Senior Program Manager, Maritime Defence Delivery

Lockheed Martin; Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Australia is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the Design & Development stream of the CSI-IPT DDG Program. You will coordinate complex systems engineering activities across combat domains, working with the Commonwealth, Saab, Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems to deliver sovereign maritime capability.

You will manage two Project Managers and up to 50 specialists, guiding scope, schedule and budget while driving risk mitigation and performance metrics to ensure on-time

Qualifications

• Experience leading and influencing large, matrixed teams.
• Ability to manage scope, schedule and budget across complex programs.
• Experience in defence sector is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead scope, schedule and cost planning for DDG Tasking Statements, aligned to program objectives and budget.
• Provide strategic leadership as a DDG Leadership Team member, drive decisions and resource estimates.
• Manage end-to-end project execution, coordinating engineering activities and milestones.
• Develop and maintain project plans, performance metrics and delivery artefacts.
• Lead risk and opportunity management to protect program outcomes.
• Act as Design & Development Control Account Manager for cross-functional alignment.
• Direct monthly project reporting and governance, integrating schedule and risk data.
• Review CDRL deliverables for compliance and drive team performance improvements.

Skills

Earned Value Management

Stakeholder engagement

Multidisciplinary leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Budget management

Scheduling

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Postgraduate PM qualification

PM Certification (AIPM)

Job description

Lockheed Martin Australia is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the Design & Development stream of the CSI-IPT DDG Program. You will coordinate complex systems engineering activities across combat domains, working with the Commonwealth, Saab, Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems to deliver sovereign maritime capability.

You will manage two Project Managers and up to 50 specialists, guiding scope, schedule and budget while driving risk mitigation and performance metrics to ensure on-time