Project Support Officer

Description:

The key duties of the position include
The Role

• Are you an experienced Project Manager with an interest in infrastructure?
• Do you want to be a key contributor to Australia's Defence maritime capability?

We have an exciting opportunity for an APS 6 Project Support Officer to join our team within the Continuous Naval Shipbuilding & Sustainment (CNSS) Infrastructure and Security Directorate. As an APS6 Project Support Officer, you will be responsible for working under broad direction to support complex project activities, provide technical and policy advice, and contribute to strategic planning and project management.
You will exercise both initiative and judgement in the interpretation of policy and in the application of practices and procedures. Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills are essential, with a focus on building relationships, anticipating needs, and delivering outcomes aligned with Defence objectives.
The key responsibilities of the role are:

• Contribute to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of project planning, performance processes, governance frameworks, and assurance activities in line with legislative, policy, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide operational and administrative support across a range of project activities, including coordination, documentation, reporting, and preparation of briefs and submissions for senior stakeholders and government consideration.
• Monitor and analyse project performance, identify risks and opportunities, and develop strategies or adjustments to ensure outcomes are achieved.
• Work collaboratively, operate as an effective team member and provide constructive feedback.
• Apply established project management methodologies and professional practices to deliver complex projects and support decision-making through problem solving and the assessment of alternative actions.
• Collaborate effectively within teams and with stakeholders by fostering relationships, understanding expectations, providing constructive feedback, and facilitating effective engagement and communication.

About our Team
Continuous Naval Shipbuilding & Sustainment (CNSS) supports the development of the sovereign maritime industrial base that manufactures, sustains and upgrades naval capability in Australia.
The CNSS Branch coordinates the development of the CNSS Key Enablers (industry, workforce, infrastructure, security and innovation) and administratively supports the Department Secretary for Naval Shipbuilding Sustainment Group in their role as the Capability Manager for maritime industrial uplift.
The Infrastructure and Security Directorate within CNSS is a small team that supports portfolio level decision-making and provides a consistent approach to the management of national shipbuilding and sustainment infrastructure, by optimising usage of current assets, analysing future demand against planned capability and capacity, sponsoring required enhancements, and maintaining effective stakeholder engagement across Defence, Industry, and State and Territory Governments.
The Directorate works very closely with key stakeholders within Defence, with external Commonwealth and State agencies, and with contracted organisations. The Directorate is ramping up at pace and is very focused on being an employer of choice, recruiting the right personnel for the right roles, on developing a high performing team, and importantly establishing a positive culture where staff feel fulfilled and engaged in their roles.
Our Ideal Candidate
You are a strong team player with a desire to contribute to a positive, inclusive and high performing team culture. You demonstrate excellent attention to detail, and have a genuine can-do attitude.
Critical to the success of this role, our ideal candidate will:

• Be an agile operator with an ability to pivot at short notice, and enjoy operating in a fast-paced environment.
• Possess highly developed strong interpersonal communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence others to achieve tasks and business objectives.
• Possess strong ability to manage yourself to deliver required outputs, and support a team of integrated professionals to achieve results.
• Demonstrate a strong ability to review and analyse documents for accuracy and completeness.
• Possess the ability to manage and support project processes to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory frameworks, and Government probity related principles.
• Demonstrate highly developed written communication skills and have experience in drafting high-level key documents (project reports, plans, processes, briefing materials, ministerial correspondence).