Principal Warfare Officer Instructor

23 hours ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Serco Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Advance your career as a Principal Warfare Officer Instructor with Serco. Specialise in Advanced Maritime Warfare Training and contribute to the Defence Industry in Australia

  • Provide high-calibre training in Naval Warfare
  • Join a team of former military personnel dedicated to making a significant impact
  • Located in Sydney at HMAS Watson with convenient on-site parking
  • Veterans encouraged to apply

Serco is a place where you can grow

Join a team of 12,000+ professionals across Asia Pacific (APAC) and experience a place of challenge, opportunity, and reward.

We offer lots of headroom for you to grow and flexible benefits to suit you in every stage of your life and career, including:

  • Delivering essential public services with real impact
  • Working with a supportive team of former military professionals
  • Learning and development pathways to help you grow
  • Internal mobility across our global network
  • Located at HMAS Watson with on-site parking
  • Encouraging applications from veterans and Defence-experienced candidates

Make an impact at Serco

Working at the Royal Australian Navy's School of Maritime Warfare delivering training to the Navy's premier warfare course. As a Principal Warfare Officer Instructor (PWO-I), you will be integral to the training and development of current naval warfare skills.

As a Principal Warfare Officer Instructor in the Maritime Warfare Training team, you'll make a positive impact by:

  • Developing and delivering advanced courses for Surface Warfare Officers, in line with current doctrine and documentation
  • Delivering additional courses required within the Surface Warfare Officers' training continuum.
  • Maintaining up-to-date expertise in Royal Australian Navy warfare policies, procedures, doctrine and tactics to ensure the highest standards of training
  • Assisting in the development and updating of course materials to ensure relevance and effectiveness for future training requirements.

Serco is a place for you

To be successful in this role you'll:

  • Be able to achieve and maintain a defence security clearance of NV1 or higher
  • A Principal Warfare Officer qualification from within the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, or Royal Canadian Navy, US Navy equivalent.
  • At least 2 years of direct experience in a Principal Warfare Officer (PWO) or equivalent role with sea-going assignments.

Are you ready to do important work that really matters?

At Serco, we bring together the right people, the right technology, and the right partners to create impactful solutions that address some of the world's most urgent and complex challenges.

We focus on serving governments all over the globe. The work we do has touched the lives of millions in Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, and offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills across our core capabilities in Health, Defence, Maritime, Justice, Immigration, and Community Services.

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGTBQI+, veterans and people with disability.

By joining Serco you'll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Impact a better future at Serco.



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