Project Manager (Newcastle City Council)

Join a specialised maritime engineering team delivering a critical project within the defence sector. Responsibilities
- Lead planning, coordination, and delivery activities for a critical maritime engineering project, ensuring milestones and deliverables are achieved.
- Coordinate work across multidisciplinary and international project teams, maintaining progress, communication, and alignment.
- Manage project schedules, risks, and stakeholder engagement to support effective project execution.
- Support delivery within a Defence project framework, ensuring compliance with ASDEFCON and project governance requirements. Qualifications
- Project management capability, including planning, scheduling, risk management, and delivery oversight.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills to work effectively across technical and international teams.
- Ability to work independently and drive outcomes while managing competing priorities.
- Well‑developed coordination and leadership skills to ensure project milestones and delivery are achieved.
- Canberra or Newcastle based. Security and Location Requirements This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold a baseline security clearance and be willing to obtain and hold a NV-1 or greater security clearance. Benefits
- Competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. Equal Chance and Diversity Statement Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups. Our five Advocacy Groups (Women and Allies Network, Young Professionals, Defence & Emergency Services, Action for Accessibility and Abilities and Pride+) provide an opportunity for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests, and work to support and celebrate our diverse community. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rvzym