Commercial Manager

Job Title: Commercial Manager
Location: Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF57420

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 Warrington site.

The role
As a Commercial Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. From decommissioning redundant nuclear facilities, through supporting the Continuous at Sea Deterrent, to supporting the operation and build of nuclear power plants, our role in Cavendish Nuclear is 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 contracts throughout their lifecycle, negotiating contracts and contract changes, managing trade controls and compliance, and also providing quantity surveying services all in support of the Nuclear Defence Support business stream.

• Responsible for developing and fulfilling contract requirements, evaluating contract compliance, advising on contractual rights and obligations, and requesting or approving amendments to contract terms or extensions.
• Act as an escalation point within the relevant project for high risk, complex commercial issues.
• Develop key external commercial customer relationships.
• Support the budget management process by providing input into project reporting for the business’ and commercial P&L.
• Raise key commercial issues with higher management through both line management and functional management lines.
• Accountable for managing people, setting direction and deploying resources.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.

This role is full time, thirty-seven hours per week and based at our Warrington hub following a hybrid working arrangement of three days in the office and two days working from home.

Essential experience of the Commercial Manager

• Significant client exposure, demonstrating proven track record in delivering on accountabilities, and/or including a focus on bid and scope development.
• Proven track record of delivering significant contribution to project commercial strategy, and to delivering robust commercial management on large and complex contracts and bids.
• Nuclear, Engineering, Construction sector experience is desirable.

Qualifications for the Commercial Manager

• Educated to degree level with a Law degree or Quantity Surveyor qualification, or equivalent qualification or relevant experience.

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.

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