Senior Commercial Officer
SEA Ltd · Barnstaple, South West
Senior Commercial Officer at SEA Ltd, based in Barnstaple, South West. This is a contract role with hybrid working.
- Salary
- Competitive
- Location
- Barnstaple, South West · Hybrid
- Contract
- Contract
- Posted
- 1 week ago
- Closes
- 24 Nov 2026
Reference https://careers.sea.co.uk/vacancies/655/senior-commercial-officer.html
About the role
- Division: - Functional
- Location: - Bristol site with hybrid working
- About The Role: - Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. We're looking for a Senior Commercial Officer to provide support and advice to internal staff, customers and subcontractors on a wide range of commercial matters across some exciting and complex programmes of work in the defence sector.
The Senior Commercial Officer will be based at our Bristol site. This role allows for flexible working.
The salary for this role is up to £45k, depending on experience.
What you'll be doing
- You'll play a key role in identifying solutions and resolving issues in a wide range of situations. You'll take an important role in supporting high value, complex bids, providing high-integrity advice on commercial matters and risk mitigation
- You'll prepare business propositions for customer contracts, working closely with project managers, internal stakeholders and current and prospective customers
- You'll help to develop the commercial function at SEA, improving and enhancing the commercial effectiveness of the division through working together with Bid and Project Managers, project teams and through personal contribution
- Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
- 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
- Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
- Half day Fridays
- Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave
- Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
- Health Cash Plan
- All Staff Bonus
- Group Pension Plan of up to 8% employer contribution
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellbeing Centre
- Sports & Social activities
- Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
- Life assurance policy
- Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
- Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning
- Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
- Private seated lunch areas
- Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
- Onsite showers and toiletries provision
- Free onsite parking
- Experience supporting export-controlled, overseas and international contracts, including cross-border commercial considerations
- Previous experience in the defence, engineering or other highly regulated sectors
- Good understanding of commercial risk management, contract change management and financial/commercial performance drivers
If you’d like to know more, please give Dave from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on [phone removed]. Or reach out to us on [email removed]
Reference: https://careers.sea.co.uk/vacancies/655/senior-commercial-officer.html · Posted 1 week ago · Closes 24 Nov 2026 · Listed via SEA Ltd
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