Commercial Officer

Systems Engineering & Assessment (SEA); Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm based in the UK is seeking a Commercial Officer to play a pivotal role in identifying solutions and resolving issues. The role involves supporting complex bids, preparing business propositions, and enhancing the commercial function of the division. Offering a salary of up to £44k and hybrid working arrangements, this position provides excellent career growth, generous annual leave, and various employee benefits to promote a positive work-life balance.

Benefits

Hybrid/flexible working arrangements

25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell

Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual

Half day Fridays

Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave

Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program

All Staff Bonus

Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing Centre

Sports & Social activities

Employee Discounts portal – online and in‑store discounts, travel savings

Life assurance policy

Publication and recruitment bonus rewards

Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Responsibilities

• Identify solutions and resolve issues in various situations.
• Support high-value, complex bids by providing commercial advice.
• Prepare business propositions for customer contracts.
• Develop the commercial function improving division effectiveness.

Job description

Engineered to Protect, that's our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.

The Commercial Officer can be based at any of our three sites, Bristol, Barnstaple, or Beckington. This role allows for flexible working.

The salary for this role is up to £44k, depending on experience.

What you'll be doing

• You’ll play a key role in identifying solutions and resolving issues in a wide range of situations.
• You’ll support high‑value, complex bids, providing high‑integrity advice on commercial matters and risk mitigation.
• You’ll prepare business propositions for customer contracts, working closely with project managers, internal stakeholders and current and prospective customers.
• You’ll help to develop the commercial function at SEA, improving and enhancing the commercial effectiveness of the division through working together with Bid and Project Managers, project teams and through personal contribution.

About our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient. We provide state‑of‑the‑art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In‑service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever‑growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on‑the‑ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out‑of‑the‑box thinking to solve problems, so we're always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins.

• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave
• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing Centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal – online and in‑store discounts, travel savings
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Join us and be part of something smaller – with 500 people in the UK and Canada – doing something bigger: protecting what matters.