Project Manager Fleet

LiveHire Limited; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

LiveHire Limited in Australia is seeking an experienced Project / Fleet Manager to coordinate in-service support and oversee contractor performance across defence platforms.

You will balance delivery, cost, schedule and risk while engaging capability, engineering, logistics, commercial and security stakeholders to keep fleets fit for purpose throughout their service life.

Qualifications

• Essential tertiary qualifications and domain knowledge.
• Current, relevant fleet management experience.
• Knowledge of Australian and Defence standards and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate in-service support plans, schedules and reporting.
• Oversee contractor performance and supplier reviews.
• Maintain cost and schedule controls and monthly capability reporting.
• Develop contract changes and support sustainment documents.
• Identify capability risks and advise on end-user requirements.
• Coordinate engineering and logistics with Defence plans and certification.
• Support security and export control requirements.
• Lead transitions of new projects into service.
• Mentor product and fleet team members.

Skills

Fleet management

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Contract management

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications

Job description

Baseline or NV1 security clearance required.

Help sustain a critical Defence capability supporting the Joint Data Network.

We are seeking an experienced Project / Fleet Manager to coordinate in-service support, oversee contractor performance and help ensure products and fleets remain fit for purpose throughout their service life.

This is a broad role for someone who can bring together capability, engineering, logistics, commercial and security stakeholders while keeping delivery, cost, schedule and risk in view.

What you'll do

• Manage in-service support arrangements, plans, schedules and reporting, including planned and unplanned maintenance and supply support.
• Coordinate product and fleet governance, internal reviews, stakeholder engagement and contractor performance reviews.
• Maintain product cost and schedule controls, work breakdown structures, business-as-usual activities and monthly capability reporting.
• Review supplier deliverables, develop contract change proposals and support future sustainment contracts, procurement documents and statements of work.
• Identify and manage capability risks, issues and opportunities, and advise the Capability Manager on system specifications and end-user requirements.
• Coordinate engineering and logistics services in line with Defence plans and support technical and materiel certification.
• Support Authority to Operate requirements for the Joint Data Network and, where applicable, cryptographic key management and ICT accreditation.
• Oversee applicable export control, data-sharing, facility and physical security requirements.
• Lead or support the transition of new projects and platforms into service and sustainment, assessing impacts on existing capability.
• Provide subject matter advice and mentoring to product and fleet team members.

What you'll bring

Essential:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and associated domain knowledge.
• Current, relevant fleet management experience.
• Knowledge of applicable Australian and international standards, regulations and Defence requirements and methodologies at the level required for this role.

Desirable:

• A relevant postgraduate qualification.
• A recognised program or product management qualification, such as AIPM project management registration.
• An understanding of military Command and Control technologies, including tactical data links.
• Previous CASG or Defence experience.

If you have the fleet management experience to coordinate complex sustainment work and engage confidently with Defence stakeholders and suppliers, we'd welcome your application.