El 1 - Engineering Governance and Assurance Manager

$108,195 - $122,044 (plus Super)
- Rockingham - WA

**The Role**
The Out of Port Vessels Engineering Governance and Assurance Manager is accountable under broad direction to perform and achieve very complex systems engineering work within an integrated workforce. They will work under the direction of the Principal Engineer within the AORCA SPO Enterprise Engineering section at Fleet Base West.

The Engineering Governance and Assurance Manager will be responsible for:

- Providing AORCASPO governance across the engineering team and all activities
- Establishing the Technical Support Network
- Overseeing Engineering Audits and supporting their conduct
- Ensuring compliance of Engineering Plans within the team
- Managing Enterprise Plans, their status and relevant renewal dates

The Engineering Governance and Assurance Manager is a team lead and will be accountable for the outcomes of the teams work and the appropriate use of resources to produce and achieve outcomes. They are expected to be capable of building team capability through coaching and feedback and reviewing and developing the quality of work undertaken by others within the team. They may exercise the associated people and financial responsibilities to achieve work unit outcomes.

The Engineering Governance and Assurance Manager will be responsible for actively managing key stakeholder relationships and will be required to identify relevant stakeholders' expectations and concerns to develop and communicate methodologies and practices to achieve outcomes. They will be accountable to contribute towards ongoing self-improvement and professional development of their work area.

**About our Team**
The Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment and Commercial Auxiliary Systems Program Office (AORCASPO) is part of the Major Surface Ships Branch (MSS) within Maritime Systems Division (MSD). We are a diverse workforce, which includes Australian Defence Force personnel, Australian Public Servants and Defence Industry Partners.

AORCASPO sustains a range of maritime capability, from the new replenishment oilers (AORs) to auxiliary commercial vessels. The AOR vessels carry fuel, dry cargo, water, food, ammunition, equipment and spare parts in operational support for the deployed naval or combat forces operating far from port on the high seas. In addition to replenishment, the ships can be used to combat against environmental pollution at sea, provide logistics support for the armed forces, and to support humanitarian operations and relief operations following natural disasters. The auxiliary commercial vessels include maritime aviation and navigation training vessels, a border force protection cutter, as well as submarine search and rescue capabilities.

You will be a team player with highly developed communication and stakeholder management skills. Within this position we are looking for someone who genuinely fosters a curiosity for innovative possibilities and an enthusiasm to learn and drive change in order to gain efficiencies. You need to display an ability to learn rapidly and adapt quickly to changing complex situations and uncertainty. They need to take ownership of outcomes, and lead tasks to success.

You will possess excellent interpersonal, negotiation and verbal communication skills and will be required to regularly liaise and coordinate with a broad range of stakeholders, including executives, contractors, APS and ADF members. Highly developed written communication skills will be required to review and prepare documentation. This is a desk based position involving computer use and working with others towards shared goals in a collaborative team environment.