Maritime Growth Leader – Defence & Government

Leidos Australia; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Program exposure

Maritime programs

Professional network

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a Growth Manager to identify, shape and secure new business across the Australian maritime sector. The role leads customer engagement, opportunity shaping and proposal development, with responsibilities spanning defence customers and industry partners.

Strong written proposals and strategic relationship building are essential. The 12-month fixed-term position requires an Australian citizen with a track record in project delivery, leadership and commercial judgement.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success contributing to project delivery through 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

Responsibilities

• 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 processes
• Support strategic partnerships and teaming arrangements

Skills

Project delivery

Proposal writing

Leadership

Defence sector network

Job description

Leidos Australia is seeking a Growth Manager to identify, shape and secure new business across the Australian maritime sector. The role leads customer engagement, opportunity shaping and proposal development, with responsibilities spanning defence customers and industry partners.

Strong written proposals and strategic relationship building are essential. The 12-month fixed-term position requires an Australian citizen with a track record in project delivery, leadership and commercial judgement.