Senior Project Manager

Join Boeing's P-8A Program and play a pivotal role in sustaining the Royal Australian Air Force's P-8A Poseidon fleet. We're seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager (Change Manager) to lead change and project management disciplines across acquisition and sustainment activities - ensuring safe, timely and cost-effective delivery of capability to the customer. This role is based onsite at RAAF Base Edinburgh.

Why this role matters:

• You'll be a key member of the P-8A Program leadership team, responsible for leading a high-performing team managing a portfolio of complex projects through the full lifecycle.
• You'll enable an integrated, repeatable and transparent change process that optimises weapon system baselines and resource availability.
• Your work will directly support RAAF capability and the P-8A Program vision: mature Platform Stewardship behaviours, focus on what's important to capability, maintain business discipline and deliver on commitments to people and customer.

What you'll lead:

The Senior Project Manager will lead a team delivering three core services:

• Baseline Management - defining and maintaining the current state

• Project Management - planning and delivering changes across acquisition and sustainment

• Platform Steward - providing strategic decision support and governance

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coach and motivate a skilled team of project managers and front-line managers.
• Manage complex technical and programmatic changes from initiation through to close-out.
• Develop and execute integrated programmatic plans, policies and procedures.
• Provide oversight, approval and governance for change approaches, products and processes.
• Facilitate high-level stakeholder engagement and negotiation across customer, support teams and suppliers.
• Contribute to programmatic business and technical strategies, goals and objectives.
• Ensure alignment with airworthiness standards and the ADF Technical Airworthiness Management system.

What we're looking for

• 6-8+ years' demonstrated project management experience delivering projects to time, cost and quality - ideally in Defence aviation or complex systems environments.
• Formal tertiary qualification in STEM, Business or Management - or equivalent experience (one year experience may substitute one year of tertiary education).
• Proven leadership and influence at multiple organisational levels.
• Outstanding communication (written and oral) and negotiation skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship building skills.
• Solid understanding of airworthiness principles and the ADF Technical Airworthiness Management system.
• Self-starter with initiative, robust problem-solving and team collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage priorities and lead teams across all project lifecycle stages.

Australian Citizen with ability to hold or obtain security clearance.

What's on offer

• Work on a high-profile Defence sustainment program making a real difference to national capability.
• A culture that values Safety & Quality, Trust, People Focus, Ownership and Innovation.
• Career development opportunities and support for internal movement - we invest in our people.
• The chance to contribute to a program that delivers meaningful outcomes for the RAAF and Australia.

How to apply If you're ready to take your career to new heights and lead change across a critical Defence program, we want to hear from you. Apply now via the link or through the Boeing careers portal and include your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your project leadership experience.

Join Our Winning Team - help deliver P-8A capability through a best-for-Defence culture.