Expression of Interest: Shape the Future of Maritime Sustainment - Canberra
Join our Downer Professional Services team and play a key role in delivering complex defence and national security projects that safeguard Australia's future.
Downer Professional Services comprises three business units: our Technical, Advisory, and Capability consulting practice, and Team Downer, which partners with CASG and NSSG as a major service provider to Defence.
Together, we are a multi-disciplinary advisory and delivery partner of choice for clients across Defence and National Security.
We are strategically assembling a high-impact talent pool to support anticipated growth in advanced maritime capability sustainment within Defence's Maritime Systems Division.
If you are driven to integrate cutting-edge technology with smart sustainment principles, we invite your Expression of Interest.
This is an opportunity to move beyond routine maintenance and become a leader in the Capability Life Cycle Management (CLCM) space.
We are seeking professionals to design, assure, and optimise the sustainment of sophisticated assets, including:
Autonomous & Uncrewed Systems: Surface and undersea platforms (AUV/UUV/USV).
Diving & Hyperbaric Systems: Critical life-support and underwater technology.Signature Management: Acoustic and magnetic systems engineering.
Your focus will be Above the Line sustainment leadership, meaning your expertise will be applied to:
Governance & Assurance: Designing operational cadences and ensuring strategic compliance.Planning & Data: Developing intelligent maintenance regimes and translating data into key strategic decisions.Supply Chain & Delivery: Shaping resilient supply chains and guiding delivery outcomes within complex Commonwealth systems.
Who We're Looking For
We are keen to connect with experienced professionals across the sustainment lifecycle who possess a high-level security clearance (NV1 is standard; some specialised roles may require NV2):
Engineering: Systems, Signatures, and Autonomy/Robotics Engineers.
Sustainment Planning: Maintenance Planners and Asset Management Experts (familiarity with ISO ***** is highly valued).
Logistics & Commercial: Supply Chain/Procurement Leads, Commercial Analysts, and Australian Industry Capability (AIC) specialists (certifications like CIPS are a plus).
Project, Risk & Governance: Project Managers and Analysts (PRINCE2/PMP).
Data & Configuration: Data/IDE Specialists and Configuration Management Experts (CM2).
Scheduler with OPP expertise to stand up and run the IMS.
Register Your Interest
This is your chance to join a motivated, high-performing crew dedicated to building a robust, sovereign sustainment model.
If you possess the experience and clearance to deliver real impact with smart technology, register your interest now to be considered for anticipated future roles.
We want your work to matter and so do we.
With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.
We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.
We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences.
We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Maori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals.
Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you.
If it feels like the right fit, apply – potential counts, and so do you.
As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.
If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we're here to help you put your best foot forward.
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Consulting
Industries: Defense and Space Manufacturing and Business Consulting and Services
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