Senior Manager, Commercial, Aviation and Land (Permanent)

Senior Manager – Commercial Management, Aviation and Land (Permanent)

Ottawa, ON or Victoria, BC

Expected Salary: $125,054 to $187,581

Underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, asset management, and specialist training, Babcock International works with customers around the world to improve the capability, reliability, and availability of their most critical assets within the key market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear.

In Canada, Babcock works in the Marine sector, where our teams provide critical and complex support to Canada’s submarine fleet. Our Canadian team is proud to be trusted to deliver key naval in-service support for the Royal Canadian Navy. We also operate in the Aviation sector, where Babcock ensures that the aircrew trainees of our partner nations receive the world’s best flying training. We deliver vital aerial emergency services and are proud to have been selected by the Government of Manitoba to deliver their wildfire suppression services, as well as key components of their critical air ambulance services.

Whether it is providing technical training instruction, developing training materials or maintaining critical training assets, Babcock is trusted by its customers to deliver world-class training solutions.

Babcock’s Purpose is to create a safe and secure world, together. Our Principles create the foundation for how we will do this. They keep us on the right course, unify the way we work and guide us towards success. By thinking, connecting, and acting in line with these Principles, we’ll deliver better outcomes for our Culture, Customers and Communities. Collectively at Babcock, our employees embody the Principles that help make us great at what we do:

• Challenge the status quo, Be Curious, and ask, ‘how might we?’
• Whenever measuring success, Think: Outcomes and positive impacts.
• Be Kind to ourselves, each other, and our planet.
• Babcock employees Collaborate – we are greater than the sum of our parts,
• Be Courageous – be brave, ambitious, and determined.
• Everyone has a part to play - Own and Deliver to be successful.

We encourage you to explore our Babcock Canada website to learn more about us at www.babcockcanada.com.

In this role, you will:

• Manage a team of commercial specialists in the aviation and land sector.
• Provide leadership, policy and assurance on corporate governance.
• Work closely with other internal teams, including program management, finance, business development, during the bidding and execution phase of contracts.
• Be accountable for commercial performance, delivery and compliance within delegated financial levels of authority.
• Lead the development of commercial bid strategies, undertake commercial reviews and compliance analysis, prepare commercial bid documentation.
• Set and lead negotiation strategies, commercial negotiations with clients, strategic partners and suppliers in order to achieve compliant, best value and lowest risk solutions for customers and the company.
• Provide advice on the various standard and non-standard pre and post contract agreements and the process for securing legal approval to support the business.
• Engage with external legal advisors as required.
• Day to day management of contracts (prime and sub) including, where necessary, amendments, claims and dispute resolution.
• Complete other tasks as required.

The ideal candidate brings:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant subject area such as Commerce, Law, or Engineering.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience managing a team of Contract or Subcontract professionals.
• Ten (10) to fifteen (15) years of commercial management experience, ideally including the following: 
  • Experience in preparing commercial bids or leading Government bid evaluation teams.
  • Experience with contract or subcontract management within an existing program.
  • Full understanding of Canadian Federal Government contracting terms and policies (SACC Manual), with an emphasis on long term collaborating and performance based contracts.
  • You have a working level knowledge of insurance issues, and can liaise with insurance brokers as required.

• An MBA would be considered an asset.
• You are eligible for Canadian Secret Security and ITAR Clearances.

Babcock Canada supports the safety and wellbeing of our employees through the following programs:

• Contributions towards an employee’s physical and mental health
• Wellness days
• Supportive work life balance: flexible work schedule and competitive annual vacation time off
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Pregnancy and Parental Leave top-up available
• Employer matching of employee retirement contribution
• Employee recognition and bonus programs
• Support of professional development and reimbursement of membership dues
• Relocation assistance for individuals and families

Babcock is committed to promoting a workforce without boundaries. One that welcomes everyone to contribute to our success regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age. If you require accommodation during any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know how we can assist you.

Applicants, please apply online at https://www.babcockinternational.com/careers/