Commercial Specialist

Babcock International; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear services provider in the UK is seeking a Commercial Specialist to support major decommissioning projects. This role involves contract change activities, risk management, and ensuring financial viability. Candidates should have a background in commercial roles and knowledge of NEC principles. This position offers hybrid work options and a competitive benefits package, including a generous holiday allowance and a matched pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a commercial role.
• Proven ability to guide teams and mitigate risks.
• Strong knowledge of NEC principles.

Responsibilities

• Support head contract change activities.
• Review and manage quotes for financial viability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for commercial success.

Skills

Commercial role experience

Change management exposure

Guiding multi-disciplinary teams

Strong working knowledge of NEC principles

Experience on regulated sites

Education

Relevant commercial or business qualification

Job description

Job Title: Commercial Specialist

Location: Warrington, Cheshire or Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68594

Shape the Future of Nuclear Capability

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 Specialist, at our Warrington, Cheshire or Bristol site.

The role

As a Commercial Specialist, you’ll be at the heart of a major nuclear decommissioning project, supporting high-value contract change activities with our end client.

Day-to-day, you’ll play a key role in identifying and mitigating risks, managing compensation events, and ensuring financial viability throughout the lifecycle of commercial quotes.

• Supporting head contract change activities, including early warnings and compensation events
• Reviewing and managing quotes to ensure financial viability
• Guiding multi-disciplinary teams to mitigate future commercial risks
• Applying NEC principles to ensure contractual compliance
• Collaborating with stakeholders across the project to drive commercial success

This is a permanent role, working 37 hours per week, based at Warrington (Cheshire) or Bristol. Hybrid working patterns are available, with 2–3 days in the office.

Essential experience of the Commercial Specialist

• Previous experience in a commercial role, with change management exposure
• Proven ability to guide multi-disciplinary teams and mitigate commercial risks
• Strong working knowledge of NEC principles
• Experience working on regulated sites
• Familiarity with NEC guidelines in a project environment

Qualifications for the Commercial Specialist

• Relevant commercial or business qualification or equivalent experience

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 Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, 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: 20/11/2025

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