Defence Program Lead – IAMD Submissions

Kinexus; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised parking

Flexible working

Paid parental leave

Study leave

Reserve and volunteer leave

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Project Manager to lead a high-visibility Defence submission for an IAMD program in Australia. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, integrate schedule and cost inputs, and ensure governance alignment with Defence requirements.

The role offers significant interaction with Defence leadership and industry partners. You will drive complex submissions, manage risks, and prepare executives with briefing papers and governance documents, while maintaining delivery milestones

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Defence capability development, acquisition, project management or program integration.
• Demonstrated experience supporting Government approvals, Defence submissions or major investment decisions.
• Strong understanding of Defence governance frameworks and capability lifecycle processes.
• Ability to coordinate complex project information across scope, schedule, cost, commercial and risk disciplines.
• Proven stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively across Defence and industry environments.
• Experience preparing executive briefs, governance papers, reports and senior leadership submissions.
• Strong planning, organisational and project coordination capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Current Australian Government Security Clearance (Baseline, NV1 or NV2)

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the development of IAMD Second Pass Government submission.
• Establish and maintain integrated project schedules and critical delivery pathways.
• Coordinate scope, cost, schedule, commercial and risk inputs across multiple workstreams.
• Manage project actions, dependencies, milestones and key decision points.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops, governance forums, reviews and working groups.
• Engage Defence stakeholders, industry partners and subject matter experts to support delivery outcomes.
• Identify, track and mitigate project risks, issues and opportunities.
• Develop business cases, approval documentation and supporting project artefacts.
• Monitor progress against key milestones and report status to senior stakeholders.
• Escalate critical issues and decisions requiring leadership attention.
• Ensure compliance with Defence governance requirements and capability development frameworks.
• Support assurance, review and approval activities throughout the submission lifecycle.

Skills

Defence project mgmt

Government approvals

Governance frameworks

Stakeholder management

Executive briefs

Project coordination

Written communication

Problem solving

Security clearance

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Project Manager to lead a high-visibility Defence submission for an IAMD program in Australia. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, integrate schedule and cost inputs, and ensure governance alignment with Defence requirements.

The role offers significant interaction with Defence leadership and industry partners. You will drive complex submissions, manage risks, and prepare executives with briefing papers and governance documents, while maintaining delivery milestones