Lead Engineer

Lead Engineer

Cairns

What's on Offer

• Based in our Cairns Service Centre - I Free Parking
• Optional 9-day fortnight I Career growth opportunities.
• ASX-Listed company I Global shipbuilder
• Salary Sacrificing, Novated Leasing, Retailer discount, EAP, Insurance discounts.

The Opportunity

Austal is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Engineer to join our team in support of the In-Service Support (ISS) contract for the Cape Class Patrol Boat (CCPB) with the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). This role is pivotal in ensuring the operational readiness and mission success of the state-of-the-art Cape Class Patrol Boats.

What's involved.

• Maintain the Cape Class engineering support contract plans and documentation.
• Inspire and manage the team to deliver required outcomes.
• Review Cape Class Engineering Support plans and processes annually.
• Maintain the certification of the Cape Class.
• Manage the provision of engineering advice.
• Maintain the configuration management of products.
• Control changes to the configuration baselines.
• Maintain the integrity of temporary changes to the configuration baselines.
• Support the provision of Technical Instructions.
• Execute engineering investigations in a timely manner.
• Ensure the Cape Class remains in class with DNV.GL.
• Confirm engineering advice is correct and provided on time.
• Deliver configuration management requirements for the Cape Class ISS contract.
• Develop engineering change proposals for changes to the functional, allocated, and physical baselines.
• Manage Requests for Deviations associated with temporary changes to the physical baselines.
• Prepare technical directives or technical acquaints for client release.
• Complete engineering investigations on time and within budget.
• Coordinate Cape-specific engineering meetings with the customer.
• Maintain effective relationships and communications with ABF and RAN technical points of contact.

You'll need.

Essential

• Engineering Degree
• Capable of achieving CEng/CPEng
• 5+ years' experience in a sustainment engineering leadership role, preferably within defence
• Knowledge of asset management standards, systems, and processes
• Knowledge of configuration management systems and processes
• Capable of achieving Level 3 Authorised Engineering Authority delegation under the Navy Technical Regulatory System or equivalent
• Strong application of technical risk management and safety systems
• Strong management skills and team building capability
• Complex problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills
• Competent with Microsoft Office and standard engineering software

Why Austal

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• A supportive and dynamic work environment.
• Opportunities for career advancement within our growing organisation.

Our global team is guided by a universal set of values that describe the focus of our efforts. Our goal is for all our decisions and actions to reflect these core values. We believe that putting our values into practice creates the greatest benefits for our shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and communities in which we serve.

Excellence - Customer Focus - Integrity - Team Work

At Austal we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, and those with Disability to apply.