Contractor Standing Capability Manager – Mission Systems

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Your KBR future delivering solutions and changing the world

About KBR:

We are a company of innovators thinkers creators explorers volunteers and dreamers who all share one goal to improve the world.

KBR delivers science technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 34000 people performing diverse complex and missioncritical roles in 33 countries.

For 65 years KBR and its heritage companies are proud to have delivered some of Australias largest and most complex projects.

With around 2000 employees in 6 primary offices throughout Australia we are committed to social and environmental sustainability and delivering projectswitha digital mindset drivinginnovation within our business and for our customers.

We help ensure mission success on land in the air at sea in space and cyberspace for our defence customers. From individual technologies and services to comprehensive project delivery and mission execution no other company can match the breadth and depth of KBR.

KBR comprises a diverse team who provide a broad spectrum of capabilities across Australia and the Asia Pacific. Our proven project teams readily address complex and multidisciplinary activities providing lowrisk and costeffective solutions to the defence force.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking expressions of interest for a Contractor Standing Capability Manager Mission Systems.

The Contractor Standing Capability (CSC) Manager oversees an ongoing pool of expertise to perform specialist engineering design and other activities such as major change tasks and software integration or installation of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT).

The CSC Manager will lead and manage a team of engineers with various skill sets such as systems engineering software engineering system safety engineering security engineering verification and validation engineering change management and logistics engineering.

The CSC Manager will liaise with the Commonwealth representative and be available as the point of contact for all CSC matters

The key responsibilities of the role will include but is not limited to:

• Manage coordinate prioritise and ensure delivery of the CSC Services according to DSDENGCSC requirements.

• Deliver engineering changes on time to budget and to the required level of quality including advising management on risks and issues that could affect the desired outcomes.

• Monitor the progress of engineering team activities and facilitate the resolution of potential delays.

• Identify and report resource constraints schedule conflicts and other detrimental factors and provide mitigation plans.

• Resolve deficiencies in order to effectively provide CSC support services to the Commonwealth.

• Deliver monthly CSC progress reports to the Commonwealth representative.

• Mentor and advise the CSC team members to achieve milestones and objectives.

• Exercise technical oversight and assurance over the engineering activities via the cycle of systems engineering configuration control and materiel support processes.

• Provide governance of technical certification of systems including compliance with standards specifications and regulations and assuring fitness for purpose on delivered systems.

• Manage the required systems engineering services including requirements engineering integration engineering verification and validation test and evaluation mechanical electrical structural and safety engineering.

• Conduct integrated planning scheduling risk management and estimating of work/tasks.

• Provide oversight and support for all tasks including integration guidance.

• Monitor progress of tasks against the planned schedule and ensure that task phase and scale of reviews are optimised to allow activities to be planned efficiently and completed within the prescribed timeframe.

• Perform specific management of critical and atrisk project tasks including increased supervision of stakeholders and engineering functions design reviews and set to work and integration planning.

• Maintain financial awareness of budgets and expenditures.
  Identify opportunities to assist with balancing the project budget.

• Manage team resources regarding equipment tools training and mentoring.

• Support recruitment activities as required to ensure capability is maintained to execute the project scope of work.

• Work with the KBR Principal Engineer and deliver trusted advice to the customers Principal Engineer on risks and issues concerning technical integrity

As the ideal candidate you will bring:

Essential:

• Bachelors Degree in IT engineering management or similar or equivalent professional experience.

• Significant experience in Information Technology

• Experience working with Defence including excellent knowledge of Commonwealth systems and procedures

• Program and people management skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• NV1 Security clearance (or ability to obtain).

Benefits of KBR

• A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work (Aus India UK & US)

• Flexible working conditions

• Competitive salary (including annual reviews)

• Paid Parental leave

• Paid Reservist leave

• Income protection

• Corporate rewards

• Salary packaging/Novated leasing

• Discounted employee stock purchase plans

• Flu shots skin checks and private health insurance discounts

• Career development: Online learning mentorship and career pathways

If youre ready to shape tomorrow lets get started. Apply Now!

KBR acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connections to land sea community and culture. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive and diverse work environment. We encourage candidates of all abilities to apply.

As a Major Service Provider of the Australian Defence Force an AGSVA security clearance will be required and compliance to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). As such our hiring decisions are based on the key requirements of each role and candidates are selected based on their unique strengths and experiences.

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