Commercial Manager

Nuclearinst; Warrington; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme

Digital GP and health checks

Employee share scheme

Care and wellbeing program

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear in Warrington (Birchwood site) is seeking a Commercial Manager to lead end-to-end commercial strategy on national defence programmes. You will work with project teams, clients and suppliers to shape strategy, manage risk and governance across the contract lifecycle.

The role combines strategic oversight with hands-on delivery, supporting bids, managing change and delivering value for Cavendish Nuclear and customers.

Qualifications

• Extensive commercial management experience in complex engineering or infrastructure environments.
• Proven track record delivering commercial strategy on large, high‑value contracts and bids.
• Experience with NEC contracts, particularly NEC3.
• Demonstrated ability to manage commercial risk, change and governance effectively.
• Experience influencing stakeholders and negotiating at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Providing commercial leadership across complex contracts, projects and bids.
• Developing and driving risk-based commercial strategies with project teams.
• Managing commercial governance, compliance and performance on large‑scale contracts.
• Building and sustaining strong commercial relationships with customers and supply chain partners.
• Escalating high‑risk or complex commercial issues.

Skills

Commercial leadership

Contract management

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

NEC contracts know-how

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Job description

Job Title: Commercial Manager

Location: Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF72766

Lead commercial strategy on nationally significant nuclear defence programmes

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Commercial Manager, at our Birchwood, Warrington site.

The role

As a Commercial Manager, you’ll provide end‑to‑end commercial leadership across contracts and projects within our Nuclear Defence Support programme. Working closely with project teams, clients and suppliers, you’ll shape commercial strategy, manage risk and ensure strong governance throughout the contract lifecycle.

Day-to-day, you’ll balance strategic oversight with hands‑on delivery, supporting bids, managing complex change and driving value for both Cavendish Nuclear and our customers. In doing so, you’ll strengthen your commercial leadership capability while contributing to programmes that matter to national defence and long‑term security.

• Providing commercial leadership and guidance across complex contracts, projects and bids
• Developing and driving risk‑based commercial strategies in collaboration with project teams
• Managing commercial governance, compliance and performance on large‑scale contracts
• Building and sustaining strong commercial relationships with customers and supply chain partners
• Acting as the escalation point for high‑risk or complex commercial issues

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with a minimum of 3 days in the office/onsite.

Essential experience of the Commercial Manager:

• Extensive commercial management experience within complex engineering or infrastructure environments
• Strong track record delivering commercial strategy on large, high‑value contracts and bids
• Proven experience working with NEC contracts, particularly NEC3
• Demonstrated ability to manage commercial risk, change and governance effectively
• Experience influencing stakeholders and negotiating successfully at senior levels

Qualifications for the Commercial Manager:

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Building Services Quantity Surveying or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Membership of a relevant professional body such as RICS or World Commerce and Contracting is desirable

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) Security clearance for this role. 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 share scheme
• 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 Cavendish 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish

We’re Cavendish Nuclear — a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we’re shaping a future that lasts — not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work‑life balance.

Join us and discover 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: 04/09/2026

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