Commercial Manager

Babcock International; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health checks

Employee shopping portal

Payment of professional fees

Reservists leave (paid)

Holiday trading program

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock International is seeking a Commercial Manager to back the Royal School of Military Engineering contract. The role supports commercial delivery, governance and growth, managing risk and driving value for Babcock and customers.

You will nurture relationships across operations, customers and stakeholders, and contribute to bids and negotiations. The position is based at Chatham with a 37-hour week, offering hybrid patterns: three days onsite and two days remote, with flexibility to meet

Qualifications

• Provide commercial support to ensure delivery of the RSMe contract.
• Identify and manage commercial risks, opportunities, changes and obligations.
• Support governance activities, audits, approvals and compliance.
• Build strong relationships with operations teams, customers and stakeholders.
• Contribute to bids, proposals and commercial negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of the Royal School of Military Engineering contract.
• Manage commercial risks, opportunities, changes and contractual obligations.
• Support governance activities, audits, approvals and compliance requirements.
• Build strong relationships with operational teams, customers and key stakeholders.
• Contribute to bids, proposals and new business opportunities across the Training Business Unit.

Skills

Commercial support

Risk management

Governance

Stakeholder liaison

Bid & proposals

Education

Degree or equivalent

Job description

As a Commercial Manager, you'll play a key role in supporting the commercial delivery, governance and growth of the Royal School of Military Engineering contract. This is an opportunity to work at the heart of a high-profile defence training programme, helping to drive commercial excellence, manage risk, identify growth opportunities, and deliver value for both Babcock and our customers. Your expertise will directly contribute to sustainable business performance while supporting projects that help train the next generation of military personnel. Day-to-day you'll be:

• Providing commercial support and guidance to ensure the successful delivery of the Royal School of Military Engineering contract.
• Managing commercial risks, opportunities, contract changes, variations and contractual obligations.
• Supporting governance activities, contract audits, approvals and compliance requirements.
• Building strong relationships with operational teams, customers and key stakeholders.
• Contributing to bids, proposals, commercial negotiations and new business opportunities across the Training Business Unit.

The role is based at Chatham, and the working pattern is 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Hybrid working patterns are available, with three days onsite and two days working from home, while maintaining flexibility to meet business needs.

Essential experience of the Commercial Manager:

• Providing commercial support and guidance to ensure the successful delivery of the Royal School of Military Engineering contract.
• Managing commercial risks, opportunities, contract changes, variations and contractual obligations.
• Supporting governance activities, contract audits, approvals and compliance requirements.
• Building strong relationships with operational teams, customers and key stakeholders.
• Contributing to bids, proposals, commercial negotiations and new business opportunities across the Training Business Unit.

Degree qualified, or able to demonstrate equivalent experience and impact.

However we value difference and are open to applications whatever background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and impact. Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Commercial Manager at Chatham site., We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 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.

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

• 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 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