ASC is Australia’s submarine company. We built the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins Class submarines, sustain them, and are now delivering their Life of Type Extension to increase the boats’ service lives. We have also been selected by the Australian Government to sustain and jointly build the nation’s conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines – the largest and most complex industrial undertaking in Australia’s history.
Our work is interesting and meaningful, contributing directly to Australia’s national security. We offer rewarding roles that provide the opportunity to grow your career, and the flexibility to balance life and work. A career at ASC is like no other, delivering a deeper purpose we can all be proud of.
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Head of Infrastructure Planning and Delivery, the Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure is responsible for the strategic planning and end‑to‑end delivery of Upgrade capital works across ASC’s South Australian shipyard facilities.
The role ensures infrastructure and facilities projects are delivered safely, consistently, on schedule and within approved budgets, while supporting ASC’s strategic objectives, shipyard operational requirements, and sovereign naval capability outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Manage day to day engagement with Australian Naval Infrastructure (ANI), as ASC’s delivery partner for Upgrade CapEx investments
- Lead development and ongoing management of ASC’s Upgrade Capital Expenditure (CapEx) portfolio, including master site planning and delivery of projects aligned to strategic and operational priorities
- Develop and maintain integrated capital delivery plans within the Facilities Infrastructure Master Program (FIMP), working closely with the Infrastructure Program Manager responsible for the FIMP, balancing scope, schedule, resources, funding and operational constraints to deliver short-term (two-year) and medium-term (5-year) delivery plans
- Provide governance oversight across projects, including business case development, procurement strategies and delivery models
- Develop Infrastructure Functional Requirements (IFRs) to capture and define ASC’s operational needs
- Oversee design and construction assurance in line with IFRs, ensuring stakeholder engagement and sign-off is achieved at key milestones
- Ensure safe, compliant delivery of infrastructure projects from initiation through detailed design, construction, and commissioning in an operational environment
- Establish and maintain robust project controls (cost, schedule, risk, cashflow, reporting) to drive team performance and outcomes, ensuring approved CapEx is delivered in line with financial year commitments
- Manage contracts and commercial matters to ensure compliance, quality and protection of organisational interests
- Lead stakeholder engagement and program integration, while driving team performance, reporting and continuous improvement
About You
- Extensive experience in senior project or infrastructure delivery roles within complex industrial, construction, engineering or defence environments
- Proven ability to translate strategy into executable capital programs while balancing competing operational and financial priorities
- Strong project, commercial and risk management expertise across the full project lifecycle
- Deep understanding of governance, WHS and regulatory requirements in high-risk environments
- Effective leader and communicator, able to influence stakeholders and guide multidisciplinary teams
- Technically literate with strong systems capability, with a track record of using data, tools and lessons learned to improve delivery performance and outcomes
Eligibility
This role requires a current National Police Clearance and an Australian Defence Security Clearance. Your eligibility for this role is dependent on you obtaining and maintaining such clearance.
Whilst ASC will accept all applications for this role, as this role requires an ability to access protected US defence technology, applicants holding nationality of certain foreign countries will not be eligible.
To check your eligibility please visit the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency website.
Benefits
- Unique and challenging work with a deeper purpose.
- Flexibility over how, when and where you work for the best work/life balance.
- Up to 10 days additional leave every year so you can rest and recharge.
- Generous parental leave so you can give your family the focus it deserves.
- Subsidised childcare to ease the financial pressure on your family.
Apply today for a career with a deeper purpose.
Early applications are encouraged as shortlisting may commence immediately.
