Description
Gibbs & Cox Australia (GCA) provides world-leading naval and marine engineering expertise for Australia's maritime enterprise. Our vision is a vibrant, sustainable, sovereign Australian shipbuilding, design and maritime enterprise.
GCA is a subsidiary of Leidos Gibbs & Cox, an international leader in naval ship design, providing naval engineering and design services on a range of major combatant and surface autonomy programs. Gibbs & Cox has a proud history of excellence, serving naval, government, commercial, and private marine clients since 1929. GCA leverages support from Gibbs & Cox's international network of expertise to offer world's best practice in naval ship design and engineering.
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In Australia, we operate a select, highly skilled, internationally diverse engineering team, providing engineering and design advisory services to Australia's naval programs, and maritime autonomy system development. Our team holds expertise across naval architecture, marine engineering, systems engineering, integrated logistics support, engineering consulting and acquisition program management.
We are seeking a person with skills and experience in the transition of naval assets into service and sustainment.
The position will include the following responsibilities:
- Managing the delivery into service of naval platforms
- Manage the transition of the technical documentation suite from the new build program into the sustainment organisation
- Monitoring the maintenance baseline of the platform ahead of transition into the sustainment organisation
- Identification and management of technical risk elements related to commissioning and delivering naval platforms
- Management of the stakeholder groups interests in the naval platforms and communication between the stakeholders and the project leadership
- Mentor and share experience and lessons with project team personnel.
- Support the review of technical deliverables from the project's Head Contractor;
Qualifications
The position requires the following high-level attributes:
- Degree-qualified engineer with strong knowledge and experience in delivery into service of naval assets,
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to engage with senior stakeholders and decision authorities and explain complex positions and issues in a concise manner
- A demonstrated ability to lead, mentor and share experience and lessons with the project team membership
- An ability to influence thinking and advocate for the Project team's interests across multiple program stakeholders with divergent interests
- An ability to rapidly assimilate information and describe viable concepts for solutions
- A positive, solutions-orientated attitude
The position requires the following high-level knowledge and understanding:
- Strong knowledge and experience in naval shipbuilding programs
- Experience in the development and delivery of technical documentation
- Understanding of engineering process.
- Understanding of naval sustainment programs
- Experience with verification, validation and set to work and commissioning activities
Additional Information
The successful applicant is required to hold a valid NV1 security clearance or have the ability to obtain and maintain a valid security clearance as well as other mandatory background checks including a National Police check.
Original Posting:
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.