Engineering Manager

At BAE Systems Australia
- Do interesting work that MATTERS
- ENJOY what you do
- GROW your career
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We work in a thriving sector - one that puts us at the forefront of exciting and meaningful work. Every day we push boundaries to produce some of the world's most innovative and ground breaking technology. Individually we all contribute to our success. Collectively we make the impossible possible.
Recognised for delivering projects of global and national significance that help keep Australia safe, it is our shared passion that shapes our culture, and our people that make it a great place to work.

About the OPPORTUNITY
We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Manager - Spatial Integration within our Hunter Class Project, based in Osborne South Australia. Further your engineering management career by leading a multidiscipline team of designers delivering greenfields naval design integration for the Royal Australian Navy's new frigate.
We embrace flexible work arrangements at BAE Systems Australia, such as working a 9-day fortnight.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Supervise & co-ordinate the daily activities of the multidiscipline spatial integration team
- Engage with upstream stakeholders to understand completion status, identifying likely risks to spatial integration enablers
- Present spatial integration status and key risks or issues in relevant internal and external design reviews and management forums
- Develop and maintain activity estimates and delivery plans based on past trends and developing risks, communicating and/or negotiating agreed delivery commitments with spatial integration stakeholders
- Develop and maintain performance metrics and reporting including schedule, cost, time and quality of work
- Manage the design and development of spatial integration solutions
- Identify and assess potential risks to spatial integration projects
- Develop and implement mitigation plans for spatial integration risks

About YOU

**As an ideal applicant for this opportunity, you'll have**:

- An Advanced Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- Extensive experience within a relevant engineering discipline (mechanical/piping/hydraulics, structural, electrical/electronic/communication, HVAC)
- Familiarity with adjacent disciplines, ideally within the maritime or wider defence industries, or within the heavy engineering, oil & gas, infrastructure or building services industries
- Proven ability to successfully manage multidisciplinary engineering teams and deliver complex technical projects
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to independently prioritize tasks while meeting customer and business objectives
- Previous Engineering Manager/Design Manager experience is highly desirable

Additional Requirements
- NV1 clearance or the ability to obtain it
- Must meet all applicable Export Control requirements

Clearances
As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and either possess or be eligible to obtain and maintain appropriate clearances.
Further information regarding security clearances.

About US
You will joining a workplace that truly cares about your wellbeing.
Our people are diverse and we value the variety of perspectives this brings, we know that a culture that is inclusive and fosters a sense of belonging is a place we can all make the most of our unique talents and be our best.
As Australia's largest defence company in a rapidly growing sector, you will be connected into a global team and encouraged to explore where your career might take you whether that is a traditional career path or squiggly one, there are infinite possibilities for you at BAE Systems Australia.
We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180.
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