Project Manager

PROJECT MANAGER

Full time

Key Points 

Work for an award winning precision engineering company that values its employees. Enjoy growth & stability within a collaborative team environment.

You’ve got the skills and the experience. We have exciting projects and rewarding work. 

Be part of a family owned company where you can work on the latest cutting edge programs. At Axiom Precision Manufacturing you’ll work with the best in the business to deliver complex solutions. 

This is your chance to take your career as a Project manager to the next level. Grow and develop your capabilities alongside a team that are recognised globally as leaders in Defence and Aerospace Manufacturing.

Axiom is proud of our culture and continuously works to develop and improve our working environment, listening to what our employees want and making their ideas happen, making us an employer of choice.

The Role

We are looking to expand our team with a proven performer to fill the role of Project Manager.  As a valuable member of our high performing team, you will apply your project management experience, to ensure effective leadership is applied to our projects. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing projects to maximise our Defence and civilian customers value from our products and services
• Ownership of all aspects of assigned projects including schedules, budget management, procurement, risk management and issues management 
• Control of project schedules, budgets, and quality standards so that projects are delivered on time and within budget
• Establishing, managing, and reporting on project progress, budgets, earned value metrics and variances 
• Working with internal and external stakeholders
• Identifying and managing project risks and opportunities
• Maintaining the project management toolset 
• Embedding project management principles and processes across the company
• Working with our ERP System – M1

About You

Overall, you’re an ideas person and problem solver as well as a hands-on doer – that’s important. And you know it takes a mix of people to do amazing work, so you love collaborating with and learning from people with different skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. If you have an interesting or unusual mix of skills yourself, even better.

We’re looking for people who are natural initiative-takers who bring out the best in others, are brilliant listeners and can grow our business without compromising standards, integrity or culture.

You’ll be an ace at what you do, with a passion for project management, keen business instincts and an eye for emerging trends and behaviours.

Any technical knowledge e.g. understanding engineering drawings and tolerances, mechanical knowledge etc. will be looked upon favourably.

What you need:

• Diploma in Engineering is desirable but not essential.
• Able to demonstrate high proficiency in communication, including written reports and documentation for stakeholders and communicating ideas to team members
• Demonstrated ability to apply analysis techniques to complex challenges
• Enjoy complexity and ambiguity and bringing innovative ideas to solve challenges
• Defence industry experience is desirable but not essential
• Hold or be eligible to hold an Australian Security Clearance 

Due to the nature of the work that we do, applicants must be an Australian citizen

We offer: 

• Flexible working hours including a 9-day fortnight option
• Early finish on Fridays
• Long-term job security
• Above award wages 
• Immediate start available
• Internal training and opportunities for upskilling
• A clean and well-equipped workshop to work in

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Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

 No agencies please.