Part-Time Senior Project Manager — Naval Innovation Programs

NAVANTIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental Leave

Flexible Work Policy

Defence Industry Exposure

Career Development

Job summary

Navantia Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead multidisciplinary delivery across mobilisation to close-out for defence maritime programs. The role reports to the CIO and involves coordinating Australian and UK teams, suppliers and partners in a dynamic security environment.

The position is part-time (3 days/week) fixed term, with responsibilities spanning planning, governance and delivery assurance, while ensuring safety, on-time and within-budget outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project/program management delivering complex projects.
• Experience delivering defence/m maritime or similarly regulated tech programs.
• Strong skills in integrated planning, budgeting, risk and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of project scope.
• Develop and manage integrated project schedules, budgets, milestones, and governance.
• 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 governance activities, including executive reporting and steering committees.
• Monitor performance, forecasts, budget expenditure and supplier delivery outcomes.
• Manage subcontractors and strategic partners to ensure quality and contract performance.
• Support verification, validation, testing, trials and acceptance activities.
• Ensure compliance with Defence requirements, security obligations, quality standards and legislation.
• Foster a delivery-focused culture with accountability and collaboration.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Governance reporting

Risk management

Scheduling & planning

Budget control

Subcontractor management

Security compliance

Education

Degree in PM/Engineering/IT/Business

PMP or PRINCE2 certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Project Online

Project Operations

Job description

Navantia Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead multidisciplinary delivery across mobilisation to close-out for defence maritime programs. The role reports to the CIO and involves coordinating Australian and UK teams, suppliers and partners in a dynamic security environment.

The position is part-time (3 days/week) fixed term, with responsibilities spanning planning, governance and delivery assurance, while ensuring safety, on-time and within-budget outcomes.