Principal Project Engineering Manager

Seeking 2x Principal level Project Engineering Managers to join a global underwater systems SME to help deliver and progress million-dollar Defence projects for the ADF and DoD.
MUST have Australian Citizenship and ideally have worked within a Defence or systems critical environment, with engineering leadership and project delivery experience.
Our client prides itself on providing top quality engineering for Defence with over 50+ years in the defence market across Australia and overseas, considered to be one of the world's leading Sonar and underwater systems SME, they are rapidly looking to grow with recent new projects announced within the ever-evolving Defence Industry.
Must be an Australia Citizen eligible for Defence Security Clearance.
Permanent full-time position with benefits.
Location: Mawson Lakes, SA
Rewarding culture, supportive environment and a healthy and competitive salary.
Role(s): 2x Principle Project Engineering Manager positions
Employment: Permanent full-time with flexibility
The role:

• Deliver the engineering program with respect to scope, cost and schedule including the management of technical risk and opportunities.
• Organise and task the technical execution team to meet the engineering program outcomes across multiple disciplines including Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Firmware Engineering, Hardware Engineering and Support Engineering.
• Develop and report on progress against the engineering program plan.
• Forecast engineering resource demands to meet engineering program outcomes.
• Lead, motivate and manage the technical execution team and review work undertaken by other professional engineers to ensure the integrity and intent is met.
• Manage technical execution resources through effective planning, training, development and assessment of staff performance.
• Manage the interface between engineering and other functional areas (including project management and production) to ensure the overall program is met.

Required experience/qualifications:

• MUST have Australian Citizenship
• Experience within a defence engineering or underwater systems development environment
• Understanding of the whole project lifecycle, from bids and proposals through to in service support to inform engineering projects.
• Experience in customer relationship management including liaison and reporting.
• Experience using requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS), configuration management tools (e.g. Windchill) and enterprise resource planning tools (e.g. IFS).
• Experience in project scheduling, critical path analysis and earned value management reporting with an understanding of the outputs from project management and financial tools (e.g. Open Plan, Cobra, Pro Pricer).
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Software Engineering (or equivalent).
• At least 15 years of experience with at least 5 years of demonstrated team leadership experience in product design, development and support engineering in the defence industry leading large, multi-discipline teams or departments.
• Experience in Defence design and development, preferably within the field of Electronic Warfare and/or Sonar.
• Working knowledge of a broad range of engineering functions (Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Firmware Engineering, Hardware Engineering and Support Engineering).
• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) within the Institute of Engineers Australia or willingness to obtain (or equivalent).

If you think you match the above role, please apply in Word document format. PDF is accepted.
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