Commercial Specialist

Job Title: Commercial Specialist

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £44, - £55, Depending on Experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

Shape high-value defence contracts that protect what matters most

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 Specialist at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Commercial Specialist, you’ll be a trusted partner at the heart of our commercial team, providing expert oversight and governance across complex, high‑value defence contracts. This is a varied and rewarding role where your judgement, integrity and commercial insight will directly influence programme success and long‑term value.

Day-to-day, you’ll work on regulated and strategically important contracts, including Qualifying Defence Contracts, supporting bids, contract change, negotiation and risk management. Alongside developing strong stakeholder relationships, you’ll build your own professional credibility while contributing to outcomes that matter to society.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with a minimum of 3 days in the office/onsite.

Essential experience of the Commercial Specialist

Qualifications for the Commercial Specialist

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 Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE organisation with over 26, people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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