Aps 6, El 1

$85,607 - $122,044 (plus Super)
- Henderson - WA

**The Role**
- Do you want to be part of establishing and developing a brand new organisation contributing to Defence maritime capability?
- Do you enjoy working in an integrated environment and building productive working relationships?

Under the implementation of the Future Maritime Sustainment Model in Western Australia we have numerous positions available in the commercial support functions of our organisations maintaining and sustaining our Navy fleet. The vacancies are across two organisations, Offshore Patrol Vessel Systems Program Office (OPV SPO) and Regional Maintenance Centre
- West (RMC-W).

The following roles are available to support sustainment within Defence:
**OPV SPO and RMC-W**

**EL 1 Commercial Manager - 2 positions (one in each organisation)**
The Commercial Manager will provide leadership and direction on commercial issues across the organisation. They are accountable to perform and achieve complex contract management work within an integrated workforce, exercising sound decision making and judgement to provide expert policy advice. They will plan, lead and manage a range of human and physical resources and exercise the associated people and financial responsibilities to achieve concurrent business outcomes.

**RMC-W**

**APS 6 Contract Officer - 2 positions**

This selection process will be used to fill future vacancies within these organisations, with suitable applicants placed on a merit pool for a period of 18 months from date of advertisement.

**About our Team**
OPV SPO has been established to support the new Arafura class offshore patrol vessels currently under construction in Australia. OPV SPO will work collaboratively with Defence and industry partners to transition the OPVs into service and provide through-life sustainment.

The RMC-W is currently under establishment and will be the maintenance centre for all classes of ships serving in the Australian Navy. This organisation will form part of a network of RMC’s across the country that will provide class agnostic maintenance to our Navy when and where they need it.

Both of these organisations are part of the Australian Government’s nationwide naval shipbuilding and sustainment enterprise to support implementation of the Naval Shipbuilding Plan. To support this plan the Future Maritime Sustainment Model is being implemented to realise Plan Galileo; Maritime System Division’s national, long term approach to sustainment of the naval fleet. Both organisations are located in Henderson, WA, a growing hub of activity that is going to be pivotal to Australia’s sovereign Naval capability well into the future.

In addition to being involved in building and sustaining Australia’s naval fleet, you will also have access to attractive working conditions as an Australian Public Servant in Defence. You can access a variety of flexible working arrangements, including part-time work, occasionally working from home and working hours that aren’t always nine to five.

Information on Defence employees’ working conditions, including an attractive remuneration package that may respond to industry variations and a generous superannuation contribution (15.4%), can be sourced from the ‘Employment Agreement’ section of this information pack.

We are looking for people that can:
**Achieve results**

**Communicate effectively**
You will use effective communication to contribute to productive relationships between employees, teams and stakeholders. You will influence across the organisation by understanding and adapting to audience and use diplomacy to negotiate in difficult situations.

**Work as part of a team**
You will build productive working relationships to achieve organisational objectives. You will operate as an effective team member by nurturing internal and external relationships, understanding and value individual differences and share learning to support others.

**Manage competing priorities**
You will have a proactive approach to tasks and business outcomes with strong attention to detail. You will anticipate challenges and identify contingencies through both your experience and effective communication with other team members and have the ability to identify changing priorities in a timely manner.

**Show resilience and flexibility**
You will remain calm under pressure and persevere to achieve goals even in the face of obstacles by implementing change and adjusting to meet organisational needs.