Engineering Change Manager

Babcock International; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defence company in New Zealand is seeking an Engineering Change Manager to drive strategic transformation and build high-performing teams. You will lead across key sectors, ensuring precision and quality in engineering excellence. The ideal candidate has a strong engineering background, stakeholder management experience, and a passion for continuous improvement. This role offers an agile work environment with supportive benefits for professional growth.

Benefits

Agile work environment

Supportive leave entitlements

Access to learning and development opportunities

Employee wellbeing programs

Discounts through beRewarded

Recognition programs

Qualifications

• Strategic engineering leader with deep experience in complex environments.
• Passionate about continuous improvement and building high-performing teams.
• Ready to lead transformational change and build customer trust.

Responsibilities

• Shape future of defense and commercial engineering in New Zealand.
• Lead a high-performing team and foster innovation.
• Drive enterprise-wide transformation and optimise engineering supply chains.

Skills

Strategic leadership and team coaching

Customer relationship and stakeholder management

Engineering programme and design governance

Commercial and financial acumen

Continuous improvement and innovation delivery

Risk and opportunity management

Cultural change and inclusive leadership

Navigating complexity and driving operational outcomes

Education

Degree in Engineering

Chartered Engineer status

Tertiary qualification in Management (highly desirable)

Job description

About the role

Babcock is looking for a Engineering Change Manager to join the Program Engineering team based in Devonport, Auckland.

Step into a pivotal leadership role where engineering excellence meets national impact. As Engineering Manager, you’ll shape the future of defence and commercial engineering in New Zealand. You’ll lead a high-performing team, foster a culture of inclusion and innovation, and build enduring relationships with key stakeholders across logistics command, capability branches, and the Ministry of Defence. Your influence will extend across strategic planning, programme delivery, and design governance—ensuring projects are delivered with precision, quality, and purpose.

This is more than a management role—it’s a chance to drive enterprise-wide transformation. You’ll champion continuous improvement, optimise engineering supply chains, and embed best practices that elevate operational performance. With a strong focus on safety, sustainability, and customer satisfaction, you’ll be instrumental in shaping Babcock’s long-term growth in New Zealand. If you’re ready to lead with vision, coach with purpose, and deliver with impact, this is your opportunity to make a lasting difference.

About you

You are a strategic engineering leader with deep experience in complex environments—marine, defence, or asset management. You thrive on building high-performing teams, navigating ambiguity, and delivering results. Your leadership is inclusive, your thinking is systemic, and your decisions are grounded in commercial acumen. You’re passionate about continuous improvement, coaching others, and shaping culture. With a chartered engineering background and a strong grasp of governance, you’re ready to lead transformational change and build enduring customer trust.

Key Required Skills

• Strategic leadership and team coaching
• Customer relationship and stakeholder management
• Engineering programme and design governance
• Commercial and financial acumen
• Continuous improvement and innovation delivery
• Risk and opportunity management
• Cultural change and inclusive leadership
• Navigating complexity and driving operational outcomes

Key Required Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering
• Chartered Engineer status
• Tertiary qualification in Management (highly desirable)
• Significant in engineering leadership within defence, marine, or complex asset environments

Your future at Babcock – what we offer you

• We provide an agile work environment where you’re able to work onsite and remotely, and to set you up for this we provide a laptop and working from home kit if required.
• Our work life integration policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave plus more;
• We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, supported by our capability framework plus ongoing access to self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave;
• You’ll have access to beRewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan;
• Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, access to our employee assistance program plus you can access two days annually from your personal leave as wellbeing days;
• You’ll be able to participate in our weRecognise program which is an opportunity to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in living our principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver

Who we are

Babcock International Group, the aerospace and defence company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering services for over a century.

Across Australia and New Zealand, Babcock has grown to a team of over 1,600 talented people, and we are on a path of continued growth and expansion. We operate across sectors such as defence, commercial marine, aviation, airports, communications, emergency services and engineering consultancy.

Some of the programs our team across Australia and New Zealand are proud to be a part of involve:

• Providing emergency medical and search & rescue aviation services through our Aviation & Critical Services business;
• Designing and supporting key systems for submarines and surface ships through our Marine business;
• Providing fleet wide through life support and asset management services for Navy customers;
• Managing critical assets for a range of sectors through our Land Business.

So, if you would like to join us and help create a safe and secure world, together, please apply via the Apply Now button below.

To learn more about us visit www.babcock.com.au

We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experience however, the successful candidate must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand and capable of obtaining a New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Security Clearance.

Please note, should your application progress you may be required to complete pre-employment checks. These checks may include but not limited to, reference checks, MOJ, security check, qualifications and right to work.

Babcock Australasia is a Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.

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