Capability Development Manager

6 days ago

Adelaide Region SA, Australia Jacobs Full time

Are you an experienced Capability Development Manager?
- Do you have a Defence security clearance?
- Do you want Career progression and growth opportunities?

Tell me about this role:
We are currently looking for security cleared Capability Development Managers to join our team on a permanent basis. We are looking for multi-skilled, flexible, hardworking people who are keen to grow their career with a leading Defence supplier. This opportunity will take you on a variety of Capability Development tasks including providing strategies and plans to enable defined and measurable outcomes in support of current and future capabilities.

This role offers uncapped training and development opportunities as well as other benefits including free parking, flexible working and different leave arrangements including paid parental, study, reserve, and volunteer leave

What will I be doing day to day?
- Provide effective handover of all material, tasks, and products to the key stakeholders
- Assist in the management of the PMO deliverables including providing key documents and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Define the capability roadmap
- Strategise and analyse plans and schedules
- Assist in planning and resource mapping

What sort of skills do I need?
- Ability to lead and work in a dynamic and emerging project environment as an integral part of a small high performing team, and to bring an agile and innovative approach to the task
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in the development of defence documents in the Capability Life Cycle environment.
- Highly effective written and verbal communication skills
- Broad experience in the use of Defence ICT systems, including but not limited to; Objective, Microsoft Project/Visio, SharePoint, DRN, DSN (including UC), Open Plan Professional
- Highly developed teamwork and collaboration skills, including clearly demonstrated initiative and proactive behaviours
- Minimum Baseline security clearance and be able to upgrade to an NV1 clearance if required

What’s in it for me?
- Flexibility - We like our employees to have the flexibility they need to live the lives they choose. With flexible working options such as a 9-day fortnight and remote working options.
- Inclusion - We like our employees to feel safe bringing their whole self to work offering several programs promoting inclusion such as, Public Holiday swap and 40/40/20 our vision for a gender inclusive workplace.
- Benefits and Rewards - Jacobs have a competitive package of benefits and rewards including Additional superannuation; Flexible leave options; Salary continuation insurance; Stock purchase plan; Professional certification bonus; Corporate discount program.
- Exciting work - Jacobs are continually expanding our opportunities working on prominent defence projects across air, land and sea supporting the critical capabilities that keep Australia safe. Jacobs has a growing presence in Cyber, space and nuclear programs.

Why Jacobs?

Jacobs have a strong geographic foothold in Australia, with around 2500 people working across two lines of business - Critical Mission Solutions (CMS) and People & Place Solutions. Providing solutions in Project Management, Engineering, Commercial and ICT. People are our greatest asset, and we value unique backgrounds, experience, and perspectives. Without our people we would not be where we are today, we therefore value our team as members of an exceptional organisation offering a wide array of benefits that go far beyond expectations.

**_you_** can.

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