Engineering Team Lead - Recurring Services

Babcock Australia & New Zealand; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Remote-friendly

Learning & development

Employee discounts

Wellbeing program

Recognition program

Job summary

Babcock Australasia is seeking an Engineering Team Lead - Recurring Services in Adelaide to lead a high‑performing engineering team focused on sustainment of over 250 Australian Defence Force Ground Support Equipment asset types. You will drive safe, timely engineering outcomes that maximise asset availability and operational capability in a regulated defence environment.

You will oversee technical investigations, risk assessments and decision making, manage engineering artefacts such as

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in engineering/technical leadership roles.
• Strong governance, safety, risk management and lifecycle engineering knowledge.
• Ability to lead teams and collaborate with customers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high performing engineering team delivering safe, timely outcomes.
• Oversee engineering investigations, risk assessments and decision making.
• Deliver and review Engineering Responses, ECPs, Hazard Logs, Safety Case Reports and Test & Evaluation Plans.
• Drive continuous improvement and knowledge management for sustainment.

Skills

Leadership experience

Engineering toolsets

Team collaboration

Education

Washington Accord accredited engineering degree

Job description

• Lead a high performing engineering team supporting Defence capability
• Influence engineering outcomes across 250+ types of Ground Support Equipment
• Opportunity for career growth, flexible working and competitive employee benefits

About The Role

This is a unique opportunity to step into an engineering leadership position supporting the sustainment of over 250 Australian Defence Force Ground Support Equipment asset types.

As the Engineering Team Lead - Recurring Services, you’ll lead a talented team of engineers responsible for delivering safe, timely and effective engineering outcomes that maximise asset availability and operational capability.

With a strong focus on engineering management, you’ll oversee technical investigations, analysis, risk assessments and decision‑making, while ensuring engineering activities are delivered to the required standards, quality, cost and schedule. Working across a complex defence environment, you’ll lead the delivery and review of a range of critical engineering artefacts, including Engineering Responses, Engineering Change Proposals, Hazard Logs, Safety Case Reports and Test & Evaluation Plans.

You’ll also play an important role in continuous improvement, ensuring engineering processes, technical documentation and through‑life knowledge management support the long‑term sustainment of Defence capability.

About You

You’re a collaborative and influential engineering leader who enjoys developing people while delivering high quality technical outcomes, within a complex, regulated environment.

You’ll bring a strong understanding of engineering governance, product safety, risk management and lifecycle engineering, along with the ability to confidently navigate technical challenges.

You’ll thrive in stakeholder facing environments, being comfortable engaging with customers, technical authorities and stakeholders at all levels, while fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing across Babcock.

With a continuous improvement mindset, you’ll contribute to succession planning, talent development and innovative engineering solutions that strengthen our sustainable engineering capability and support the delivery of critical Defence outcomes.

To be successful in this position you will bring:

• Extensive relevant experience in relatable technical/engineering roles.
• A good understanding of applicable engineering toolsets.
• Hold an accredited (under the Washington Accord) degree in mechanical, electrical, systems, safety or other relevant discipline of engineering or hold the recognised engineering qualifications to be eligible to obtain Professional Engineer category Membership through a recognised body.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team to achieve desired results.

Your Future At Babcock – What We Offer You

• We provide an agile work environment where you’re able to work onsite and remotely, and to set you up for this we provide a laptop and working from home kit if required, in addition we offer compressed hours which can provide you even more flexibility;
• Our work life integration policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave plus more;
• We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, supported by our capability framework plus ongoing access to self‑led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave;
• You’ll have access to beRewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan;
• Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, access to our employee assistance program plus wellbeing leave;
• You’ll be able to participate in our weRecognise program which is an opportunity to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in living our principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver.

Who We Are

Babcock International Group, the aerospace and defence company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering services for over a century.

Across Australia and New Zealand, Babcock has grown to a team of over 1,700 talented people, and we are on a path of continued growth and expansion.

We operate across sectors such as defence, commercial marine, aviation, airports, communications, emergency services and engineering consultancy.

Some of the programs our team across Australia and New Zealand are proud to be a part of involve:

• Providing emergency medical and search & rescue aviation services through our Aviation & Critical Services business;
• Designing and supporting key systems for submarines and surface ships through our Marine business;
• Providing fleet wide through life support and asset management services for Navy customers;
• Managing critical assets for a range of sectors through our Mission & Support Systems business.

So, if you would like to join us and help create a safe and secure world, together,

To learn more about us visit www.babcock.com.au

We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experience however, due to the defence orientation of this role, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain an appropriate level of Commonwealth Personnel Security Clearance, as defined in the AGSVA guidelines.

Please note, should your application progress you may be required to complete pre-employment checks. These checks may include but not limited to, reference checks, police check, security check, qualifications and right to work.

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