El 1 - Project Controller - Future Air Mobility Systems Program Office

$120,303 - $135,701 + up to 15.4% Superannuation (Includes scheduled March 2025 pay increase in accordance with the Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement 2024)
- Brindabella Park - ACT

**The Role**
Are you an exceptional leader who is comfortably able to manage a team that supports a fast-paced unit to deliver big platforms on accelerated schedules? Then we want to know you

Future Air Mobility Systems Program Office (FAMSPO) is one of Aerospace Systems Division’s ‘Future-Series SPOs’, responsible for the acquisition of air mobility capabilities that support combat, humanitarian, diplomatic and peace-keeping operations.

You will be a valuable member of the FAMSPO Management Team. You will directly manage the team of centralised Project Controllers. This is an exciting role that offers you the opportunity to practice and grow your scheduling skills, process improvement and people management skills.
Underpinning all of these activities is communication. You will be the conduit that drives efficient business processes, effective governance, practical compliance, and most importantly, a respectful, productive and fun workplace.

As an EL 1 Project Controller, you will be responsible managing project and program-level scheduling activities as required In this role you will ensure that FAMSPO schedules comply with CASG Quality Management System (QMS), CASG Business Management System (BMS) and FAMSPO Schedule Management Plan requirements. You will provide advice to Project Managers on schedule risk, opportunities and issues and ensure mitigation activities are adequately reflected in the project schedule while ensuring program-level schedules are developed and maintained as required to support SPO planning and reporting requirements.

As FAMSPO’s EL 1 Project Controller you will belong to the Program Management Function. You will work with project and finance personnel to ensure end of month reporting is completed on time, assist with the development of tailored project and program performance reports and intelligence as requested by the FAMSPO Executive and perform the role of secretariat for Project Management Boards. You will conduct routine project controls health checks and work with the Program Management Function Lead to address any identified gaps or opportunities for improvement as well as maintain the FAMSPO Schedule Management Plan, ensuring it satisfies current CASG scheduling practice.

**About our Team**
Future Air Mobility Systems Program Office (FAMSPO) is an innovative, exciting and people-focussed acquisition SPO located in Airlift and Tanker Systems (ATS) Branch under Aerospace Systems Division (ASD).

As one of ASD’s ‘Future-Series’ SPOs, it is responsible for the acquisition of air mobility capabilities that support combat, humanitarian, diplomatic and peacekeeping operations. As a matrixed organisation, there is a wide variety of work and plenty of development opportunities across a program of key Defence air mobility projects, covering platforms such as the C-130J Hercules, C-27J Spartan, KC-30A and Special Purpose Aircraft.

Working for FAMSPO, you will enjoy Australian Public Service conditions that include an attractive salary package and flexible, family-friendly working arrangements. Our staff have access to flexible working hours with opportunities for part-time and home-based work.
- Highly motivated, organised, proactive and display excellent management skills.
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal, written and communication skills, including strong emotional intelligence, resilience and adaptability, tailoring your approach when targeting audiences.
- Able to influence, negotiate and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels to identify best-fit organisational solutions.
- Assess, evaluate and improve data quality, business intelligence strategy, initiatives, projects, policy and procedures.
- Support business intelligence and process improvement.
- Thinks innovatively to identify and enable opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Responds flexibly to changing situations, including using sound judgement under pressure, to ensure the success of key deliverables.
- Understands the ‘bigger picture’ to identify any emerging opportunities or threats in relation to your program of work.
- Able to guide, coach and develop less experienced personnel.
- A team player through and through.
- Resilient and adaptable to change and able to lead teams through complexity.
- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, including high emotional intelligence.
- Able to influence, negotiate and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels to identify best fit organisational solutions.
- Understands the ‘bigger picture’ to identify any emerging opportunities or threats.
- Able to guide, coach and develop less experienced personnel.