Address $108,195 - $122,044 (plus Super)
Darwin - NT
The Role
This is a newly created role where the Maintenance Governance Manager will be responsible for establishing the Regional Maintenance Provider North Maintenance work.
The Maintenance Governance Manager will build and develop productive collaborative working relationships with regional maintenance providers and other stakeholders to ensure the best for program outcomes within an integrated and multi-class, maintenance organisation, as part of the Future Maritime Sustainment Model being delivered under Plan Galileo.
The Maintenance Governance Manager will exercise a considerable degree of independence and perform a leadership role and will be responsible to perform complex to very complex product management and project work within an integrated workforce.
The successful applicant will also experience life in Australia’s most northern city where boundless lifestyle opportunities exist. The following links provide you further information on the important issues when considering living in Darwin, such as housing, education and recreation.
Darwin – Boundless Possible - The Territory (nt.gov.au) Defence - Northern Territory Economy
About our Team
In response to the Australian Government developing a nationwide naval shipbuilding enterprise, the Future Maritime Sustainment Model is being implemented to realise Plan Galileo: The Maritime System Division's national, long term approach to sustainment of the naval fleet.
Regional Maintenance Centre (RMC) North is located in Darwin and will provide capability support to the Royal Australian Navy. The focus of this organisation will be on enhanced collaboration, co-ordination, workforce development and expansion to build the capability and capacity needed to meet increasing ship maintenance demands.
You will also have access to generous and attractive working conditions as an Australian Public Servant in Defence, including superannuation contribution of 15.4 per cent and as this position is in a remote location additional entitlements such as:
Additional Leave Entitlement.
District Allowance.
Assisted Leave Fares Allowance.
Working for Defence will support you in balancing work life with family and other priorities. You can access a variety of flexible working arrangements, occasionally working from home and working hours that aren’t always nine to five.
You will be supported in balancing work life with family and other priorities, with a variety of flexible working arrangements available. Information on Defence employees’ working conditions, including an attractive remuneration package with a generous superannuation contribution (15.4%), can be sourced from the Defence Enterprise Agreement.
Our Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate must be able to:
Display significant Maintenance management experience, ideally in the Maritime environment.
Demonstrate significant experience in the governance and assurance of maintenance.
Work collaboratively with multi-party enterprises integrating government and industry to achieve best for program outcomes.
Exhibit a high level of emotional intelligence, communication and stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to constructively participate in and occasionally lead potentially difficult negotiations to resolve conflict surrounding complex product management and technical issues.
Apply comprehensive knowledge, of compliance with legislative frameworks, Government decision-making and Defence’s mission and policy requirements, maintenance planning and execution principles in the Maritime Environment.
Provide effective staff supervision/management skills and/or experience including the ability to develop and build team capability.
Demonstrate the ability to work independently and an ability to organise and prioritise competing priorities.
Display excellent written and verbal communication with a high-level ability to effectively engage stakeholders to achieve strategic outcomes.
Display the knowledge and experience in a Defence and / or Navy environment preferably relating to the sustainment of Naval platforms.
Have the ability to make accurate, considered and timely decisions in a complex environment balancing multiple stakeholder expectations.
