Summary HII is seeking to engage a Director of Workforce Planning with expertise in workforce planning requirements associated with a naval nuclear submarine program. The personnel will be required to support the design and implementation of workforce planning, skills frameworks, and qualification alignment for the Australian nuclear‑powered submarine enterprise. This role provides technical expertise, content development, and implementation support. The project manager will be located in Canberra, Australia and will work closely with Workforce Planning teams to translate U.S. nuclear program workforce planning models into an Australian context.
Key Responsibilities
Provide dedicated, full‑time technical expertise to support the design, development, and implementation of workforce planning approaches suitable for a sovereign nuclear submarine program.
Bring practical experience from U.S. nuclear workforce environments, including qualification systems, workforce pipelines, and workforce forecasting methodologies.
Support development of frameworks, artefacts, models, and guidance materials for trilateral alignment.
Contribute to workshops, working groups, and project design activities as a specialist technical contributor.
Work as part of a team to ensure consistency, quality, and technical accuracy in workforce design products.
Develop, refine, and validate workforce models, pipelines, and capability plans aligned to nuclear enterprise best practice.
Support creation of workforce demand modelling inputs, role definitions, and capability frameworks.
Provide specialist insights on nuclear workforce training systems, qualification progression, regulatory alignment, and workforce assurance.
Identify gaps, risks, and opportunities within Australia’s emerging nuclear workforce planning model.
Advise on requirements, frameworks and systems needed to support long‑term workforce sustainment.
Contribute to the design and detailed implementation planning of the Qualifications workstreams.
Provide subject‑matter review of artefacts, frameworks, templates, and guidance documents.
Assist in developing implementation sequencing, delivery pathways, and trilateral technical alignment options.
Participate in working groups, design sessions, technical alignment meetings, and workshops as an expert contributor.
Provide technical input into discussion papers, options analyses, and draft recommendations.
Support facilitation of technical content.
Provide coaching and technical mentoring to workforce planners and project leads.
Support building internal capability by documenting processes, models, and guidance materials.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent education, training and experience, plus a minimum of 10 years of applicable, progressive professional and/or supervisory work experience. Alternatively, a master’s degree and 8 years of relevant work experience.
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing workforce planning approaches in highly regulated, safety‑critical environments.
Strong understanding of U.S. Navy nuclear qualification systems, training pipelines, and workforce progression.
Experience with competency frameworks, job‑family structures, and workforce capability development.
Ability to provide technical advice independently and work embedded within a project team.
High‑level written and analytical skills; ability to develop technical artefacts and frameworks.
Additional Considerations
Experience working with foreign governments or defence organisations.
Familiarity with multilateral programmes, preferably AUKUS or U.S.–UK nuclear workforce initiatives.
Understanding of the Australian vocational, higher education, and qualification systems.
Experience integrating U.S. nuclear workforce approaches into new or emerging enterprise contexts.
Salary Range The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good‑faith estimate based on location, expectations, and responsibilities.
Benefits
Competitive medical, dental and vision plan choices.
Wellness resources and employee assistance programmes.
401(k) savings plan options and other financial planning tools.
Life insurance and employee discounts.
Paid holidays and paid time off.
Tuition reimbursement and early‑childhood and post‑secondary education scholarships.
Occasional bonus/other non‑recurrent compensation for qualified positions.
Equal‑Opportunity Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
Reasonable Accommodation To receive a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to
buildyourcareer@hii-co.com
and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. You may also call
1‑844‑849‑8463
for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.
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