Sustainment Systems & Planning Lead — IMS/ILS, Data-Driven

Mission Technologies, a division of HII; Canberra; On-site; AUD 158,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation package

Competitive benefits

Job summary

HII - Mission Technologies is seeking a Senior Sustainment Systems & Planning Lead to join our Canberra-based team. The role will provide integrated scheduling across enterprise and partner organisations, aligning demand with engineering constraints for sustainment delivery.

You will bring 10+ years of related experience, with strong expertise in IMS, ILS, and Primavera/MS Project. A relocation package and $25,000 sign-on bonus are available as part of the offer.

Qualifications

• 10 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 8 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 14 years relevant experience.
• 8+ years in sustainment planning, scheduling, or ILS.
• Experience building and managing: Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).
• Working knowledge of US submarine sustainment processes, preferably SSN/VCS.
• Experience integrating: Engineering constraints, Operational demand, Maintenance schedules.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision support capability.
• Experience within NAVSEA planning systems or submarine program offices.
• Familiarity with ILS frameworks (LSA, provisioning, maintenance planning) in US DoD context.
• Prior Shipyard Engineer, Super-JO, Project Superintendent, STE, EDMC, or 3MC.
• Experience deploying repeatable planning models across organisations.
• Proficiency in advanced planning tools (e.g., Primavera, MS Project, or equivalent enterprise systems).

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage integrated master schedules (FCD, LOTE, fleet operations).
• Align maintenance planning with operational demand and engineering constraints.
• Integrate ILS frameworks and support systems across partners.
• Implement repeatable planning processes aligned to US/UK models.
• Enable data-driven decision-making and performance reporting.

Skills

Sustainment planning

IMS scheduling

ILS knowledge

Data-driven decision support

NAVSEA / US submarine processes

Primavera / MS Project

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

High School Diploma with experience

Tools

Primavera

MS Project

Job description

HII - Mission Technologies is seeking a Senior Sustainment Systems & Planning Lead to join our Canberra-based team. The role will provide integrated scheduling across enterprise and partner organisations, aligning demand with engineering constraints for sustainment delivery.

You will bring 10+ years of related experience, with strong expertise in IMS, ILS, and Primavera/MS Project. A relocation package and $25,000 sign-on bonus are available as part of the offer.