About The Role

As a Senior Project Manager supporting the Hunter Class Frigate Program, you’ll play a pivotal leadership role in delivering one of Australia’s most significant and complex defence capability projects. You will lead multiple project teams or a portfolio of interdependent projects, driving performance, achieving key program outcomes and ensuring successful delivery across cost, schedule, risk and quality objectives.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, customers and program leadership, you’ll help shape the future direction of the program while contributing to Babcock’s long‑term strategic objectives. From establishing robust governance and managing customer relationships to overseeing financial performance, supplier delivery and project reporting, you’ll provide the leadership and direction needed to successfully deliver critical capability for the Royal Australian Navy.

About You

You’re an accomplished project leader with extensive experience delivering large‑scale, complex programs, ideally within the defence, maritime, engineering or highly regulated sectors. You have a proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders, lead multidisciplinary teams and navigate complex project environments while maintaining focus on strategic objectives, customer outcomes and commercial performance.

Bring robust commercial acumen, sound governance experience and a thorough understanding of project and program management principles, with the ability to balance competing priorities across cost, schedule and risk. Passionate about developing others, you’ll foster a culture of continuous improvement, safety and innovation while promoting environmental responsibility and the values that underpin Babcock’s success.

Your Future At Babcock – What We Offer You

- Agile work environment with onsite or remote options, a laptop and working‑from‑home kit, and compressed hours for flexibility.
- Work‑life integration policy with annual leave, wellbeing leave, volunteer leave,



paid parental leave, defence reservist leave and more.
- Supportive and engaging environment with growth opportunities opportunities, a capability framework, LinkedIn Learning modules and study leave.
- Access to beRewarded for discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and more, plus novated leasing options and a corporate shares plan.
- Wellbeing support through the Munch, Mind, Move, Money program, an employee assistance program and wellbeing leave.
- Participation in the weRecognise program to acknowledge outstanding work and live our principles of Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver.

Who We Are

Babcock International Group is an aerospace and defence company trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering services for over a century. Across Australia and New Zealand we have a team of over 1,500 talented people, operating in sectors such as defence, commercial marine, aviation, airports, communications, emergency services and engineering consultancy.

Our proud programmes include emergency medical and search & rescue aviation services, designing and supporting key systems for submarines and surface ships, providing fleet‑wide life‑support and asset management services for Navy customers, and managing critical assets across sectors.

Eligibility and Background Checks

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experience. Due to the defence orientation of this role, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain an appropriate level of Commonwealth Personnel Security Clearance as defined in the AGSVA guidelines. If your application progresses, you may be required to complete pre‑employment checks, including reference checks, police check, security check, qualifications verification and proof of right to work.

Equal Chance

Babcock Australasia is a Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experience.

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📌 Senior Project Manager - Hunter Class Systems (City of Charles Sturt)
🏢 Babcock Australia & New Zealand
📍 City of Charles Sturt