Explosive Ordnance Systems Engineering Manager

The Role

Are you an experienced engineer looking for a meaningful engineering role to apply your skills?

Opportunities are available to join our dynamic and vibrant Defence project team. If you are searching for new career opportunities with an agile, empowering, positive and open organisation, this could be the role for you!

You will spend your days:

• Leading a team to deliver high quality engineering activities.
• Investigating, analysing and reporting on engineering concepts and risks.
• Planning and delivering critical engineering activities.
• Providing advice to stakeholders.
• Mentoring junior members.
• Enabling good inventory decisions with quality and timely engineering advice.

Working towards and obtaining your Engineering Delegation within six months of commencement.

Your ability to analyse and apply systems of work, government decision-making and Defence’s mission and policy requirements will be key to allowing you to deliver outcomes.

Please be advised, these positions are on-site and cannot be done remotely.

This role is eligible for an additional remuneration benefit known in Defence as a Building Defence Capability Payment (BDCP). This enables Defence to provide a premium, in addition to the base salary otherwise payable under the Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement (DECA), for positions in occupational disciplines/classifications that are critical to Defence capability. For further information, please contact the contact officer.

About our Team

GWEO Maritime & Maintenance Branch is part of the Guided Weapons & Explosive Ordnance Systems Division. Our team consists of various disciplines (including engineering, project management, commercial, logistics, and corporate enabling services). We are located in Canberra, Penrith, Amberley, Melbourne, Stirling and the US, and our focus is to acquire and sustain guided weapons and munitions for the Australian Defence Force.

We are dedicated to work-life balance, and flexible working arrangements, and invest in training and development to ensure your time is deeply rewarding. 

Our people are capable, innovative, committed and diverse. We support an inclusive culture that emphasises respect and collaboration. You will enjoy experiences and opportunities that you simply would not get with any other organisation.

Our Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidates will:

• Be a highly proactive and organised engineer.
• Have demonstrated experience in leading a team to deliver high quality engineering activities, including producing detailed engineering reports and artifacts, presenting information and advice to inform executive decision making.
• Have a background in mechanical, chemical or electrical engineering.
• Be a clear and concise communicator (written and verbal), strong leader and team player, able to analyse, interpret and apply engineering guidance, policy and regulations, influence stakeholders and evaluate strategies to achieve outcomes.
• Take the initiative to resolve issues by identifying and developing ideas through analysis of alternative courses of action, whilst identifying their implications and associated risks. 

If you are someone who:

• Enjoys supporting challenging and highly complex activities.
• Is creative, pragmatic and solutions focused.
• Is not afraid to challenge the traditional ways of doing business.

Then this is the role for you!

Security Clearance:

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at Negative Vetting Level 1.

Mandatory Qualifications:

This engineering position requires a Bachelor of Engineering from an Australian institution, or a qualification gained elsewhere, that satisfies the requirements of the Washington Accord for recognition as a Professional Engineer.

This engineering position may require the individual to be able to meet the requirements of Chartered Professional Engineer (Engineers Australia), Registered Professional Engineer (Professionals Australia) or Fellow/Member of Royal Institution of Naval Architects or demonstrated the ability to obtain such status within 12 months. 

The Department of Defence employs around 18,000 Australian Public Service (APS) employees. Defence APS employees work in a wide variety of critical roles, Australia wide, enabling our three services Navy, Army and Air Force, to do their job. Defence has a range of Australian Public Service (APS) career opportunities that offer interesting, challenging, and unique work. Our workforce includes administrative support, accountants, intelligence analysts, engineers, policy advisors, graphic designers, lawyers, social workers, IT specialists and contract managers to name a few. We offer a rewarding career that includes professional development, work-life balance, recognition, a flexible and supportive work environment and a diverse workforce. To find out more about a career with Defence please visit https://www.defence.gov.au/jobs-careers