Senior Project Manager - Platform Engineering
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We have an exciting chance for a Senior Project Manager - Platform Engineering to join our Hunter Class Delivery team based in either Osborne, South Australia or Bourke Street, Melbourne. Reporting to the Head of Platform Engineering, you will manage project scope, schedule, budget, risk, and opportunities to enable successful delivery of program outcomes, with a focus on the Platform Stage 1 design for the Hunter Class Frigate program and ship systems.
The successful incumbent will make informed decisions, trade-offs and prioritisation between projects to optimise program outcomes, through planning and managing program performance, inter-project dependencies, portfolio resources, and program risks and opportunities. You will collaborate with internal and external senior stakeholders, building relationships and engaging to provide program support, growth opportunities, and achievement of common goals. The role will ensure appropriate governance is applied to the project, commensurate with risk and complexity, to provide confidence in performance.
We embrace flexible work arrangements at BAE Systems Australia, such as a 9-day fortnight and hybrid working.
Key responsibilities
- Develop strategic relationships with industry partners and BAE Systems international entities
- Provide leadership and guidance to the project team, aligned to strategic business objectives
- Foster a positive and collaborative culture among project stakeholders and the project team, including the customer, industry partners, sub-contractors and suppliers
- Build and maintain a trusted relationship with the customer as a focal point of contact
- Lead the project team to ensure timely activity, integration and efficient use of time and resources to meet requirements
- Document all project requirements and objectives in a business case and/or project brief and pursue them vigorously
- Establish and monitor key success indicators (KSIs) and trade-offs between scope, quality, time and cost
- Maintain the Project Management Baseline within the Platform Engineering control accounts, including planning, reporting and change management
- Ensure delivered products and services meet the Product Safety Policy and provide customer satisfaction
- Develop a risk management culture, communicate risk position and business impacts outside the project team
- Provide direction to and motivate the broader (matrix) project team
- Identify and address training and development needs for the project team
- Complete closure and lessons learned activities upon project completion and provide mentoring to developing Project Managers
About YOU
- Tertiary qualifications in Project Management or Engineering (advantageous)
- Experience in a senior-level role with similar responsibility
- Experience in managing the quality of program outputs to meet strategic objectives
- Experience in conducting program-level meetings and reviews
- Proven influencer and communicator with stakeholders at all levels
- Current NV1 Defence security clearance
We believe in hiring for potential. If you don’t meet all the criteria, we still encourage you to apply.
About Us
You will be joining a workplace that truly cares about wellbeing. Our people are diverse and we value inclusion and belonging. As Australia’s largest defence company in a rapidly growing sector, you will be connected to a global team with opportunities to explore diverse career paths. We recognise the sacrifices of those who have served and support our veteran community through VetNet Australia and other programs.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180.
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Clearances
As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and either possess or be eligible to obtain and maintain appropriate clearances. Further information regarding security clearances will be provided.
Seniority level
- Mid-Senior level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Project Management and Information Technology
- Industries: Defence and Space Manufacturing
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📌 Senior Project Manager - Platform Engineering
🏢 BAE Systems Australia
📍 Australia