Commercial Advisor

Job Title:              Commercial Advisor
Location:              Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements 
Compensation:    £42,245.00 + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:               SF57123

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Commercial Advisor at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Commercial Advisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is a great opportunity to become part of a small and passionate commercial team, in a role which can be challenging but also varied and fulfilling. The commercial team in this area provides commercial oversight and support to deliver a critical qualifying defence contract of significant value.  

Day-to-day, you’ll provide commercial support to infrastructure improvement projects, so some familiarity with works/construction contracting is highly desirable.

• Provide advice and drafting in relation to customer and supplier terms and conditions, ensuring compliance with all internal processes and the assessment and effective treatment of risk
• Gain an understanding of any head contract terms and conditions and how these flow down to the subcontract supply chain, in order to eliminate/reduce risk during the pre-contract period
• Provide commercial input to requisite gate reviews, bid papers and supporting internal governance for new opportunities, contract changes and new infrastructure works projects
• Managing (under guidance of Senior Commercial Manager) commercial and contractual aspects with the customer and ensuring compliance within the required internal corporate governance and approvals
• Act as a role model, consultant and ‘commercial’ coach within area of responsibility to the Project teams to ensure consistency of approach in commercial awareness and developing and maintaining positive relationships

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office/onsite and 2 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Commercial Advisor:

• Commercial experience in management of contracts, bids and change initiatives
• Demonstrable evidence of developing effective customer relationships and confident at negotiating independently within agreed delegations
• Good communication, presentation, networking and negotiation skills
• Attention to detail with the ability to identify commercial risks, propose steps to mitigate, and communicate effectively

Qualifications for the Commercial Advisor:

• Educated to degree level with relevant degree (ideally Business or Law) or equivalent qualification or relevant experience.
• World Commerce and Contracting (WCC) (previously IACCM) or MCIPS qualifications are highly desirable.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

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 
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘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
• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
• Growth opportunities
• Potential to develop skills

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock  has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 07/05/2024

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