Project Design Authority

Overview

Lead technical authority coordinating naval ship design, ensuring compliance and alignment.

Key Responsibilities

• project scheduling
• technical liaison
• issue resolution
• team coordination
• design review
• risk management

Tasks

-Provide strategic input into the integrated project schedule, identifying key design milestones and dependencies. -Serve as the primary technical liaison with clients, classification societies, and regulatory authorities. -Resolve complex technical issues and mediate between conflicting requirements or stakeholder interests. -Lead the coordination of multidisciplinary design teams, ensuring cohesive and integrated outputs. -Review and approve key design documentation, drawings, and analyses in accordance with relevant Classification Society and statutory regulations -Act as the principal technical authority for the project, ensuring all design solutions are sound, compliant, and aligned with contractual and regulatory obligations. -Define and maintain the technical baseline, ensuring all requirements are traceable through to final delivery. -Identify and mitigate technical risks early in the design process. -Promote continuous improvement and innovation within the design function.

Requirements

• steel vessels
• defence
• regulations
• design
• naval architecture
• management

What You Bring

-Experience working in a similar position with experience in steel vessels (desirable) -Previous experience in defence (desirable) -Solid knowledge of regulatory body Rules and Regulations -Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively engage with both internal and external stakeholders -10+ years in Design and Construction of Defence or Commercial vessels -Bachelor of Engineering (Naval Architecture) or equivalent -5+ years management experience operating within a quality framework

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Benefits

-Opportunities for career advancement within our growing organisation. -Competitive compensation and benefits package. -Tertiary qualifications and Professional Development to attain recognition as Chartered Professional Engineer -Professional development and training opportunities. -A supportive and dynamic work environment.

About Austal

-Operates major shipyards in Australia, the US, the Philippines, and Vietnam. -Projects include high-speed catamarans, fast ferries, US Navy Littoral Combat Ships, and ocean surveillance vessels. -Leverages aluminium-multihull technology for high-performance, lightweight vessels across industries. -Built the world’s largest trimaran ferry and modules for Virginia-class submarines under AUKUS expansion. -Balances commercial and defense work, including windfarm support vessels and naval warships.

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