Engineering Resource Planner

Hanwha Defence Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9 Day fortnight

Flexible working

Defence Reservist Leave

Professional Development

Health & Wellbeing Platform including

Job summary

Hanwha Defence Australia, part of Hanwha Aerospace, is building Australia’s defence future. We’re seeking an Engineering Resource Planner to align resources with priorities across engineering and project activities, coordinating across PM, Engineering, Production, Test & Evaluation, MROU and others.

You’ll develop integrated schedules, manage capacity and constraints, and support forecasting and recovery planning, with an emphasis on cross‑functional collaboration and driving delivery milestones.

Qualifications

• Experience in resource planning, capacity management, project scheduling within a complex environment.
• Ability to balance resource demand, capacity and competing project priorities.
• Experience supporting engineering, production, testing, logistics or operational functions.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management across technical and functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate resource and capacity planning across projects, optimising shared personnel, facilities and equipment.
• Develop and maintain integrated schedules, providing visibility of activities, dependencies, priorities and key milestones.
• Identify and resolve resource constraints and competing priorities across multiple projects and functions.
• Analyse changing resource and schedule demands, supporting forecasting, mitigation and recovery planning.
• Coordinate Vehicle Operator resources, including allocation, utilisation, competency, availability and forward workforce planning.

Skills

Resource planning

Capacity management

Project scheduling

Integrated planning

Project controls

Analytical reasoning

Stakeholder management

Education

Project Management degree

Engineering degree

Job description

At Hanwha Defence Australia (HDA), we’re building Australia’s defence future. As part of Hanwha Aerospace, we combine Australian innovation with world-class expertise to deliver next-generation capability for the Australian Defence Force.

As our Engineering Resource Planner, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the right resources are aligned to the right priorities across HDA’s engineering and project activities.

Working across Project Management, Engineering, Production, Test & Evaluation, MROU and other functions, you’ll bring together resource demand, capacity, schedules and project priorities to provide a clear and integrated view of delivery requirements.

You’ll also:

• Coordinate resource and capacity planning across projects, optimising shared personnel, facilities and equipment.
• Develop and maintain integrated schedules, providing visibility of activities, dependencies, priorities and key milestones.
• Identify and resolve resource constraints and competing priorities across multiple projects and functions.
• Analyse changing resource and schedule demands, supporting forecasting, mitigation and recovery planning.
• Coordinate Vehicle Operator resources, including allocation, utilisation, competency, availability and forward workforce planning.

What You’ll Bring:

To succeed in this role, you’ll have:

• Experience in resource planning, capacity management, project scheduling, integrated planning or project controls within a complex environment.
• Strong capability in balancing resource demand, capacity and competing project priorities.
• Experience supporting complex delivery involving engineering, production, testing, logistics or operational functions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate constraints and changing priorities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to coordinate across technical and functional teams.

A degree in Project Management, Engineering, Business, Logistics, Operations Management or a related discipline would be advantageous

• To be successful in this role, you will need to be eligible to obtain an Australian Government Security clearance up to NV1 (must be an Australian Citizen). Eligibility criteria can be found athttp://www.defence.gov.au/agsva

What we can offer you

• 9 Day fortnight
• Flexible Working arrangements
• Defence Reservist Leave
• Professional Development
• Health & Wellbeing Platform including an Employee Assistance Program

Hanwha Defence Australia looks for people who can embrace our three core values of ‘Challenge, Dedication, and Integrity’ that were established in the spirit of Trust and Loyalty. If you want to work with us on this exciting journey, now is the time to join.

Hanwha Defence Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to apply. We also welcome applications from individuals with culturally diverse backgrounds.

We are a proud supporter of the Veterans' Employment Program and welcome the interest of ex-service members, veterans and their families.

Please Note Cover letters and CVs are required to be submitted in PDF/DOCX format.