Commercial Manager

Job Title:            Commercial Manager
Location:            Stoke Gifford, Bristol, or Warrington, Cheshire, or Leicester, Leicestershire + Hybrid Working Arrangement 
Compensation:    Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:              SF64096

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 Manager, at our Stoke Gifford (Bristol), or Warrington (Cheshire), or Leicester (Leicestershire) site.

The role
As a Commercial Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will help Cavendish Nuclear to clean up the nuclear legacy and create a world where nuclear plays a key contribution in protecting our nation, ensuring security of energy supply and meeting our net zero commitments.

Day-to-day, you’ll 

• Manage contract requirements, evaluate compliance, advise on contractual rights and obligations, and oversee change control processes.
• Act as an escalation point for high-risk or complex commercial issues within the project.
• Ensure compliance with internal corporate governance and support the preparation of relevant documentation.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with both client and internal stakeholders.
• Work closely with the procurement and supply chain teams to support the drafting and negotiation ofkey subcontracts, ensuring appropriate flow down of risk.

This is a full-time role (37 hours per week) with hybrid working arrangements, requiring one office visit per month to either Stoke Gifford (Bristol), Warrington (Cheshire), or Leicester (Leicestershire).

Essential experience of the Commercial Manager:

• Experience managing contracts of medium to high complexity, value, or risk.
• Strong understanding of contract management and the principles of end-to-end commercial lifecycle management.
• Proven experience in procuring complex construction and engineering contracts for major projects.
• Familiarity with both bespoke and standard forms of contract, particularly NEC3 and NEC4.
• Ability to lead and instil confidence in a team, effectively managing setbacks, resolving internal issues, and overcoming challenges.

Qualifications for the Commercial Manager:

• Educated to degree level in Law or Quantity Surveying or holds an equivalent qualification.
• Alternatively, possesses relevant professional experience in lieu of formal qualifications.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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 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 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: 12/06/2025

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