Engineering Manager

www.clearedrecruitment.com.au; Perth; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Defence West, based in Australia, seeks an Engineering Manager to lead the engineering department for defence sustainment services. The role emphasizes strategic leadership, budgeting, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and customer requirements.

You will oversee delivery, drive continuous improvement, and manage schedules and resources to meet cost and time constraints while maintaining safety and quality across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering at minimum.
• Experience leading engineering teams for sustainment in Defence.
• Ability to manage tight schedules and provide open feedback to customer needs.
• Supportive and constructive attitude towards leadership.
• Australian Citizenship is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Engineering department in line with strategic objectives, governance frameworks, and regulatory compliance.
• Manage the Engineering team, including budgeting, resourcing, and partnerships, to ensure capability aligns with business needs.
• Oversee the delivery of engineering outcomes, ensuring solutions meet requirements across safety, quality, operability, supportability, and cost.
• Control the engineering execution budget and schedule, ensuring all deliverables are completed within scope, time, and cost constraints.
• Maintain key departmental reports including schedules, capacity planning, performance metrics, and corrective actions to drive accountability.
• Provide technical leadership and foster a culture of continuous improvement, Lean principles, and compliance with evolving standards and regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering Mgmt

Budgeting

Regulatory compliance

People management

Lean principles

Defence experience

Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Hi All,
Defence West is picking up and with new projects on the horizon what better time to get out there and explore an industry on the rise!
Our client specialises in naval systems for operational deployability and engineering services and is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager with experience across Defence sustainment for naval services to help build, grow and encourage a hard-working engineering team.
Those with engineering sustainment, leadership and a good understanding of government processes are encouraged to apply. Must be an Australian Citizen to be eligible for a Defence security clearance.
Permanent full-time.

Role: Engineering Manager

Location: South of Perth, WA

Employment: Permanent full-time with flexibility

Role and responsibilities:

• Lead the Engineering department in line with strategic objectives, governance frameworks, and regulatory compliance.
• Manage the Engineering team, including budgeting, resourcing, and partnerships, to ensure capability aligns with business needs.
• Oversee the delivery of engineering outcomes, ensuring solutions meet requirements across safety, quality, operability, supportability, and cost.
• Control the engineering execution budget and schedule, ensuring all deliverables are completed within scope, time, and cost constraints.
• Maintain key departmental reports including schedules, capacity planning, performance metrics, and corrective actions to drive accountability.
• Provide technical leadership and foster a culture of continuous improvement, Lean principles, and compliance with evolving standards and regulations.

Requirements:

• Bachelors or above level degree in engineering (i.e. mechanical, electrical, systems)
• Experience in leading engineering teams for engineering sustainment services in Defence
• Ability to manage tight schedules and provide open feedback to customer needs and requirements
• A supportive and constructive attitude towards leadership
• Australian Citizenship (essential)