Commercial Manager

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; West Devon; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health check

Employee share scheme

Professional Fees paid

Reservists leave

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Wellbeing programme

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Commercial Manager for its Devonport Royal Dockyard site. The role is full-time with hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days at home) and involves managing large-scale, complex construction contracts in a regulated defence context.

You’ll lead governance, risk management and NEC4 negotiations, coordinating with senior stakeholders to deliver compliant, on-time outcomes. Security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in Quantity Surveying, Business, Law, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent experience.
• World Commerce and Contracting (WCC) or MCIPS qualifications - Desirable

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial 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.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Risk management

Education

Degree-level qualification in Quantity Surveying, Business, Law, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent

World Commerce and Contracting (WCC) or MCIPS - Desirable

Job description

Commercial Manager

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Commercial Manager

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70677

At Babcock 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 Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Commercial Manager, you'll have an exciting opportunity to advance your commercial leadership in a highly regulated environment, work with senior internal and external stakeholders, and grow your expertise in large-scale, complex construction projects. A career here positions you at the heart of defence, aerospace and engineering, sectors that are dynamic, meaningful and essential to a safer world.

Day-to-day, you'll join our Naval Nuclear Commercial Team where you'll play a pivotal role in delivering some of the UK’s most significant defence infrastructure programmes. You'll influence billion‑pound portfolios and ensure that commercial governance, risk management and contract compliance are handled with precision and confidence.

• 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.

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

Essential experience of the Commercial Manager

• 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.

Qualifications for the Commercial Manager

• Degree‑level qualification in Quantity Surveying, Business, Law, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent experience.
• World Commerce and Contracting (WCC) or MCIPS qualifications - Desirable

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

• 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 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock

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.

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.

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