What You’ll Be Involved With:

• Manage the delivery of Defence capability projects in accordance with the One Defence Capability System (ODCS) and Commonwealth governance frameworks.
• Coordinate project schedules, budgets, risks, opportunities, resources and reporting requirements.
• Support project progression through Defence capability lifecycle gates and decision points.
• Develop and contribute to Cabinet submissions, project briefs, business cases, procurement documentation and governance artefacts.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement across Defence, Defence Delivery Group (DDG), Australian Defence Force (ADF), industry partners and international stakeholders.
• Lead project planning activities, including development of project schedules, work breakdown structures and milestone tracking.
• Manage project risks and issues, maintaining registers and implementing effective mitigation strategies.
• Support acquisition and sustainment contract management activities, including Statement of Work (SOW) development and contract deliverable reviews.
• Coordinate Fundamental Inputs to Capability (FIC) activities to support capability introduction, transition and sustainment.
• Produce high-quality project status reports, dashboards, executive briefings and committee papers.
• Ensure project outcomes align with Defence policy, governance and regulatory requirements.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities to enhance project delivery effectiveness.

What We Would Like From You:

Essential Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Project Management, Engineering, Business, Defence Studies or a related discipline.
• AIPM CPPM, PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP or equivalent project management certification.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex above the line projects within Defence.