Risk Advisor - SSN AUKUS Build

ASC; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 10 days additional leave per año

Generous parental leave

Subsidised childcare

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

ASC is delivering Australia’s premier defence capability through the SSN AUKUS Build Program. The Risk Advisor will lead risk workshops, maintain risk registers and KRIs, and provide strategic risk advice to support informed decisions at executive levels.

You will work within a complex stakeholder environment, ensuring risk-informed decisions, governance papers, and dashboards drive continuous improvement across the program.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk management within complex projects, Defence or major programs.
• Experience maintaining risk registers and data for governance visibility.
• Strong facilitation skills for risk workshops and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience preparing executive-level reporting, governance papers and dashboards.
• Knowledge of risk management principles and ISO 31000.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate risk workshops, reviews and stakeholder discussions across the program.
• Manage risk registers, treatment plans and KRIs with insights into exposure and effectiveness.
• Prepare risk reports, dashboards and governance papers for executive forums.
• Provide risk advice to support decision-making across complex programs and projects.
• Support continuous improvement of risk management frameworks, processes and tools.
• Monitor emerging risks and changes to provide meaningful insights to stakeholders.
• Build collaborative relationships across internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Risk management

Facilitation

Executive reporting

ISO 31000

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Governance

Security clearance

GRC tools

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Business/Commerce/Engineering/Project Management

Tools

Visio

GRC systems

Job description

ASC is Australia’s submarine company. We built the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins Class submarines, sustain them, and are now delivering their Life of Type Extension to increase the boats’ service lives. We have also been selected by the Australian Government to sustain and jointly build the nation’s nuclear-powered submarines – the largest and most complex industrial undertaking in Australia’s history.

Our work is interesting and meaningful, contributing directly to Australia’s national security. We offer rewarding roles that provide the opportunity to grow your career, and the flexibility to balance life and work. A career at ASC is like no other, delivering a deeper purpose we can all be proud of.

About the Opportunity

This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in the pioneering SSN AUKUS Build Program, helping deliver one of Australia's most significant and complex Defence capabilities. As a Risk Advisor, you will work at the centre of a high-profile program, working collaboratively across a complex stakeholder environment to support informed decision-making through effective risk management.

Reporting to the Risk Manager, you will facilitate risk workshops, provide strategic risk advice, develop meaningful risk insights and contribute to the ongoing maturity of risk management practices across the program.

We welcome applications from risk professionals who bring a breadth of experience, from established Risk Advisors through to those operating at Senior Risk Advisor level.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate risk workshops, risk reviews and stakeholder discussions across the SSN AUKUS Build Program.
• Develop, maintain and monitor risk registers, treatment plans and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), providing insights into risk exposure and treatment effectiveness.
• Prepare risk reporting, dashboards and governance papers for executive and leadership forums that provide clear risk insights, emerging themes and recommendations for leadership decision-making.
• Provide trusted risk advice, challenge assumptions where appropriate and support risk-informed decision-making across complex programs and projects.
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of risk management frameworks, processes and tools.
• Monitor emerging risks, opportunities and changes in risk exposure to provide meaningful insights to stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships across a complex stakeholder environment, fostering collaboration and trust to achieve shared outcomes.
• Promote a positive risk culture through coaching, collaboration and stakeholder engagement.

About you

To be successful, you will have:

• Demonstrated experience in risk management within complex project, engineering, infrastructure, Defence or major program environments.
• Experience maintaining risk registers and associated risk data within risk management systems and tools, ensuring data integrity, effective governance and meaningful risk visibility for stakeholders.
• Strong facilitation skills with experience leading risk workshops and engaging diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience preparing executive-level reporting, governance papers, dashboards and risk insights for senior leadership forums.
• Sound knowledge of risk management principles, frameworks and standards, including ISO 31000 and their practical application within project and program environments.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex risk information into clear, actionable insights for decision-makers.
• The ability to build credibility and foster collaborative relationships across internal and external stakeholders.
• The ability to work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, managing competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Business, Commerce, Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain an Australian Defence Security Clearance (NV1).
• Experience working with Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) systems and Visio

If you're looking to make a meaningful contribution to a nation‑building Defence program while working alongside industry‑leading partners, we'd love to hear from you.

• Experience supporting large-scale Defence, naval, shipbuilding or complex engineering programs.
• Understanding of project controls, integrated project management and risk‑based contingency management.
• Experience applying Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) techniques, including schedule and cost risk analysis, to inform contingency levels and support program decision‑making.

This role requires a current National Police Clearance, an Australian Defence Security Clearance and an ability to access protected US defence technology. Your eligibility for this role is dependent on you obtaining and maintaining such clearances and approvals.

Whilst ASC will accept all applications for this role, as this role requires an ability to access protected US defence technology, applicants holding nationality of certain foreign countries will not be eligible.

To check your eligibility please visit the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency website.

• Unique and challenging work with a deeper purpose.
• Flexibility over how, when and where you work for the best work/life balance.
• Up to 10 days additional leave every year so you can rest and recharge.
• Generous parental leave so you can give your family the focus it deserves.
• Subsidised childcare to ease the financial pressure on your family.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives so you can perform at your best at work.
• Professional development opportunities to advance your career.
• A diverse and supportive environment where you can thrive.
• Discounts and exclusive offers from leading Australian brands to help you save.

About ASC

ASC’s 3,000-plus staff offer a depth of submarine design, project management, supply chain, construction and engineering experience and expertise that is unparalleled in Australia’s defence industry. Established in 1985, the company’s work on Australia’s conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarine build and the Collins Class Life of Type Extension takes place in Osborne, South Australia, with sustainment shared across Osborne and Henderson, Western Australia. ASC also plays a leading role in training Royal Australian Navy submariners.

Early applications are encouraged as shortlisting may commence immediately. [IB2]