Defence Project Coordinator | Flexible Work & Growth

KBR; Canberra; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place To Work

Flexible working

Competitive salary

Paid parental leave

Income protection

Salary packaging/Novated leasing

Employee stock purchase plans

Flu shots, skin checks and discounted.

Career development

Job summary

KBR is seeking a motivated Project Support Officer in Canberra to assist with coordinating Defence projects within the EWIS J&A Integrated Work Program. You will work with Program and Project Managers to ensure schedules, governance, and reporting are on track and organized across multiple projects.

The role calls for strong organisational abilities, 3+ years in project support or coordination, and experience with MS Office and project scheduling tools.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in project coordination or support
• Understanding of project management, scheduling, reporting, governance
• Excellent organisational skills with competing priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Experience in Defence sector or Defence projects
• Experience using scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project or Open Plan Professional (OPP)
• Exposure to engineering, technology, or capability acquisition environments

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day Defence projects and provide administrative support
• Develop and maintain project schedules
• Coordinate meetings, agendas, minutes, actions, and communications
• Prepare status reports for stakeholders
• Manage project documentation and data in systems
• Assist in weekly, monthly, quarterly reporting
• Support monitoring of cost, schedule, quality and risk outcomes
• Maintain governance artefacts and project records

Skills

Project coordination

Scheduling

Reporting

Governance

MS Office

Defence sector

Microsoft Project

OPP scheduling

Tools

Microsoft Project

Open Plan Professional

Job description

KBR is seeking a motivated Project Support Officer in Canberra to assist with coordinating Defence projects within the EWIS J&A Integrated Work Program. You will work with Program and Project Managers to ensure schedules, governance, and reporting are on track and organized across multiple projects.

The role calls for strong organisational abilities, 3+ years in project support or coordination, and experience with MS Office and project scheduling tools.