Commercial Manager

Job Title:              Commercial Manager
Location:              Rosyth, Fife + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:    £59,110 + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF63683

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 Manager at our Rosyth site.

The role
As a Commercial Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Babcock is seeking a skilled and dedicated Commercial Manager to join the Naval Nuclear Commercial Team, contributing expertise to the £1bn plus Major Infrastructure Project (MIP) portfolio at Devonport Royal Dockyard, with a focus on supporting NEC4 construction projects.

Day-to-day, you’ll provide commercial expertise and governance to internal stakeholders, ensuring oversight of MOD tenders, contract reviews, compliance with processes, and proactive risk management for successful delivery.  

• Build strong customer relationships to negotiate price, NEC4 terms, and scope confidently.
• Oversee change order production for Qualifying Defence Contract’s (QDC), ensuring robust Appropriate Attributable and Reasonable (AAR) evidence supports contract changes.
• Act as the escalation point for high-risk commercial issues.
• Advise on NEC4 terms and conditions for clients and suppliers, ensuring process compliance.
• Contribute to budget management and project reporting for business and commercial profit and loss.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week is based on site at our Rosyth site in Scotland with regular travel to Devonport Royal Dockyard, in Plymouth, England alongside home working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Commercial Manager

• Significant commercial experience in large and complex MOD contracts, bids and change initiatives in a regulated environment.
• Working knowledge of MOD contract terms.
• 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 Manager 

• Degree-level education in a relevant field, such as Business, Law, MRICS, or MCIOB, or equivalent qualifications/experience.
• World Commerce and Contracting (WCC) certification (formerly IACCM) is 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 
• 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 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

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: 21/04/2025

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