1 NV2 cleared Delivery Engineering Manager (Application closes - EoD 21/08/2026)

SWU Consultation Pty Ltd; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SWU Consultation Pty Ltd seeks a Delivery Engineering Manager in Canberra with NV2 clearance to lead engineering delivery within cost and schedule constraints. You will report to the Project Manager and align governance and assurance plans with the Program Chief Engineer.

The role requires senior stakeholder engagement, leadership of matrix leads, and collaboration with the Agile Development Team to ensure successful Materiel Releases per the Capability Delivery Roadmap.

Qualifications

• Senior engineering leader with defence delivery experience.
• Strong governance, risk, and cost-control skills.
• Stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Assist in formulating the engineering approach and planning work-breakdown structures.
• Coordinate with Agile Development Team and Strategic Partner Engagement to deliver capabilities.
• Identify, review and mitigate technical risks across the project and report to the Chief Engineer.

Job description

1 NV2 cleared Delivery Engineering Manager (Application closes - EoD 21/08/2026)

Our client is seeking an experienced Delivery Engineering Manager to join their high-performance team. The Delivery Engineer Manager will be responsible to the Project Manager for exercising functional authority for planning and delivery of JABMS capabilities within the applicable quality, cost and schedule constraints. In discharging these responsibilities, you will also be responsible to the Program Chief Engineer for ensuring compliance with the Program engineering governance and assurance plans and framework.

Responsibilities

Position Specific

Assist Project Engineering Manager in formulating the engineering approach to the work to be performed and in undertaking detailed planning and estimating to establish the engineering work breakdown structure, project schedule and resource assignment.

In collaboration with Strategic Partner Engagement Engineering Manager and the Agile Development Team support development, review, update and continuous improvement of Strategic Partner’s capability delivery plans and provide oversight of implementation to ensure delivery of Materiel Releases is consistent with the approved Capability Delivery Roadmap.

Lead and direct Matrix Leads to ensurethe product backlog is complete and adequately prioritised in order to achieve the intended capability effect IAW the relevant Capability Target State.

Liaise with the Capability Manager team including the Agile Development Team and coordinate their involvement in applicable scope management forums (ERB, PTRB) as required to mitigate the risk to the fitness for purpose of the capabilities being delivered.

Identify, review and assess Technical Risk across the project, support the Project Engineering Manager in related risk management and provide advice to the Chief Engineer on relevant matters related to Technical Risk.

Develop or conduct review and assessment of plans, reports, procedures and/or artefacts related to the areas of responsibility as directed by the Project Manager.

Manage and facilitate relationships and effective communications with the other Program Engineering leads and external stakeholders.

Please note that this is a senior role and requires a communication savvy individual able to engage at various levels to support stakeholder conversations and engage with systems integrators with knowledge.

People

Maintain an effective working relationship with other ADS Branch staff to ensure that there is effective coordination of all activities in support of organisational objectives