Verification and Validation Manager

**Verification and Validation Manager**:

- Location: Abbotsford, VIC, AU, 3067 Keswick, SA, AU, 5035
- Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid
- **Work with cutting-edge defence technology**:

- **Career development opportunities**:

- **Flexible working options**

**About the role**

Are you passionate about large defence projects? Babcock Australasia are seeking an experienced V&V Manager to help deliver our largest-ever contract to date, set to equip the Australian Defence Force with leading-edge capability.

As a **Verification and Validation (V&V) Manager** at Babcock, you will play a critical role in ensuring the successful delivery of V&V activities across the program. Leading a dedicated team, you will provide management and technical oversight to ensure that all verification and validation processes meet the required scope, quality, and technical outcomes.

This is a leadership role that requires strong technical expertise, strategic planning, and the ability to guide a team toward delivering high-quality V&V outcomes in a complex engineering environment.

**About you**

You are a skilled engineering professional with a strong background in **Verification and Validation (V&V)**, bringing expertise in managing technical investigations, analysis, and decision-making in complex projects.

With proven leadership experience, you excel at guiding teams to deliver high-quality V&V activities across all phases of a program.

In addition to your technical expertise, you are an effective communicator, capable of providing clear progress reports and engaging with stakeholders at all levels.

Your ability to manage teams and ensure the successful execution of V&V activities makes you a valuable asset in delivering complex engineering programs.
- To be successful in this position you will bring:_
- Extensive experience in V&V engineering roles
- Previous experience in managing an engineering function
- An excellent understanding of applicable engineering toolsets (e.g. PLM or MRP systems, design, simulation and analysis software)
- Hold an accredited/relevant Engineering Degree
- Australian Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Commonwealth Defence Security Clearance, as defined by AGSVA guidelines

**Your future at Babcock - what we offer you**
- We provide an agile work environment where you’re able to work onsite and remotely, and to set you up for this we provide a laptop and working from home kit if required, in addition we offer compressed hours which can provide you even more flexibility;
- Our work life integration policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave plus more;
- We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, supported by our capability framework plus ongoing access to self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave;
- You’ll have access to beRewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan;
- Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, access to our employee assistance program plus wellbeing leave;
- You’ll be able to participate in our weRecognise program which is an opportunity to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in living our principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver.

**Who we are**

Babcock International Group, the aerospace and defence company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering services for over a century.

Across Australia and New Zealand, Babcock has grown to a team of over 1,500 talented people, and we are on a path of continued growth and expansion.

We operate across sectors such as defence, commercial marine, aviation, airports, communications, emergency services and engineering consultancy.

Some of the programs our team across Australia and New Zealand are proud to be a part of involve:

- Providing emergency medical and search & rescue aviation services through our Aviation & Critical Services business;
- Designing and supporting key systems for submarines and surface ships through our Marine business;
- Providing fleet wide through life support and asset management services for Navy customers;
- Managing critical assets for a range of sectors through our Mission & Support Systems business.
- Babcock Australasia is a Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant._
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