Technical Officer

**Technical Officer**:

- Location: Abbotsford, VIC, AU, 3067 Adelaide, SA, AU, 5000
- Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

**Engineering Technician**
- **Chance to support the Ground Support Equipment for the ADF**:

- **Career Development opportunities**

**About you**
- You are a technically capable and detail-oriented professional with a strong foundation in engineering support and maintenance planning. Your ability to analyse complex technical issues and communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders enables you to contribute meaningfully to a collaborative team environment.
- You approach challenges with a solution-focused mindset and demonstrate sound judgement when evaluating technical changes and safety implications. You are confident working with ERP systems and technical documentation, and you take pride in maintaining accuracy and compliance across all aspects of your work.
- Your proactive attitude and commitment to continuous improvement make you a valuable contributor to the performance and reliability of the GSE Asset Management System. You thrive in dynamic settings and are motivated by the opportunity to support critical defence operations through technical excellence and operational integrity.

**About the role**
- As an Engineering Technician at Babcock, you will contribute to the engineering and maintenance support of Ground Support Equipment (GSE) assets and associated Repairable Items for the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
- Your work will focus on sustaining the technical integrity of the ADF GSE fleet, ensuring that approved changes to maintenance regimes, parts, and publications are accurately implemented. You will report to the Technical Team Lead and collaborate closely with Operating Units, the RAAF Mechanical Equipment and Operational Maintenance Section (MEOMS), Joint Logistics Command (JLC), and other Commonwealth contractors.
- In this role, you will investigate and analyse defect reports, assess engineering change requests, and develop approved engineering modifications. You will perform technical and safety evaluations of new items and proposed changes to existing equipment to establish preventive maintenance regimes. You will also prepare and submit updates to technical records, publications, and data for approval, while managing the configuration baseline of GSE assets to ensure maintenance policies and documentation reflect current standards.
- You will be responsible for approving spare parts for planned servicing within ERP systems and the Australian Defence Aviation Authorised Spares System (ADAASS), and for coordinating corrective maintenance activities with third-party providers when repairs exceed ADF capabilities.
- To be successful in this position you will bring: _
- Practical experience within ERP Master Data
- Significant exposure within a relevant Engineering function
- Experience within a technical trade
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Commonwealth Defence Security Clearance as defined by AGSVA guidelines
- Excellent technical communication skills
- written and verbal

**Your future at Babcock - what we offer you**
- We provide an agile work environment where you're able to work onsite and remotely, and to set you up for this we provide a laptop and working from home kit if required, in addition we offer compressed hours which can provide you even more flexibility;
- Our work life integration policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave plus more;
- We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, supported by our capability framework plus ongoing access to self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave;
- You'll have access to beRewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much
- more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan;
- Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, access to our employee assistance program plus wellbeing leave;
- You'll be able to participate in our weRecognise program which is an opportunity to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in living our principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver.

**Who we are Babcock** International Group, the aerospace and defence company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering services for over a century.
- Across Australia and New Zealand, Babcock has grown to a team of over 1,500 talented people, and we are on a path of continued growth and expansion. We operate across sectors such as defence, commercial marine, aviation, airports, communications, emergency services and engineering consultancy.
- Some of the programs our team across Australia and New Zealand are proud to be a part of involve:

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