Location:
Adelaide, SA, AU, 5000
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Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid
Shape commercial strategy across critical Defence programs.
Strategic leadership role influencing major business outcomes.
Flexible work location across Australia.
About the Role
Due to continued growth, Babcock is seeking an experienced Senior Commercial Manager to provide strategic commercial leadership across the business. Reporting to the Commercial Director, this pivotal leadership role can be based anywhere in Australia and will work closely with Delivery Units and Functional leaders to drive business performance, manage commercial risk, and support sustainable growth across critical programs.
As a trusted business partner, you will provide direction and oversight across the full commercial lifecycle, from opportunity identification and bid pursuit through to contract execution, delivery, and close-out. You will play a key role in shaping commercial strategy, enabling profitable growth, protecting Babcock's commercial interests, and ensuring sound governance and risk management practices are embedded across the business.
Working across a diverse portfolio of customer contracts and strategic programs, you will lead complex negotiations, provide expert guidance on contractual and commercial matters, and support the resolution of significant contract, performance, and customer issues. You will develop strong relationships with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders while ensuring commercial risks and opportunities are effectively identified, assessed, and managed.
A key focus of the role will be supporting business growth through major pursuits and bid activities. You will provide strategic oversight of commercial solutions, pricing approaches, governance requirements, negotiation strategies, and risk assessments, ensuring informed decision-making and successful business outcomes.
You will foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement, while developing capability and supporting future talent growth. You will also champion commercial best practice across the organisation, driving improvements to processes, systems, and ways of working to enhance performance and deliver long-term value.
To be successful, you will bring:
Demonstrated experience in commercial, contracts, or related leadership roles within complex Defence, Government, engineering, infrastructure, or project-based environments.
Degree in Business, Commerce, Law, Economics, or a related discipline (or equivalent demonstrated experience).
Significant experience leading commercial teams and developing commercial capability.
Extensive experience in contract negotiation, contract management, and customer relationship management.
Experience leading commercial aspects of major bids, opportunities, and strategic pursuits.
Experience managing complex commercial risks, claims, disputes, and contractual issues.
Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and support strategic business decision making.
Experience operating within structured governance frameworks and Delegations of Authority.
Your future at Babcock – what we offer you
Our agile working policies offer more choice and autonomy. For you, this could mean flexible start and finish times, a mix of office and home working, or even condensed working weeks.
Our work life integration policy offers attractive leave entitlements including (not limited to) wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave, and we are proud to be a Work180 endorsed employer.
Babcock’s supportive and engaging environment, coupled with our capability framework, aims to advance your career with internal development programs, self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave.
Our beRewarded platform offers endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan.
As a principles driven organisation, our weRecognise program aims to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in line with our Principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver.
Who we are
Babcock Australasia combines the best talent and in-country expertise while leveraging the rich 130+ year global heritage of Babcock International Group, a FTSE 100 international defence company.
Our team of 1,800+ experienced staff ensure critical services and assets are readily available, affordable, and future proof. From maritime sustainment and secure communications, to lifesaving helicopter missions and managing critical fleets, we ensure our customers are equipped to fulfil their mission
So, if you would like to join us and help create a safe and secure world, together, please apply via the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
To learn more about Babcock visit www.babcock.com.au
We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experience however, due to the defence orientation of this role, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain a Security Clearance, as defined in the AGSVA guidelines.
Please note, should your application progress you may be required to complete pre-employment checks. These checks may include but not limited to, reference checks, police check, security check, qualifications and right to work.
Babcock Australasia is a Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.
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