• Utilise your strong Management and people skills
• Varied and interesting role, where you can really contribute
• Enjoy flexibility and interesting work within our strong team culture

Apply your talent where it counts as the JORN Remote Site Manager, based at our Edinburgh Parks office in Adelaide.
Despite COVID-19, we have a strong pipeline of job opportunities and we are still hiring. We're continuing to provide the Australian Defence Force with what they need to help protect the nation. Many of our people are now safely working from home. Of course some roles can't be done from home and in those cases, we're operating with an increased focus on health and safety on-site. We're finding new ways of working in response to COVID-19 and our workforce is still delivering the best capability for Australia.
About the project
The Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) has been a part of Australian defence landscape for many decades and comprises three Over-The-Horizon-Radar (OTHR) systems to provide surveillance coverage of our northern border. BAE Systems has been awarded the contract to manage the upgrade of this 100 percent Australian solution that is strategically important to Australia's security.
Joining to build this complex state-of-the-art Australian capability will provide you with an exciting and unique opportunity to grow with some of Australia's finest defence professionals in an iconic defence environment.
About the Opportunity
The JORN Remote Site Manager is responsible for ensuring that the technical (encompassing Product Safety), cost and schedule goals associated with assigned projects are achieved in accordance with the contractual and company requirements, in order to deliver required business performance.
In more specific terms you will:

• Be responsible for operational leadership of three Remote Radar sites located near Laverton WA, Longreach QLD and Alice Springs NT.
• Provide safety leadership for all Remote Site Staff.
• Be responsible for setting policy in relation to JORN Fly In Fly Out (FIFO) operations.
• Be responsible for ensuring all JORN Remote Site maintenance scope is conducted in accordance with the contract and the approved Maintenance Management Plan.
• Manage Customer relationships with key Wide Area and Space Surveillance Systems Program Office (WASS SPO) stakeholders.
• Act as Sustainment Integration Lead for acquisition to assist Remote Sites to plan and execute integration activities whilst maintaining effective site management.

About you
As an ideal applicant for this opportunity, you'll have:

• Defence security clearance or eligibility to obtain to a minimum of NV1.
• Excellent communication and engagement skills.
• Ability to motivate individuals and teams across a number of business areas, to shape and implement business requirements.
• Demonstrated relevant experience in Project Management within an engineering organisation.
• Strong people management skills and experience.
• Degree qualified in Project Management or similar.
• Excellent leadership and managerial capabilities.
• Previous experience in FIFO policies and procedures.
• The ability to negotiate with and influence internal and/or external stakeholders, in a way which generates business benefit whilst maintaining key relationships.

Don't meet every criteria listed above? Don't worry. Providing you have the right foundational experience and qualifications, we encourage you to apply. Whether it be for this role or another, your skills and competencies are of interest to us.
About us
BAE Systems' advanced defence technology solutions protect people and national security, keeping critical information and infrastructure secure. For more than 65 years we have searched for new ways to provide our customers in Australia with a competitive edge across air, land, sea, cyber, space and electronic domains.
In terms of our culture, it's safety focused and inclusive. For us that means ensuring that the voices and talents of our more than 4,100 employees are valued and that everyone has a sense of belonging. It also means providing a safe, family friendly, flexible and supportive place to work. Join us.
As Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain NV1 clearance.
Further information regarding clearances is available at: https://careers.au.baesystems.com/opportunity.html
Applications should be addressed to: Matt Hart, Talent Acquisition Specialist- Engineering and made online here.
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and Veterans for these opportunities. An inclusive culture and an exciting, supportive career opportunity awaits. We are also proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women. If you would like to know more information about how we are supporting our employees, you can view our policies and initiatives here: https://tinyurl.com/Work180BAE-Systems-Australia
We are a 2021 Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant
To learn about other employment opportunities at BAE Systems, please visit: www.baesystemscareers.com.au

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