrating strong communication skills and the ability to build positive working relationships.
• Managing tasks with excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Prioritising workload effectively and maintaining accuracy across administrative activities.
• Knowing when to seek guidance while working under moderate supervision.

We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Desirable

• A willingness to study towards relevant commercial or professional qualifications in the future.

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).

We're Babcock

a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 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.

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