Project Manager

• Global Defence Business
• Leadership Position
• Project Management

Project Manager Opportunity- drive your career growth within defence on a new, diverse project

Your new company

An exciting opportunity to join a Global Defence Manufacturing business based in the SE suburbs of Melbourne.
This is a full-time permanent role, providing WFH flexibility and long-term career growth with a rapidly expanding business. The ideal candidate will need previous defence experience, ideally in a manufacturing-style environment with the ability to obtain NV1 clearance. (Australian Citizen)



Your new role

This opportunity for a Project Manager will predominantly drive your career growth within defence. You will play a pivotal role in planning, executing, and overseeing various projects within our organisation. Responsible for ensuring that projects are completed on time, within scope, and on budget. Required to effectively work with cross-functional teams, communicate with stakeholders, and manage resources to ensure that project success is achieved. The role will require you to be diverse, strategic and adaptive to change. This is a hugely exciting project for someone looking to get diverse experience in defence.




Key Responsibilities

• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Be involved with scheduling and planning for a new project
• Work collaboratively in a team dealing with various shareholders
• Develop comprehensive project plans, including timelines and resource allocation.
• Create and maintain project documentation, such as schedules, budgets, and risk assessments.
• Effectively managing projects, ensuring project deliverables are met
• Identify and mitigate risk
• Work alongside the senior program manager across budget and resource management, quality assistance and change management.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience working in a project engineering environment and understanding of project management methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience managing Australian Defence projects and contracts.
• Tertiary qualification in Engineering
• Tertiary qualification in Project Management/Business Management or Project Management Professional Certification (PMP/PMBOK) (required)
• Defence industry experience
• Experience with project management tools
• NV1 and ITAR eligible
  
  

What you'll get in return

You will be working as part of a global defence manufacturing business, with a large organisation with huge plans for growth and a specific focus in R&D. This organisation is expanding each year. You will join a team of leading professionals who are specialists in their area. Joining a company where no day is the same, offering diverse work, hands-on exposure and an inclusive, flexible work environment, this position is not to be missed. This role will provide you with endless opportunities and growth as well as flexible working arrangements, hours and options for a 9-day fortnight,

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to [email protected], or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.