Project Manager | SA-Osborne Naval Shipyard
| Category: | Project management |
| Position Type: | Permanent - Full Time |
| Attachments: | No File Attached |
| Application Close Date: | 25-Mar-2025 |
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 opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join our Hunter Class Program based at Osborne Naval Shipyard.
Reporting to the Program Manager, this role will effectively engage stakeholders, manage interdependences, and lead on achieving the required outcomes for projects. This role will require the application of Project Management principles to achieve desired outcomes within the cost, schedule and quality constraints while managing risk and opportunity.
More specifically, you will be
- Planning and delivery of projects with clearly defined scope of works
- Leading the project team to ensure timely activity, integration and efficient use of time and resources to meet requirements
- Track and report progress and forecast final targets for cost and schedule
- Fostering a positive collaborative culture between key project stakeholders and the project team including the customer, sub-contractors and suppliers
- Ensuring all project requirements and/ or objectives are properly documented in a business case and/or project brief, as appropriate and vigorously pursued
- Establishing appropriate key success indicators and recommend trade-offs between scope, quality, time and cost
- Maintenance of project management baseline
- Establish appropriate key success indicators and recommend trade-offs between scope, quality, time and cost
About YOU
- Tertiary qualifications in Project Management (desirable)
- Demonstrated experience in a project or business management role
- Previous experience successfully managing a diverse project team
- Experience managing subcontractors / consultants and other suppliers
- Demonstrated knowledge of project management principles
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft office suite of programs
- Current Baseline Defence security clearance or eligibility to obtain
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.
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.
