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Together, we are a multi-disciplinary advisory and delivery partner of choice for clients across Defence and National Security.\nAs part of our growing team, we're seeking an experienced Technical Business Analyst to transform complex data into actionable insights that support critical business and operational decisions.\nAbout the Role\nWe are seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the delivery of complex Defence capability outcomes within a Commonwealth environment. Working as part of an integrated team, you will contribute to project planning, governance, reporting, risk management, procurement activities, and stakeholder coordination to ensure successful project delivery across the capability lifecycle.\nThis is an excellent opportunity for a project professional with Defence experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment supporting high-profile capability initiatives and engaging with a diverse range of technical, commercial, and operational stakeholders.\nWhat You'll Do\nYou will play a key role in supporting project delivery activities, ensuring plans, schedules, risks, and stakeholder requirements are effectively managed and aligned to Defence governance frameworks.\nDevelop and maintain project management documentation, including project plans, schedules, status reports, and governance artefacts.\nMonitor project progress against approved milestones, budgets, and deliverables, identifying risks, issues, and dependencies while recommending corrective actions.\nSupport procurement and contract management activities, ensuring compliance with Defence policies, processes, and contractual obligations.\nCoordinate project meetings, stakeholder engagement activities, action tracking, and reporting requirements across government and industry stakeholders.\nContribute to continuous improvement initiatives and support project change processes, including scope, schedule, and budget management.\nAbout You\nYou are a proactive and organised project professional with experience delivering projects within Defence, government, or similarly complex environments. You have strong planning, governance, and stakeholder engagement skills and can effectively manage competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail.\nYou will ideally bring:\nDemonstrated experience supporting the planning, development, and delivery of complex projects.\nStrong knowledge of project management methodologies and their application within Defence or government environments.\nExperience managing project schedules, risks, issues, reporting, and governance requirements.\nStrong understanding of procurement, contract management, financial management, and risk management principles.\nExcellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.\nEssential Skills & Experience\nTertiary qualifications in Project Management, Business, Engineering, ICT, or a related discipline.\nExperience working within Defence, Commonwealth Government, or a large, complex organisation.\nKnowledge of Defence capability delivery frameworks, governance processes, and project reporting requirements.\nExperience using project management and reporting tools, including Microsoft Project.\nDemonstrated ability to prepare executive reports, presentations, briefing papers, and project documentation.\nStrong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving capabilities.\nYou want your work to matter and so do we.With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.\nWe know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.\nWe’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of allages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. 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