Ground Systems & Infrastructure Lead - 50% Travel

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Australia seeks a Ground Systems & Infrastructure Engineer to lead end-to-end SouthPAN Ground Reference Station deployments across Australia and New Zealand. You will coordinate engineering, construction, and test teams, ensuring safe, compliant, and timely delivery with up to 50% travel.

The role combines engineering leadership with project delivery responsibilities, requiring oversight from planning through commissioning to operations, while interacting with customers and

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering or infrastructure delivery projects within a structured engineering and regulatory environment.
• Strong project management capability, including management of technical, schedule and program risks.
• Experience working on infrastructure, civil construction, telecommunications or other complex engineering projects.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and subcontractors.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining focus on safety, quality and delivery outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, delivery, commissioning and transition to operations of SouthPAN Ground Reference Station infrastructure projects.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk and stakeholder expectations to achieve successful delivery outcomes.
• Coordinate subcontractors and suppliers, ensuring technical, cost and schedule commitments are met.
• Resolve technical and delivery issues during installation, testing and commissioning activities.
• Develop project documentation, engineering artefacts and customer deliverables to support program execution.
• Collaborate with engineering, test, sustainment and program teams to deliver integrated technical and operational outcomes.

Skills

Project management

Engineering leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory compliance

Travel readiness

Defence programs

Job description

Lockheed Martin Australia seeks a Ground Systems & Infrastructure Engineer to lead end-to-end SouthPAN Ground Reference Station deployments across Australia and New Zealand. You will coordinate engineering, construction, and test teams, ensuring safe, compliant, and timely delivery with up to 50% travel.

The role combines engineering leadership with project delivery responsibilities, requiring oversight from planning through commissioning to operations, while interacting with customers and