Company Overview
Metrea is the leading provider of Effects-as-a-Service solutions to national security partners around the world. Whilst new to Australia, Metrea is actively building and expanding its presence in the country, bringing our deep mission expertise across three core domains: Aerospace, Electromagnetic & Cyber, and Digital & Synthetic. Metrea is dedicated to seeking out complex national security challenges and proactively develops elegant solutions that deliver real-world outcomes by blending cutting-edge commercial technologies with innovative business models.
Metrea also maintains nine Support Groups that act as a global shared-service function for the core capability domains above. These Groups guide and enable the development of Metrea's products, projects, and programs to help them achieve their objectives efficiently and effectively.
Position Summary
The Infrastructure & Facilities Manager plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the physical technical infrastructure and facilities on our operating bases are established to meet contract timelines and that they are managed effectively, in accordance with Australian safety regulations and applicable specific contract security arrangements. The role is pivotal to establishing and sustaining operational services and the mission readiness that underpins Metrea's airborne ISR Program.
This new role is responsible for planning, setting up, and maintaining the infrastructure, facilities, and services that support operational activities, including in remote locations. It involves coordinating site development, managing subcontractors, ensuring compliance with operational, safety, and security standards, and overseeing on-site security where required.
The position also manages essential services such as fuel, transportation, utilities, and logistics support to enable the movement and sustainment of equipment and materials.
Once operations are established, the focus shifts to ongoing maintenance, service delivery, and contract oversight. Strong project execution skills and knowledge of relevant safety, security, and operational support requirements are essential.
Roles And Responsibilities
* Develop and implement Infrastructure Support Plans detailing the methodology for establishing and maintaining an operating base, detailing the selected approach, the resources required, and the risks and costs involved.
* Oversee the establishment of physical infrastructure including fuel, utilities, ground handling, consumables supply, and security systems. Manage the schedule and dependencies for facility commissioning, ensuring readiness for inspection and accreditation.
* Act as site lead for physical security compliance in accordance with security management plans and the Australian government Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF).
* Once established, oversee the ongoing management of facilities including maintenance, security, and the coordination, with ILS managers, of logistics support to operations. This may include management responsibilities for logistics coordinators, facility supervisors, and subcontracted maintenance staff.
* Liaise with Commonwealth representatives, airport authorities, and subcontractors to ensure uninterrupted operations and compliance with security and regulatory requirements. Support emergency response, safety, and incident management procedures.
Skills And Experience
* Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Engineering, Facilities Management, or a related technical discipline. Equivalent Defence or aviation logistics experience considered.
* Minimum 7–10 years' experience in Defence, aerospace, or government logistics or infrastructure programs.
* Proven success establishing and managing multiple operational bases or logistics hubs.
* Experience developing or working with Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) and Facilities Management plans for aviation or Defence programs.
* Understanding of PSPF and ISM facility security zoning (Zone 2 / Zone 4) and DISP compliance.
* Experience managing subcontractors and suppliers in a regulated environment.
* Familiarity with CASA Part 138 operations and Part 145 maintenance support frameworks advantageous.
* Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement, contract delivery oversight, and performance management frameworks focused on mission success.
* Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to coordinate cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams.
* Strong logistical, analytical, and organisational capability.
* Proactive and hands-on leader able to operate across technical, commercial, and operational domains and both get in the weeds and be strategic.
* Detail-oriented with a commitment to compliance, safety, security and mission success.
* Collaborative communicator with a focus on problem-solving and continuous improvement.
* Adaptable and resilient under tight timeframes and operational pressure.
* Ability to work in a fast-paced, sometimes high-pressure environment.
Our Culture
Metrea's single core value, "rooted in humility," is supported by four key attributes: entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning, and over-deliver. These attributes, combined, form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. We explore these attributes during the hiring process when we grow our teams and continually support the growth of our culture. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for what we do, how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for.
Security Clearance
Must be an Australian Citizen capable of obtaining or holding an NV1 Security Clearance.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs.
Work Location
Perth
Travel
Ability to travel domestically as required (up to 50%).