Maintenance Support Manager

Overview

Manage and coordinate maintenance support services for Royal Australian Navy maritime sustainment.

Key Responsibilities

• assurance reporting
• technical investigation
• maintenance review
• work instructions
• risk analysis
• maintenance support

Tasks

-Manage programmatic assurance reports over the Stage Gate 1 to 6 end to end processes. -Manage Technical Investigations on defects and key systems as required. -Manage the review and monitoring of maintenance activities. -Provision of maintenance status reports and Technical Work Instruction development. -Manage Technical Work Instruction development. -Manage the analysis of continuous schedule risk as an assurance activity to the planning, scheduling in accordance with the Stage Gate exit points IPT’s, EMP IPT’s and PEB’s. -Manage and coordinate the Maintenance Support Services in accordance with the approved plan. -Analysis of continuous schedule risk as an assurance activity -Provide assurance activities of the Annual, One plus One and Five-Year Work Programs -Manage the review and assurance of TPCCs and associated progress reporting metrics. -Conduct Technical Investigations on defects and key systems as required.

Requirements

• vocational qualification
• waterfront engineer
• ship superintendent
• project management
• engineering degree
• 10+ years

What You Bring

-As a minimum, recognised Vocational Education and Training qualification (Minimum AQF 5) in product relevant Technical Trade or Engineering disciplines. -Prior experience as a Waterfront Engineer or Ship Superintendent – Defence (desirable). -Experience in Project and Contract Management -Engineering degree or maritime competences & trade skills (desirable). -10+ years relevant experience in a Defence maintenance role of which 2 have been in maintenance leadership roles.

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Benefits

-Corporate rewards -Flexible working -Income protection -Competitive salary (including annual reviews) -Paid parental leave -Employee stock purchase plans -Flu shots, skin checks and discounted private health insurance -A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work -Career development: Online learning, mentorship and career pathways -Salary packaging/Novated leasing

About Kbr, Inc.

-Designs and builds complex facilities — from LNG plants and refineries to military bases and naval infrastructure. -Operates mission‑critical projects: NASA ISS payload operations, astronaut health research, JWST integration, space‑instrument R&D. -Offers full EPC and life‑cycle services: engineering, procurement, construction, logistics and proprietary tech licensing. -Supports defense and intelligence sectors with systems engineering, base‑operations, C5ISR, cyber, and mission planning. -Has completed landmark acquisitions (BE&K, Wyle, SGT, Centauri, Frazer‑Nash, LinQuest) to expand aerospace, gov‑tech and space capabilities. -Versatile footprint: tackling offshore oil‑&‑gas, chemical processing, sustainable energy and cutting‑edge digital transformation.

Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-require active negative vetting 1 defence security clearance (baseline or above).