Engineering Manager- Infrastructure Assurance

975550
- Osborne
- Engineering
- Quality
- Full time
- Closing on: Feb 19 2025

ASC is Australia's submarine company. We built the Royal Australian Navy's Collins Class submarines, sustain them, and are now delivering their Life of Type Extension to increase the boats' service lives. We have also been selected by the Australian Government to sustain and jointly build the nation's nuclear-powered submarines - the largest and most complex industrial undertaking in Australia's history.

Our work is interesting and meaningful, contributing directly to Australia's national security. We offer rewarding roles that provide the opportunity to grow your career, and the flexibility to balance life and work. A career at ASC is like no other, delivering a deeper purpose we can all be proud of.

**About the Opportunity**

Reporting to the Head of Technical Governance and Assurance, the Engineering Manager
- Infrastructure Assurance is accountable for establishing technical facilities requirements and assurance guidelines aligned with relevant standards and legislation to ensure safety and productivity of ASC's facilities, support and test equipment, and infrastructure.

The Engineering Manager
- Infrastructure Assurance will continuously improve governance and quality assurance across the whole organisation. This work will support Australia's nuclear and conventional submarines in both build and maintenance activities. It is strongly aligned with ASC's Strategy and directly assists ASC to meet relevant contractual deliverables.

The Engineering Manager
- Infrastructure Assurance will need to build and lead a focussed, highly skilled team across several ASC locations. They will need to ensure team members are provided with direction and attainable yet challenging performance targets.

Working within the Technical Governance and Assurance leadership team, this position is required to maintain a strategic perspective of the entire business and consider a wide range of longer-term issues, opportunities, and risks to ensure ongoing business success. This role will support several key external relationships, such as the government and various regulators, as well as the associated technical regulations and compliance requirements.

This position will require some travel to work with ASC team members and stakeholders interstate.

This is a full-time opportunity based at our Osborne site in SA.

**Responsibilities**
- Establish technical facilities requirements and assurance guidelines in line with relevant standards and legislation to ensure safety and productivity of ASC's facilities, support and test equipment, and infrastructure
- Improve governance and quality assurance guardrails across the whole organisation
- Support Australia's nuclear and conventional submarines in both build and maintenance activities
- Maintain a strategic perspective on longer-term issues, opportunities, and risks to ensure ongoing business success
- Build and lead a team across multiple locations and disciplines
- Develop and support key external relationships with government and regulators, ensuring compliance with technical regulations

**About you**
- Experience managing assets in high-risk environments
- Demonstrated leadership of professional and/or trade qualified technical teams
- Experienced leading organisations through technical change and improvement
- 5+ years' working in technical roles within high-risk and regulated industries
- Experience managing and obtaining regulatory approval for high-risk plant and operations
- Exposure to risk mitigation on high-risk infrastructure (i.e. pressure vessels, lifting equipment, electrical, fire systems)

**Eligibility**

This role requires a current National Police Clearance and an Australian Defence Security Clearance to a NV1 level. Your eligibility for this role is dependent on you obtaining and maintaining such clearance.

To check your eligibility please visit the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency website.

**Benefits**
- Unique and challenging work with a deeper purpose.
- Flexibility over how, when and where you work for the best work/life balance.
- Up to 10 days additional leave every year so you can rest and recharge.
- Generous parental leave so you can give your family the focus it deserves.
- Subsidised childcare to ease the financial pressure on your family.
- Health and wellbeing initiatives so you can perform at your best at work.
- Professional development opportunities to advance your career.
- A diverse and supportive environment where you can thrive.
- Discounts and exclusive offers from leading Australian brands to help you save.

**About ASC**

Established in 1985, ASC's 1900-plus staff offer a depth of submarine design, project management, supply chain, construction and engineering experience and expertise that is unparalleled in Australia's defence industry. The company's work on Australia's nuclear-powered submarine build and the Collins Class Life of Type Exten