Engineering Change Program Lead

Cairns

What’s on Offer

• Based in our Cairns ISS Office I Free Parking
• Optional 9-day fortnight I Career growth opportunities.
• ASX-Listed company I Global shipbuilder
• Salary Sacrificing, Novated Leasing, Retailer discount, EAP, Insurance discounts.

The Opportunity

As the Engineering Change Program Lead at Austal Ships, you will manage an established annual engineering program, delivering essential engineering solutions to the Australian Border Force. You will operate within a regulatory framework to ensure the delivery of safe and cost-effective engineering products. Your role will be pivotal in facilitating the timely and budget-conscious completion of the engineering program.

What’s involved

• Maintain the certification of the Cape Class vessels.
• Manage the provision of engineering change deliverables, ensuring they meet all required standards.
• Control changes to the configuration baselines to maintain consistency and integrity.
• Support the ABF Lead Engineer in meeting all relevant contractual requirements.
• Ensure the technical integrity of the platform is upheld at all times.
• Coordinate with various stakeholders to ensure seamless implementation of engineering changes.
• Monitor and report on the progress of engineering change projects.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with engineering changes.
• Provide technical guidance and support to the engineering team.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory and safety standards.

You’ll need

Essential

• Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical or equivalent
• Capable of achieving Level 3 Authorised Engineering Authority delegation under the Austal Delegation Framework (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Masters of Engineering Management or equivalent

Why Austal

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• A supportive and dynamic work environment.
• Opportunities for career advancement within our growing organisation.

Our global team is guided by a universal set of values that describe the focus of our efforts. Our goal is for all our decisions and actions to reflect these core values. We believe that putting our values into practice creates the greatest benefits for our shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and communities in which we serve.

Excellence - Customer Focus - Integrity - Team Work

At Austal we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, and those with Disability to apply.