Commercial Administrator

Description du poste:

Job Title: Commercial Administrator

Location: Glasgow, Scotland + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £30,245 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF72364

Bring Your Commercial Skills to Projects That Help Create A Safer World

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 Administrator at Cadder Yard, near Glasgow, Scotland.

The role

As a Commercial Administrator, you'll play a vital role in managing the commercial lifecycle of large scale rail projects. Working closely with project, finance and client teams, you'll help protect margin, drive cash flow and maintain strong commercial governance from contract award through to final account. This is a commercially focused position where accuracy, insight and collaboration directly influence project outcomes and business performance.

Day to day you'll be required to:

* Prepare and administer variations, adjustment events and applications for payment, supporting timely revenue recognition and cash collection.

* Maintain accurate, auditable commercial records and correspondence to protect Babcock's contractual and financial position.

* Support cost control, change management and subcontract administration, ensuring commercial risks and opportunities are identified and managed.

* Attend project and client meetings, contributing to cost reporting, risk and opportunity registers and progress updates.

* Build strong working relationships with customers and internal stakeholders, supporting collaborative delivery across the Alliance.

This role is full-time working 35 hours per week, based at Cadder Yard near Glasgow, Scotland. Hybrid working patterns are available with a minimum of three days on site.

Essential experience of the Commercial Administrator:

* A confident and professional communicator, able to engage effectively with colleagues, suppliers and customers.

* Strong attention to detail and numerical capability, with the ability to manage commercial documentation accurately.

* Proficient in Microsoft Office and comfortable working with commercial and financial systems (SAP experience desirable).

* Well organised and proactive, able to manage multiple commercial priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications for the Commercial Administrator:

We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance
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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

* Generous holiday allowance

* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance

* Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+

* Employee shopping savings portal

* Payment of Professional Fees

* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave

* Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual 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.

Babcock

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 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.

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.

Application Guidance

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Early applications are encouraged, as we may close the advert ahead of the closing date if we receive a high volume of strong applicants.

Closing date: 29/04/2026