Project Manager

Why work at Aurizn?

Aurizn is an Australian-owned defence company delivering capability across the full mission lifecycle in support of a more secure future. For more than 20 years, Aurizn has been a trusted partner to defence, national security agencies and industry, providing deep technical expertise and operational insight to complex missions.

With a workforce of more than 200 people across Australia, Aurizn delivers Technical and Operational Services, Innovative Capability, and Mission Solutions to domestic and allied customers. The company is backed by private investment and is committed to strengthening Australia’s sovereign capability.

Aurizn has invested more than $2 million in advanced modelling and simulation capabilities, enabling the development and validation of emerging technologies ahead of demand.

We push the limits for a more secure future.

About the role:

Due to rapid growth and a strong pipeline of client projects, we are currently looking for a Project Manager to support the delivery of several projects within Aurizn’s Integrated Electromagnetic Warfare Program (IEWP). As part of this role, you will work closely with customers and multi-disciplinary engineering teams on-site at DSTG Edinburgh to plan and deliver software and research focused capabilities for the Australian Defence Force. This role would suit someone with a background in software delivery, synthetic test & evaluation, modelling & simulation, or electromagnetic warfare.

This varied role and would see you take on a range of tasks including:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of multiple client-side technical Defence projects.

• Work closely with clients and industry stakeholders to understand requirements and define tangible tasks for engineering teams to deliver against.

• Report on project and individual team progress to clients and internal business stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans.

• Produce, review and deliver Australian Standard for Defence Contracting (ASDEFCON) documents.

• Identify risks and issues and apply mitigation/control strategies.

About you:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Science, or a related field

• Post graduate Project Management certifications are highly regarded (e.g. PMI CAPM/PPM, AIPM, etc..)

• Experience working with multi-disciplinary engineering teams in a Defence setting

• Familiarity with the ASDEFCON suite of templates

• Experience or familiarity with electromagnetic warfare, modelling & simulation, or test & evaluation fundamentals is desirable

• Experience working within DSTG or broader Defence industry is highly regarded

• Able to work independently and as part of a team

Due to a requirement to be eligible for a NV1 security clearance, Australian Citizenship is required.

Due to ITAR restrictions, we can unfortunately only consider personnel who are not citizens of ITAR proscribed countries.

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Please reach out to careers@aurizn.co if you have any particular needs that we can support you with throughout this process.