Engineering Lead

Talent; Canberra; On-site; AUD 200,000 - 220,000; Full time

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Job summary

Talent in Canberra is seeking a senior Engineering Lead to provide strategic technical leadership across a large, complex program. You will coordinate engineering planning, governance and delivery with senior leadership, engineering managers and multidisciplinary teams.

You will influence engineering practices, mentor managers and oversee planning artefacts, with on-site requirements in Canberra. The role offers either permanent full-time or a contract through to 30 June 2027.

Qualifications

• Significant engineering experience at technical and program levels.
• Able to advise senior stakeholders and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience creating Engineering Management Plans and planning artefacts.
• Experience supporting tenders, evaluations and contract execution.
• Current NV2 security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Providing expert engineering advice to senior leadership and supporting key technical and delivery decisions
• Developing and maintaining Engineering Management Plans, engineering planning artefacts, resource plans and reporting
• Leading engineering input across tender activities, contract execution, system reviews and project test events
• Proactively managing engineering risks, issues, opportunities and change to support effective delivery
• Mentoring and coaching engineering managers while coordinating across multidisciplinary project and specialist teams

Skills

Engineering management

Technical leadership

Engineering planning

Resource management

Decision support

Mentoring teams

NV2 security clearance

Job description

• Permanent Full-Time | Up to $220k package
• OR
• Contract to 30 June 2027 | Up to $125/hr inc. super
• Canberra | On‑site requirements
• Minimum NV2 security clearance required

• Permanent Full-Time | Up to $220k package
• OR
• Contract to 30 June 2027 | Up to $125/hr inc. super
• Canberra | On‑site requirements
• Minimum NV2 security clearance required

Step into a senior engineering role with influence across the broader delivery environment, providing technical leadership and helping shape how complex engineering outcomes are planned, governed and delivered.

You’ll work closely with senior leadership, engineering managers and multidisciplinary project teams across engineering planning, commercial activities, system reviews, change management and delivery. There’s a strong advisory element to the role, alongside the opportunity to mentor other engineering managers and influence engineering practices across the broader program.

The Role

As the Engineering Lead, you’ll provide senior engineering advice and coordination across a large‑scale, technically complex program environment, bringing together engineering, project, scheduling, commercial and integration activities.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Providing expert engineering advice to senior leadership and supporting key technical and delivery decisions
• Developing and maintaining Engineering Management Plans, engineering planning artefacts, resource plans and reporting
• Leading engineering input across tender activities, contract execution, system reviews and project test events
• Proactively managing engineering risks, issues, opportunities and change to support effective delivery
• Mentoring and coaching engineering managers while coordinating across multidisciplinary project and specialist teams

About You

You’ll bring significant engineering experience and the ability to operate comfortably at both the technical and program level. You’ll be confident advising senior stakeholders, bringing different disciplines together and maintaining a clear view of engineering priorities across a complex delivery environment.

We’re Particularly Interested In Experience Across

• Engineering management and technical leadership within complex acquisition or delivery environments
• Developing and managing Engineering Management Plans and associated planning artefacts
• Engineering planning, resource management, reporting and decision support
• Supporting commercial and contract activities, including tenders, evaluations and contract execution
• Major system reviews, test activities, configuration/change management and engineering risk
• Leading, mentoring and coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams
• A current NV2 security clearance

Why Consider the Opportunity?

This is a broad engineering leadership role, with involvement across planning, technical decision‑making, system reviews, test activities, commercial engagements and engineering delivery.

You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders while also mentoring engineering managers and helping coordinate engineering priorities across the wider team.

There’s flexibility in how you join, with the opportunity available as either permanent full‑time or a contract through to 30 June 2027.

For permanent employees, there is also a range of benefits available, including the option to purchase additional leave and support for professional development and certifications.