In this role, you will be responsible for;

Project Leadership

• Lead and manage projects from initiation through completion, ensuring delivery aligns with defined goals and quality standards.
• Prepare and maintain detailed Project Management Plans (PMP), clearly outlining objectives, deliverables, resources, schedules, and risks.
• Provide leadership and guidance to project teams, promoting collaboration, communication, and alignment of project activities.

Project Management Practices

• Consistently PMI standards and methodologies across all project activities.
• Develop and maintain precise project schedules, including resource allocation and milestone tracking.
• Manage project budgets, conduct cost analyses, and update Estimate-To-Complete (ETC) evaluations.
• Implement Earned Value Management (EVM) to monitor project performance and accurately report progress and forecasts.

Risk and Issue Management

• Proactively identify, assess, and manage project risks and issues, implementing mitigation strategies.
• Regularly report project status, earned value metrics, and progress updates to stakeholders and senior management.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Foster strong working relationships with customers, internal teams, and external stakeholders.
• Clearly communicate project expectations, updates, and outcomes effectively to all relevant parties.

Support Bid Phase

• Support the Capture Manager during the bid phase by preparing accurate project costing, schedules, and risk registers with detailed basis of estimates.
• Refine the Statement of Work (SOW) and establish compliance matrices against the SOW and its attachments.
• Establish and define the project lifecycle during contract negotiations.
• Engage proactively with the engineering team to ensure alignment and integration of technical requirements.

• 5 years’ experience in Project Management in Defence or similar highly regulated environment
• Knowledge of Defence Acquisition and Sustainment contracts
• Tertiary qualification in Project Management, Engineering or related fields
• Specialised knowledge and/or practical application of naval sensor systems (e.g. optronics, Infra-Red tracking or similar)
• Project Management Expertise: Proven track record of successfully managing projects within defined timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical capabilities in risk assessment, project tracking, and performance measurement.
• Communication and Leadership: Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills, effectively managing diverse teams and stakeholder expectations.
• Technical Competence: Familiarity with Defence industry standards and the ability to seamlessly integrate these requirements into project execution.
• Experience with Defence Earned Value Management Systems
• Demonstrated experience managing projects with overseas suppliers.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the application of the Work Health & Safety Act, Environmental Protection Act and the relevance to product supply in Australia
• Advanced use of MS Office Products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Project)

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be an Australian citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Department of Defence security clearance to Negative Vetting Level 1
• Customer focused
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Proactive, Autonomous, Rigorous, Organised
• Interest in advanced technologies
• Strong work ethi