Assistant Maintenance Work Package Manager

• Competitive remuneration + Super + Bonus + Free Medical Insurance

• Personal & professional training development opportunities

• Fitness Passport Discount – Access to a network of Gyms across AUS

• Employee discounts with a number of affiliates (Travel, Car hire, Tech, Medical Insurance)

• Modernised Paid Parental Leave

• Veterans Leave

• Novated Lease options

• Family support through our partnership with Parents at Work

The Role: Assistant Maintenance Work Package Manager

The purpose of this position is to oversee the management of nominated projects and activities, as delegated by a Project Manager at the Garden Island Defence Precinct (GIDP) for Above Water Systems (AWS). The role is critical to ensure a first-class customer service experience to external clients and internal teams. This role is situated at the Garden Island Defence Precinct.

Key Responsibilities:

• Liaising closely and collaboratively with functional teams to ensure efficient delivery of projects.

• Effective management of stakeholders and associated communications both external and internal.

• Developing customer relationships by ensuring products and services delivered exceed where possible, customer expectations.

• Supporting gate reviews in accordance with Thales Governance framework as required.

• Monitoring and managing Project integrated schedule, budget, baselines, risks and opportunities.

• Coordinating and negotiating input from suppliers and partners.

• Guiding, coaching and providing direct support to less experienced Project Team members

• Provide support during the bid phase to ensure appropriate project management coverage, including schedules based on the customer’s requirements

• Management of Industrial Relations, HSE, Security issues on-site and off-site

Your Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

• Proven and effective leadership skills with a high level of interpersonal and verbal communication skills as well as the ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams

• Diploma in Project Management or other suitable discipline.

• At least three years’ Bid and Project Management experience with subcontractors, suppliers and multi-partners / major co-contractors.

• Experience working with a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).

• The confidence and maturity of judgement to represent the company

• Exceptional written communication skills including authoring content and editing.

• Strong internal stakeholder management in a matrix organisation.

• Strong customer focus and external relationship management

Special requirements:
 

As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate clearance. To learn more about clearances, please visit http://www.defence.gov.au/AGSVA/