Project Manager

Southern Launch; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Launch is seeking a Project Manager to oversee multiple aerospace projects, ensuring delivery within budget and schedule while meeting customer and stakeholder needs. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary activities, manage risks, and report on progress and financial performance.

The role requires collaborative communication, stakeholder management skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Project Management, Planning, or Scheduling qualifications.
• Degree qualifications within a technical discipline are desirable.
• Experience working within the Aerospace sector.
• Collaborative communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work and learn in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute multi-discipline projects within budget and schedule to meet customer requirements.
• Use industry best practice project management tools and processes.
• Organise, coordinate and direct project activities.
• Maintain project risk registers with mitigation plans.
• Track projects, communicate progress, and run meetings.
• Manage sub-contract and supplier requirements.
• Develop project budgets and report on financial performance.

Skills

Project management qualifications

Collaborative communication

Stakeholder management

Ability to work in a fast-paced env

Education

Degree in a technical discipline desirable

Job description

Southern Launch offers bespoke space mission services fromtwo complementary spaceports in Australia. Its vertically integrated processes for orbital and suborbital launch, hypersonic flight, re-entries from space, and range services for advanced system testing have been proven by customers and regulators.

About the role

The Project Manager oversees multiple projects, ensuring timely, cost-effective delivery, meeting quality standards, and satisfying requirements for customer and stakeholder outcomes. Responsibilities include:

Planning and execution of multi-discipline projects to ensure that they are delivered within budget, to schedule, and to meet customer requirements.

The use of industry best practice project management tools and processes.

Organisation, coordination, and direction of project activities.

Maintaining project risk registers including associated risk mitigation plans.

Project tracking, communications, reporting, and meetings.

Managing sub-contract and supplier requirements.

Development of project budgets and reporting on project financial performance.

About you

We are proud of the diversity of experience within our team and will be encouraged by what you can bring to this position. We are initially looking for:

Project Management, Planning, or Scheduling qualifications.

Degree qualifications within a technical discipline are desirable.

Experience working within the Aerospace sector.

Collaborative communication and stakeholder management skills.

Demonstrated ability to work and learn in a fast-paced environment.

This position requires you to hold and maintain a valid Australian Defence Security Clearance.

Southern Launch is made up of industry experts with a diverse range of experience across space and defence.

Southern Launch is made up of industry experts with a diverse range of experience across space and defence.