The Role
The acquisition of conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines is an historic and transformative endeavour for Australia. The whole-of-nation effort to safely and securely deliver the cutting edge nuclear-powered submarine program will transform Australia’s economic and national security landscape for decades to come.
The Schedule Manager will contribute a strong foundation of knowledge and the development and application of robust methodologies and techniques to provide planning, scheduling and technical advice to support the delivery of the SSN-AUKUS Phase 3 program. The ability to interpret and effectively analyse multiple sources of information, quantitatively and qualitatively, is also fundamental to the position.
- Developing, preparing, and maintaining the program schedule and baseline.
- Develop and refine the scheduling team’s performance metrics, evaluation and quality of reporting.
- Oversee task coordination, dependencies and critical path monitoring.
- Developing and supplying high-quality documentation for program schedule reporting.
- Collaborate with Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) and industry stakeholders to accurately develop and maintain schedules.
- Ensure the scheduling team’s business processes and controls are documented and maintained appropriately.
About our Team
Sovereign Submarine Program Delivery Branch (SSPD) is accountable for identifying, in consultation with Australia’s AUKUS partners, the most appropriate program delivery model and construction methodology, defining the infrastructure requirements, analysing and modelling the existing Australian industry and workforce capability and capacity, and undertaking the cost estimation of acquiring and sustaining the future Nuclear Power Submarine fleet.
SSPD consists of the following directorates, Business and Operations, Build Test and Evaluation, Commercial Management, Engineering and Ship Yard Infrastructure. The SSPD project management team provides governance and assurance of the scope, cost, schedule, earned value management and risk to holistically understand, synthesise and report exceptions for management action. The team provides analysis and recommendations to senior management relating to scope, schedule, cost and risk to facilitate timely and informed decision making.
Our Ideal Candidate
We are a dynamic organization seeking employees who are agile, innovative and energised by high-paced work. We are seeking highly motivated and collaborative minded people who will have the opportunity to contribute to a once in a lifetime program.
Our ideal candidates will bring the following attributes and skills to the role:
- Complex planning and scheduling experience on large projects
- Coordinate project performance and identify schedule risk
- Build and sustain effective relationships with stakeholders, including the ability to provide constructive feedback and recommend solutions
- Assist with solving very complex scheduling issues, including with detailed or sensitive projects, that impact on strategic, political or operational outcomes for Defence
- Working within set timeframes to deliver on time and to required quality
- Undertake a project control function
- Proven analytical problem solving skills relating to costs & scheduling performance & reporting
- Identifying relevant stakeholder expectations and concerns and managing accordingly
- Exercising a considerable degree of independence and
- Developing, implementing and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures related to scheduling SSPDs portfolio of work
Application Closing Date: Sunday 13 October 2024
For further information please review the job information pack, reference ASA/07666/24 on https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jati=D589C711-5AF5-8B39-53C9-DB1CE4CD6693