El1 - Explosive Ordnance Engineering Manager

3 days ago


Canberra, Australia Australian Government Department of Defence Full time

$108,195 - $122,044 (plus Super)
- Brindabella Park - ACT, Penrith - NSW, Rockingham - WA

**The Role**
Are you an experienced engineer with a passion for things that go 'bang'?

This is the role you've been searching for

As a Senior Explosive Ordnance Engineering Manager, reporting to the Integrated Product Team Director with a strong connection to the broader IPT Team, working in Explosive Material Branch (EMB) means no two days will be the same.

You will work with other professionals to manage a specified family of guided weapons and explosive ordnance products used by the Australian Defence Force.

You will spend your days:

- Investigating, analysing and reporting on engineering concepts and risks
- Planning and delivering critical engineering activities
- Providing advice to stakeholders
- Mentor junior members
- Enabling good inventory decisions with quality and timely engineering advice

We currently have vacancies in Canberra ACT, Penrith NSW and Rockingham WA.

**About our Team**
EMB is a group of approximately 560 dedicated employees working across engineering, project management, commercial, logistics and corporate enabling services. Our mission is acquiring and sustaining guided weapons and munitions for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) across the life-cycle phases: requirements setting; contracting; procurement; international logistics; domestic manufacturing; item management and maintenance, and co-ordination of disposal activities.

EMB partners with domestic and international industry to deliver materiel capability to Defence, managing a multi-billion dollar portfolio of complex, high-profile acquisitions and sustainment activities to support the ADF.

Our people are capable, innovative, committed and diverse. We support an inclusive culture, that emphases respect and collaboration.

In EMB, you will enjoy experiences and opportunities that, as an APS employee, you simply would not get with any other organisation.

Other benefits include:

- 15.4% superannuation
- Access to personalised professional development pathways, including opportunities for Defence-funded post-graduate study
- Additional leave days between Christmas and New Year
- Focus on work/life balance
- Salary sacrifice opportunities
- 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 artefacts, presenting information and advice to inform executive decision making
- 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.

Defence is committed to recruiting the right people, in the right jobs, at the right time. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.

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