$62,863 - $77,739 (plus Super)
- Penrith - NSW
**The Role**
As the APS 3-4 Surveillance Coordinator, Materiel Data Officer, you will be expected to assist in the identification, planning and coordination of destructive and non-destructive surveillance test activities of Explosive Ordnance (EO) within Defence inventory. This function directly supports the branch's EO Safety and Reliability Program, ensuring that items remain safe and suitable for service. Roles and responsibilities include:
- Management & processing of surveillance task requests.
- Organising test activities with internal test agencies, including the Joint Proof and Experimental Unit and Defence Science and Technology Group.
- Active engagement with surveillance testing stakeholders to inform surveillance scheduling, priorities and reporting of results.
- Support planning and scheduling discussions as part of formal working groups and informal requests.
- Maintain & update surveillance scheduling tools, business processes and workflows.
- Monitor organisation's key performance metrics with respect to surveillance and report progress during regular team meetings.
**About our Team**
Explosive Materiel Branch, as part of the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, is a group of approximately 560 dedicated employees.
Our mission is acquiring and sustaining guided weapons and munitions for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) across the life-cycle phases: requirements setting; contracting; procurement; international logistics; domestic manufacturing; item management and maintenance, and co-ordination of disposal activities.
The EOS&R team is an integral part of the Directorate of Engineering, responsible for consolidating and coordinating the surveillance planning and testing of Explosive Ordnance items used by the ADF. The team assists in gathering test result data as objective quality evidence to inform engineering assessment of performance, reliability and remaining service / shelf-life, supporting the assurance of ongoing safety and suitability for service for the ADF user community.
Our team is made up of various disciplines (including engineering, project & logistics management, as well as EO technicians) and backgrounds (public servants, military and contracted support), with personnel mainly located in Penrith NSW, but also working from offices in Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide and Benalla VIC.
Our people are capable, innovative, committed and diverse. We support an inclusive culture that emphasises respect, collaboration and novel thinking.
- Experience and applicable skillsets working in logistics, including inventory management.
- Experience and skillsets working in coordinating, managing and/or conducting test activities, including planning (gathering of data from various sources), scheduling, deconflicting and managing reports.
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills, including ability to format and develop clear and concise work instructions and correspondence that are tailored to the audience.
- Good working-knowledge of data management tools including MS Office Excel and Access.
- Work well within a diverse team of logisticians, technicians and engineers to foster an inclusive, supported and outcome-centric work culture.
Additionally, it is a requirement that the selected applicant has, or be able to achieve, a security clearance of Negative Vetting Level 1.