Date Posted: 2026-04-16
Country: Australia
Location: AU-NT-DARWIN-008-CUST ~ 8 McMinn St ~ HARBOUR VIEW, Lvl 5 (External Site)
Position Role Type: Onsite
* Rewarding leadership opportunity leading the delivery of services for Navy's Cape Class Patrol Vessels.
* Position located with Defence in Darwin, NT, collaborating across Defence and industry to meet objectives.
* Opportunities for professional growth and development, you'll have access to the latest technologies and mentorship from experts in the field.
Your mission starts here at Raytheon Australia! Right now, we are seeking a bright and energised Cape Class Patrol Boat Class Lead. Join our team of outstanding people with expertise across a wide variety of disciplines and position yourself at the forefront of tomorrow's capabilities.
The Minor Vessel Capability Life Cycle Manager (MV CLCM) program have an exciting opportunity available for a Cape Class Patrol Boat (CCPB) Class Lead. As the Capability Lifecycle Manager for the Minor Vessels, we are co located across three locations, Perth, Darwin, and Carins. We offer outstanding opportunities to grow, with Raytheon Australia's exclusive professional development programs and a raft of employee benefits tailored to suit every stage of your career and lifestyle.
Reporting to the Deputy Project Director, the CCPB Class Lead will be proactive through life Upkeep and Update of the CCPB Mission and Support Systems, ensuring the requirements of the Class Operating Support intent across the vessels lifecycles - underpinning the availability of the ships to Navy.
Key Responsibilities:
* Relationship management across the CCPB Asset Class Enterprise.
* Development and execution of the Class Asset Management Plan.
* Analysing, prioritising and progressing of obsolescence, supportability, and reliability issues.
* Identification, treatment and reporting of risks and opportunities.
* Review and endorsement of engineering change independent assessments.
* Reviewing the effectiveness and implementation of inventory and maintenance optimisation strategies where required to improve safety and seaworthiness and/or to reduce cost of ownership.
* Capability forward planning across Upgrade, Update and Upkeep projects.
* CLCM lead for CCPB capability related meetings and CLCM decisions (e.g. OSMM, Supportability IPT, and ERB).
* Development, maturity assessment and improvement of the OPV Capability Life Cycle Framework – including:
* Metric development, capture and analysis (lead/lag SHIs)
* Collaborate and communicate with relevant stakeholders to identify and prioritise activities in order to best achieve asset management objectives.
* Act as a thought leader, remaining abreast of current and emerging planning issues and trends, including best practice, innovative approaches, and opportunities to improve the CLCM program.
Skills, Experience and Qualifications:
Previous experience:
* In a collaborative enterprise environment.
* In Sustainment and Capability Lifecycle Management Programs/asset management framework.
* Implementing or managing asset management standards managing diverse teams.
* Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills (including briefing papers, presentations, and reports).
* A tertiary qualification (or equivalent experience) in a technical discipline.
* Experience in project management methodologies, including scope, schedule and risk management, proposal development, financial and commercial aspects.
Highly desirable:
* Previous experience in naval sustainment programs.
* Successful candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting Level 1 Security clearance as needed. Eligibility can be found at
This is your opportunity to join the brightest minds in the nation working for the mission on leading-edge technology to deliver Australia's most significant defence capabilities.
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