About the Role
Role Title: Technical Manager – Diving and Hyperbaric
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Caringbah, Australia
The Role
As the Technical Manager – Diving and Hyperbaric, you will be responsible for delivering safe, innovative diving and hyperbaric solutions across the full technical/engineering lifecycle. The role manages a multidisciplinary team, oversees technical outputs, and ensures engineering activities meet safety, quality, cost, and compliance requirements while supporting major commercial and defence projects.
What you'll be doing
* Leading the Technical/Engineering department in alignment with JFD strategic objectives and regulatory frameworks.
* Managing engineering capacity planning, resourcing, budgeting, and technical partnerships.
* Overseeing engineering outputs across safety, quality, cost, operability, and supportability requirements.
* Controlling engineering schedules, budgets, and reporting deliverables.
What we're looking for
* Degree qualified in a relevant engineering discipline.
* Hold an Engineering Australia Registration (or equivalent).
* Demonstrated experience in a technical management role within the Subsea, Defence or Maritime sector.
* Excellent leadership skills with the ability to coach and mentor.
* Strong understanding of product design and/or design integration of engineering systems.
* Experienced in technical risk and mitigation management.
* Experience setting and delivering medium- and long-term strategies, budget and resource plans.
* Must be eligible to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance.
* Applicants must have existing Australian work rights.
Why join us
* Opportunity to expand the role and obtain new skills and experience.
* Contribute to a growing and successful business with an exciting order book.
* Wellbeing programs – employee assistance program to support you and your immediate family with counselling and support as needed.
* Flexible working arrangements, including a condensed working week to support a half day every Friday.
* Generous paid community service leave to support your local community or serve as a defence reservist.
* Weekly fruit baskets to keep hunger at bay on busy days.
* Free on-site parking.
* Novated car leasing options available.
* Paid Parental Leave Scheme.
James Fisher and Sons are committed to taking positive action on diversity and strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
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