Lead Naval Innovation Programs

Navantia Australia Pty Ltd.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Work Policy (WFH up to 2 days

Defence Reservist Leave

Employee Discounts Portal

Job summary

Navantia Australia is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Sydney to lead end-to-end delivery of complex maritime projects, coordinating engineering, autonomy, software, and cyber security functions. You will collaborate with Australian and UK teams, suppliers and partners to achieve on-time, on-budget outcomes in a defence environment.

The role reports to the CIO and requires extensive stakeholder management, governance, and rigorous security and quality controls across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in project or program management delivering complex projects.
• Proven success delivering defence, maritime, shipbuilding, autonomous systems, or software-intensive programs.
• Strong planning, scheduling and governance capabilities.
• Experience with subcontractors, suppliers and geographically dispersed teams.
• Experience with Defence or government clients within structured contractual and security frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of project scope.
• Develop integrated project schedules, budgets, milestones, resource plans and governance frameworks.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, autonomy, software, systems integration, cyber security, safety, assurance and commercial functions.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, change control and delivery assurance.
• Lead project governance activities, including executive reporting, steering committees and decision forums.
• Monitor project performance, forecasts, budget expenditure and supplier delivery outcomes.
• Manage subcontractors and strategic partners to ensure quality, compliance and contract performance.
• Support verification, validation, testing, trials and acceptance activities.
• Ensure compliance with Defence requirements, security obligations, quality standards and applicable legislation.

Skills

Integrated planning

Budget management

Risk management

Governance reporting

Change control

Subcontractor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in PM / Engineering / IT / Business

PMP or PRINCE2 Practitioner

Australian citizenship

Tools

Microsoft Project

Project Online

Project Operations

Job description

Navantia Australia is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Sydney to lead end-to-end delivery of complex maritime projects, coordinating engineering, autonomy, software, and cyber security functions. You will collaborate with Australian and UK teams, suppliers and partners to achieve on-time, on-budget outcomes in a defence environment.

The role reports to the CIO and requires extensive stakeholder management, governance, and rigorous security and quality controls across the project lifecycle.