The key duties of the position include The Role Defence is seeking to recruit a range of highly motivated, resilient professionals with a willingness to learn and grow a career within Project and Program Management to fill critical vacancies across two Defence Delivery Groups. As a Project Manager, your key duties may include: Providing leadership and management to a multi-disciplined project team, coordinating project activities including support to strategic planning, governance functions and human resource. Accountability for managing and leading a team, including providing clear and consistent communication, setting clear performance and behavioural standards, managing performance, delegating responsibility and guiding and developing people. Responsibility for management of schedule, risk, budget and resources, preparation of briefings, submissions, reports and returns relating to the project progress and issues in accordance with organisational requirements. Applying established technical, operational, professional and administrative activities, procedures, practices and project management methodologies. Identifying risks, opportunities, and take account of these in planning, decision-making and priority setting. Analysing and interpreting project performance against agreed plans, develop, and evaluate strategies to achieve project outcomes. Taking the initiative to resolve issues by identifying and developing ideas through analysis of alternative courses of action and their implications. Building and sustaining stakeholder engagement, including the ability to communicate with influence and negotiate effectively. Influencing and motivating team members and actively leading group activities. Being accountable to manage a range of project activities and coordinate project inputs in accordance with organisational practices, methods and standards appropriate to the complexity of the project. Preparing correspondence, briefs and reports as required including submissions and documents for higher delegate and committee consideration. Interpreting and ensuring compliance with legislative, policy and regulatory frameworks. This role is eligible for an additional remuneration benefit known in Defence as a Building Defence Capability Payment (BDCP). This enables Defence to provide a premium, in addition to the base salary otherwise payable under the Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement (DECA), for positions in occupational disciplines/classifications that are critical to Defence capability. For further information, please contact the contact officer. About our Team We are recruiting to fill critical vacancies in two Defence Delivery Groups: Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG): CASG exists to meet the Australian Defence Force's (ADF) military equipment and supply requirements, identified by Defence and approved by Government. CASG manages a multi-billion dollar portfolio of complex, high-profile acquisitions and sustainment activities supporting armed forces. Defence Intelligence Group: (DIG): DIG provides strategic advice, policy and intelligence to enable Defence capability and national security priorities and supports strengthened decision-making in Defence. We are committed to your career development and have developed training pathways to support your professional development. Our Ideal Candidate Have a strong track record of successfully leading and managing complex projects, underpinned by an understanding of project management principles and methodologies. Proactively identify, build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, utilising influencing and negotiation skills to achieve outcomes in the best interest of the project and organisation. Demonstrate exceptional leadership through guiding, mentoring and developing your team. Understand the strategic environment you are operating, linking project outcomes to the mission and organisational goals.
