Ship Margins Manager | NSW-Garden Island
| Category: | Engineering |
| Position Type: | Permanent - Full Time |
| Attachments: | No File Attached |
| Application Close Date: | 08-May-2024 |
Job description
At BAE Systems Australia
- Do interesting work that MATTERS
- ENJOY what you do
- GROW your career
- Be YOU
We work in a thriving sector – one that puts us at the forefront of exciting and meaningful work. Every day we push boundaries to produce some of the world's most innovative and ground breaking technology. Individually we all contribute to our success. Collectively we make the impossible possible.
Recognised for delivering projects of global and national significance that help keep Australia safe, it is our shared passion that shapes our culture, and our people that make it a great place to work.
About the OPPORTUNITY
We have an exciting new opportunity for a Ship Margins Manager to join our Destroyer Capability Enhancement (DCE) Program undertaken by the DDG Capability Enhancement Integration Project (CEIP), reporting to the DCE Platform Systems Engineering Lead.
We embrace flexible work arrangements at BAE Systems Australia, such as working a 9-day fortnight.
You will be responsible ensuring that the projects within the Destroyer Capability Enhancement (DCE) Program are managed and compliant with the Whole of Ship (WoS) margins of the Hobart Class Frigates.
Key responsibilities include:
- Track margins categories, by establishing baselines, registers and calculators for projects within the program including weight, stability, electrical power generation and distribution, HVAC and chilled water, structural margins and space.
- Understand the impact to margins of each project and provide support to the DDG Principal Engineer with planning for future margins growth of the Hobart Class post DCE upgrade.
- Development, review and endorsement of technical risks associated with engineering changes within the parameters of your engineering delegation.
- Manage and coordinate efforts to remediate margins issues to ensure that the project can be included with the DCE Scope.
- Collaborate with DDG Capability Life Cycle Management (CLCM) Margins Manager and establish common Working Groups to report progress of DCE margins management activities.
- Obtain and maintain relevant Engineering delegations from the Commonwealth.
About YOU
- Degree qualification in a relevant discipline such as Naval Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering or equivalent with Chartered Professional Engineer status (preferred)
- Significant experience in a Naval Architecture related role that has provided exposure to some of the tasks listed in the opportunity section or similar
- Familiarity with current rules and regulations on ship design and operation
- Demonstrated understanding of:
- Ship stability and margins;
- Ship Ballast Management and optimisation;
- Structural design considering sea going loads, fatigue, shock and vibration loads;
- Mechanical, HVAC and electrical systems of a ship and their consumption of various limited resources of a ship.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work well within a team environment or autonomously
- Ability to partner with, and maintain, relationships with key stakeholders to obtain the necessary deliverables
- Ability to obtain and maintain NV-1 and relevant Export Control clearances;
We believe in hiring for potential, we know that some candidates hesitate if they don't tick all the boxes. If this role interests you, but you don't meet all the criteria, we still encourage you to apply.
About US
You will be joining a workplace that truly cares about your wellbeing.
Our people are diverse and we value the variety of perspectives this brings, we know that a culture that is inclusive and fosters a sense of belonging is a place we can all make the most of our unique talents and be our best.
As Australia's largest defence company in a rapidly growing sector, you will be connected into a global team and encouraged to explore where your career might take you whether that is a traditional career path or squiggly one, there are infinite possibilities for you at BAE Systems Australia.
We welcome applicants from all people regardless of sex, gender identity, race, ethnicity, disability, pregnancy, age, or other lived experience; and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all positions.
We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180.
Awarded the 2024 Quarter 1 Benchmarcx Triple R- Excellence In Candidate Experience Certification. As a member of the Circle Back Initiative we commit to respond to every applicant.
To learn more about our competitive employee benefits, flexibility, other employment opportunities and what to expect from our recruitment process please visit: www.baesystemscareers.com.au
Clearances
As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and either possess or be eligible to obtain and maintain appropriate clearances.