Senior Commercial Manager – Defence Infrastructure (Hybrid)

Babcock International; West Devon; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme with life assurance

Digital GP & annual health check

Employee share scheme

Disability confident employer

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Commercial Manager for the Devonport Royal Dockyard site in Plymouth. You will lead commercial governance across large, regulated defence infrastructure, coordinating with senior stakeholders and delivering expert tendering and contract management.

This full-time, hybrid role involves risk management, NEC4 negotiations, and governance across multi-project work packages, with opportunities for professional development and security-clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in Quantity Surveying, Business, Law, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent experience.
• WCC or MCIPS qualifications are desirable.
• Experience in regulated environments with large, complex construction contracts.

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 for multiple project work packages.
• Lead subcontract tendering including bid evaluation, negotiation and contract award.
• Negotiate NEC4 terms to secure strong commercial outcomes and manage contract scope.
• Act as an escalation point for high risk commercial issues to support governance and compliance.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying / Construction Management

WCC or MCIPS desirable

Tools

NEC4 ECC

PSC

ECSC (Options A-E)

Job description

Babcock is seeking a Commercial Manager for the Devonport Royal Dockyard site in Plymouth. You will lead commercial governance across large, regulated defence infrastructure, coordinating with senior stakeholders and delivering expert tendering and contract management.

This full-time, hybrid role involves risk management, NEC4 negotiations, and governance across multi-project work packages, with opportunities for professional development and security-clearance eligibility.