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- Leverage your project management expertise in an intriguing environment at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.
- Fleet transport to & from site available, within the Canberra region.
- Convenient 9-day fortnight schedule (open to considering applicants seeking part-time hours as well, ideally from 0.8FTE)
- Directing, planning and managing projects from inception to completion that relate to operations at CDSCC.
- Working and liaising with colleagues across CDSCC and CSIRO as well as international partners to ensure delivery of projects.
- Communicating regularly with site management and partners on progress of projects and report any delays or complications.
- Complying with all project management requirements related to practice, procedure and policy.
- Managing and liaise with subcontractors and contractors required to deliver projects.
- Ensuring ongoing and appropriate communication between all parties and being a conduit between CDSCC and all involved partners.
- Implementing methodology and systems to ensure efficiency in areas such as project planning, scheduling, budgeting and execution.
- Collaborating with stakeholders to define project objectives, scope, deliverables, dependencies and timelines.
- Participating in safety, risk analysis, manufacturing and post project reviews.
- Allocating, monitoring and controlling financial resources.
- Administering contracts, variations and closures.
- Being flexible and agile to contribute to multiple teams, managing multiple priorities, and supporting various needs.
- Being responsible for managing all aspects of a project to ensure timely completion and delivery against stated objectives.
- Using disciplined expertise, developing and reviewing policies, procedures, systems and make recommendations to guide management decisions.
- Other duties as directed.
- A Tertiary qualification in a related discipline (such as Project Management) or equivalent experience, with relevant experience demonstrated within large or complex organisations.
- Demonstrable experience in delivering expert advice, training and support.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage projects, including independently planning, scheduling, budget managing, implementing and completing the required project activities and objectives to stakeholder expectations.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and co-operatively as a member of a project team and to form and maintain effective and respectful relationships with a range of colleagues and collaborators.
- Demonstrable high level interpersonal and communication skills to foster knowledge transfer, open communication, coaching and collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Previous experience working with Trades and Technical positions in a similar maintenance and operations environment.
- Tertiary qualifications in Electrical Engineering.