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Business Manager

Business Manager

Babcock International Group • Carlisle, GB
27 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description

Job Title: Business Manager

Location: Whitehaven, Cumbria + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

Lead a major contract and shape the future of critical nuclear operations

At Cavendish Nuclear, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Business Manager at our Whitehaven, Cumbria site.

The role

As a Business Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of a newly awarded eight-year contract supporting environmental laboratory services for Sellafield.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

  • Leading the operational and financial performance of the business area, including full profit and loss accountability.
  • Managing service contracts throughout their lifecycle, ensuring contractual obligations, customer expectations, and financial targets are achieved.
  • Collaborating with resource management teams to maximise resource utilisation and support programme delivery objectives.
  • Supporting capital expenditure projects that enhance operational capability and contract performance.
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers while reporting on key performance indicators, contract performance, risks, and opportunities.

This role is based in Whitehaven, Cumbria. You will work 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Flexible working arrangements are available, with regular site attendance expected to support operational delivery.

Essential experience of the Business Manager:

  • Experience successfully delivering multiple complex contracts across large and small-scale operations.
  • Strong financial management expertise, including previous profit and loss responsibility.
  • Proven ability to lead operational teams and drive commercial performance.
  • Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Sound commercial awareness combined with a strong customer-focused approach.

Qualifications for the Business Manager:

  • Qualification in a relevant technical, operational, or project management discipline.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at

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 share scheme
  • 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 Cavendish 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
  • Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

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