EOI - Senior Commercial Manager

Babcock International • Henderson, NV

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a potential opportunity to join H&B Defence as a Senior Commercial Manager, where you will lead and provide commercial, trade controls, and corporate procurement expertise to support the performance of existing contracts and position the business for future opportunities. You will play a pivotal role in establishing governance frameworks and processes across the commercial portfolio, ensuring that the interests of the company and its shareholder groups are safeguarded and optimised. The role will involve managing commercial and legal relationships with shareholder organisations, overseeing the execution of head contracts and subcontracting arrangements, and ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and trade control requirements. You will guide commercial and contractual matters throughout project lifecycles, lead negotiations, and contribute to business winning activities from bid development through to contract execution. Your responsibilities will include preparing and reviewing subcontract documents, supporting supplier agreements, and ensuring probity and risk management processes are robust and effective. This role requires interstate and overseas travel and offers the chance to make a significant impact in a mission‑focused organisation that values safety, excellence, and collaboration.

Requirements

• Seasoned commercial leader with extensive experience in operational or engineering services organisations, ideally within the Defence sector.
• Deep understanding of Australian Defence contracting principles.
• Capability to navigate complex contractual frameworks with confidence.
• Expertise spans trade controls, corporate procurement, and commercial governance.
• Adept at managing relationships with shareholder organisations and external partners.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to lead teams.
• Committed to fostering a culture of integrity, accountability, and excellence while ensuring that safety and respect remain at the forefront of every decision.
• Eligible to obtain an appropriate level of Commonwealth Personnel Security Clearance, as defined in the AGSVA guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and provide commercial, trade controls, and corporate procurement expertise to support the performance of existing contracts and position the business for future opportunities.
• Play a pivotal role in establishing governance frameworks and processes across the commercial portfolio, ensuring that the interests of the company and its shareholder groups are safeguarded and optimised.
• Manage commercial and legal relationships with shareholder organisations.
• Oversee the execution of head contracts and subcontracting arrangements.
• Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and trade control requirements.
• Guide commercial and contractual matters throughout project lifecycles.
• Lead negotiations.
• Contribute to business winning activities from bid development through to contract execution.
• Prepare and review subcontract documents.
• Support supplier agreements.
• Ensure probity and risk management processes are robust and effective.

Benefits

• Agile work environment where you’re able to work onsite and remotely, and to set you up for this we provide a laptop and working from home kit if required, in addition we offer compressed hours which can provide you even more flexibility
• Our work life integration policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave plus more
• Supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, supported by our capability framework plus ongoing access to self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave
• Access to beRewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan
• Wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, access to our employee assistance program plus wellbeing leave
• Participate in our weRecognise program which is an opportunity to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in living our principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees