Commercial Manager

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 (Cheshire), Moor Row (Cumbria), Newbury (Berkshire) or Bristol site.

The role

As a Commercial Manager, you’ll lead the commercial agenda on large, complex contracts and bids—shaping strategy, protecting value and enabling delivery on programmes that keep the UK safe and supplied.

Day‑to‑day you’ll be required to:

• Drive the commercial strategy across major contracts and bids, aligning commercials to programme outcomes and risk profile.
• Lead robust NEC contract administration, including change control, claims/compensation events and contractual correspondence.
• Oversee subcontracting and supply chain arrangements, ensuring flow‑downs, pricing and performance protect scope, schedule and value.
• Partner with Procurement on sourcing strategies and negotiation routes to secure best‑for‑programme outcomes.
• Coach and support Quantity Surveyors and project teams, while providing accurate cost, value and performance reporting to leadership.

This is a permanent, full‑time role working 37 hours per week, based at one of our key sites. Hybrid working patterns are available, and you typically spend two to three days per week in the office.

Essential experience of the Commercial Manager

• Strong commercial experience in a highly regulated industry, with a track record of delivering on accountabilities and driving the commercial agenda.
• Proven contribution to project commercial strategy on large, complex contracts and bids.
• Hands‑on NEC contract experience and understanding.
• Evidence of effective collaboration with procurement, supply chain and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Confident communicator who influences stakeholders and mentors less experienced colleagues.

Qualifications for the Commercial Manager

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in Law, Quantity Surveying or a related commercial discipline.

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 benefit that allows employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their 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.

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 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.