Job Title: Commercial Manager
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £59,000 - £65,000 Depending on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF70722
Lead Commercial Strategy on Projects That Matter
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 Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As a Commercial Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll gain exceptional experience and development opportunities in a dynamic environment, shaping the future of defence and engineering.
Day-to-day, you’ll be the commercial leader for key areas of Devonport Site Delivery, managing contractual relationships with the Ministry of Defence and ensuring robust commercial governance. This is a fast-paced, varied role where you’ll act as a trusted advisor, providing strategic guidance and driving commercial excellence on projects critical to national security.
- Leading commercial and contractual relationships with the Ministry of Defence.
- Representing the business in negotiations and ensuring compliance with governance processes.
- Providing expert advice on contract interpretation, negotiation, and risk mitigation.
- Managing and developing a commercial team to deliver strategic objectives.
- Identifying and mitigating business risks while spotting opportunities for growth.
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 Manager
- Proven experience working with the Ministry of Defence and managing customer relationships.
- Strong knowledge of single source contracting and commercial frameworks.
- Ability to operate effectively in complex, dynamic environments.
- Track record of delivering robust commercial management on large, complex contracts.
Qualifications for the Commercial Manager
- Degree in Business, Law, or equivalent professional experience.
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 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
- 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: 23/01/2026
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