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Assistant Project Manager

Austal
Kwinana Full-day Full-time

Description:

Job Title Assistant Project Manager

Location Henderson, WA

WHY AUSTAL

Austal (ASX: ASB) is Australia’s global shipbuilder, Defence prime contractor and maritime technology partner of choice; designing, constructing, and supporting defence and commercial vessels for the world’s leading operators. The company operates shipbuilding and sustainment facilities in Australia, the USA, Philippines, and Vietnam.

Austal Australia is delivering multiple naval shipbuilding and sustainment programs for the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Border Force, and the Department of Defence, employing approximately 1,000 people in facilities in located Western Australia, Queensland, and the Northern Territory.

About The Opportunity

The Assistant Project Manager is a key position within the Project Management team, ‘delivering together.’ You’ll be….

  • Assisting in enabling and empowering the project team to deliver to cost, schedule, quality and meeting outcomes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
  • Provide cross functional leadership for initiatives, actions, and outcomes.
  • Apply appropriate project methodologies and tools to execute outcomes in line with project management plans and Austal project standards.
  • Assist in the establishing and maintaining toolsets and provide governance of their use to report project status (risk register, project finance reporting, performance reporting, safety status etc.)
  • Assist in the establishment, monitoring and control of the project management plans and Austal project standards.
  • Assist in the establishment, monitoring, and control of the project Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
  • Support in establishing and maintaining stakeholder (internal and external) relationships for the life of the project.

Skills And Experience

  • 12+ months experience in Project Management
  • 12+months minimum of Defence or Commercial Project Management experience
  • Degree or trade qualification in relevant field
  • Project Management qualification (desirable)
  • Project Management certification through a professional Project Management Body (desirable)

Benefits

  • True work/life balance with a 9-day fortnight
  • Competitive salary package and generous employee benefits (including EAP, retailer discounts, salary sacrificing and novated leasing, where applicable)
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • A supportive and dynamic work environment with an established mentor program
  • Real opportunities for genuine career advancement within our growing, global organisation

Culture

Our global team is guided by a universal set of values that describe the focus of our efforts; Excellence - Customer Focus - Integrity - Team Work.

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.

Austal Giving supports our local communities through in-kind and financial support of various charities and organisations that focus on improving health, education, and the environment.

Austal provides a safe and inclusive work environment for all employees. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all abilities, cultural background, age, and gender to apply.
24 Feb 2025;   from: linkedin.com

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