Growth Manager

Leidos; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a Growth Manager to identify and win new business across the Australian defence, government and maritime sectors. You will leverage an existing network and bring engineering, project delivery experience to lead engagements and shape opportunities.

The role covers client engagement, proposal development, and governance processes, with a view to delivering high-quality bids and strategic partnerships. Initial 12-month fixed-term with NV1 security clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• Experience contributing to successful business development in defence or government sectors.
• Ability to write high-quality proposals and white papers.
• Strong network within Australian naval, defence or government communities.

Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify and pursue new business opportunities aligned with Gibbs & Cox capabilities and objectives.
• Develop and maintain relationships across Defence, Government and industry.
• Lead client engagement and opportunity shaping activities, including supporting management colleagues.
• Prepare high quality proposals and tender responses.
• Manage internal new business approval processes and partnerships.

Skills

Project management

Proposal writing

Client engagement

Leadership

Commercial judgement

Job description

At Leidos Australia, our work goes beyond a job title. We design, build, operate and support the systems, services and capabilities that help protect and advance the Australian way of life. Backed by a global organisation of more than 40,000 people, our Australian team of around 2,000 has partnered with government, defence and national security customers for more than 30 years. We deliver mission-critical solutions where reliability, trust and purpose matter. Leidos is a destination for people who want their work to have purpose, their contribution to be recognised, and their career to grow without needing to fit a single mould. Meaningful work is supported by benefits, flexibility and career pathways that help you grow while balancing life outside work.

This includes:

• Opportunities to work across programs, domains and emerging technologies
• Be at the forefront of Australia's maritime programs
• Leverage your reputation and network where it matters

About the Team

You’ll join a team where people work with integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility, collaboration and commitment. In practice, that means sharing ownership, solving complex problems together and staying connected to the customer context, the purpose behind the work and how each role contributes to meaningful outcomes. We provide world-leading naval and marine engineering expertise in support of Australia's maritime enterprise. Through our highly skilled team of naval architects, engineers and maritime specialists, we support major Australian naval programs and emerging maritime technologies across ship design, engineering, systems integration, acquisition and sustainment. Leveraging nearly a century of naval design excellence and access to Gibbs & Cox's global network of specialists, we help deliver complex maritime projects that strengthen Australia's sovereign shipbuilding, naval design and maritime capability.

The Opportunity

This role is an opportunity to contribute to the Gibbs & Cox (GCA) team by delivering outcomes that matter. The Growth Manager is responsible for identifying, shaping and securing new business across the Australian maritime sector. Leveraging an existing professional network and substantial engineering, project management, or Defence delivery experience, the role leads customer engagement, opportunity management, and proposal development. The ideal candidate is also capable of and interested in taking on future project delivery leadership roles.

In this role, you will:

• Identify, qualify and pursue new business opportunities aligned with GCA capabilities and objectives
• Develop and maintain strong relationships across Defence, Government and industry
• Lead client engagement and opportunity shaping activities, including supporting management colleagues in customer and partner engagement activities
• Prepare high quality proposals, white papers, and tender responses
• Manage internal new business approval processesSupport strategic partnerships and teaming arrangements

About You

We are looking for someone who brings judgement, curiosity and a collaborative approach to work that matters.

Essential for this role:

• Demonstrated success contributing to project delivery though engineering, program management or Defence capability development related roles
• Ability to develop high quality written proposals
• Established professional network in the Australian naval and/or marine sector
• Demonstrated leadership capability, and ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Strong commercial judgement and pragmatic decision-making
• Australian Citizen
• Advantageous, but not essential: Experience in assurance, governance, systems engineering, or independent review functions

Please note, this position is offered as an initial 12-month fixed-term position. This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian citizen and hold, or be eligible to obtain, NV1 security clearance.

Pay Range

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

• Competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement

Securing Your Data

Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [e-mail].

Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.