Commercial Officer - Submarines

Rolls-Royce plc; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby is recruiting a Commercial Officer to join the Commercial Team on a full-time hybrid basis (3 days onsite). You will own a diverse project portfolio, manage key customer relationships and provide expert commercial guidance across programmes.

The role requires security clearance (SC) and UK nationality. You will work with contract law, procurement and commercial agreements, leading negotiations and drafting where needed, in a high-profile, technically demanding

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial roles, contract law, or procurement.
• Experience in bidding, drafting, negotiating and managing commercial agreements.
• Knowledge of contract pricing and contract risk management.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop relationships with customers and stakeholders.
• Manage key customer accounts, identify commercial risks and opportunities.
• Handle contracting issues including new product introductions and disputes.
• Provide commercial guidance to programmes, technical and finance teams.
• Draft and tailor communications for senior stakeholders, and lead tender activities.
• Coordinate and own tender evaluation processes and commercial negotiations.

Skills

Commercial experience

Contract law

Procurement

Negotiation

Contract management

Influencing skills

Communication

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Job Description Commercial Officer – Submarines – Derby – Full Time (Hybrid 3 days a week onsite)

Our Rolls-Royce Submarines business is growing at an exponential rate, and as a result, an exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Officer to join our Commercial Team. If you have a high commercial aptitude, passion for contract law and excellent influencing and communication skills, then this could be the role for you!

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

As a Commercial Officer, you will hit the ground running, acting as the primary interface working on a diverse project portfolio and high-profile customer base, supporting a wide range of commercial activities at an exciting time in a nuclear renaissance.

What you will be doing:

• Be pivotal in maintaining and further developing relationships between Rolls-Royce and its existing and new customers.
• Effectively and efficiently manage our most valuable customer accounts, identifying commercial risks and opportunities to manage and limit the risk to the business.
• Manage emergent business issues including new product introduction, emerging requirements, contractual change and the resolution of disputes and claims.
• Provide expert commercial advice and guidance to the programme, technical and finance teams at all levels across the Submarines business.
• Coordinate and author business proposals for new contracting arrangements and emerging requirements, executing existing contractual principles, leading, negotiating, and delivering the tender evaluation process.
• Draft complex contracts from first principles and other legally binding agreements involving negotiating with senior customer stakeholders.
• Write and tailor communications for briefings into senior stakeholders within the business and Rolls-Royce Group.
• Deputise for management, when necessary, in dealings with stakeholders at all levels.

Position Qualifications

Experience in either a commercial role, contract law or a procurement-based role Experience in either Engineering, Nuclear, Infrastructure, Aerospace, defence or regulated manufacturing environments would be ideal however others will be considered. Experience in business proposals, bidding, drafting, negotiating and managing commercial agreements. Knowledge of contract pricing and how to manage contract risk. Self-motivated, possess enthusiasm, energy, excellent communication, negotiating, contract management and influencing skills. Positive attitude and meticulous attention to detail, with the ability to take on new challenges in your stride Ability to solve complex problems while maintaining customer focus. Demonstrable commitment to continuous professional development. Degree or equivalent qualification.

To work for Rolls-Royce Submarines you need to hold a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work with RRSL.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.

The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. Level 7-10

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Job Category Commercial Posting Date 13 Oct 2026; 00:10 Posting End Date 20 Oct 2026 Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet’s vital power needs.