Lead the people. Shape the capability. Deliver exceptional engineering.

At Thrust Maritime, we design and manufacture complex, purpose-built marine and offshore handling equipment for customers operating in some of the world's most demanding environments.

From launch and recovery systems to advanced winches and subsea handling solutions, our engineering challenges are rarely ordinary.

We're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our engineering team through the next stage of our growth.

This is an opportunity for a genuine engineering leader: someone who brings strong technical credibility, but whose greatest contribution comes from building capable teams, developing engineers and creating an environment where great engineering work gets delivered.

The opportunity

You’ll lead a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for designing and delivering complex, custom-engineered solutions across the maritime and offshore sectors.

Working closely with our Project Management, Production and Commercial teams, you’ll provide the leadership, direction and technical oversight needed to turn challenging engineering requirements into successful outcomes.

You’ll have the opportunity to influence how our engineering function operates, strengthen capability and help shape the future of a growing Australian engineering business with an international customer base.

What you’ll be responsible for

Leading and developing people: Coach, mentor and support engineers at different stages of their careers, building technical capability, confidence, accountability and skilled growth.

Engineering leadership: Establish clear priorities, expectations and ownership across the team,



ensuring engineers have the direction and support they need to succeed.

Planning and delivery: Oversee engineering resources, workload, scheduling and progress to support project milestones, quality requirements and commercial commitments.

Technical governance: Provide sound engineering judgement, appropriate design oversight and effective technical review, drawing on specialist expertise within the team.

Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with Project Management, Production, Supply Chain and Commercial teams to identify risks, resolve issues and keep projects moving.

Continuous improvement: Strengthen engineering systems, processes and ways of working to improve efficiency, consistency and delivery performance.

Building the future: Help develop the people, capability and structure needed to support Thrust Maritime’s continued growth.

What you’ll bring

First and foremost, you’re a leader.

You understand that engineering management is about more than solving technical problems yourself. It’s about creating clarity, enabling others, making sound decisions and building a team that consistently delivers.

You’ll bring:

Demonstrated experience leading and developing engineering teams in a complex, project-based engineering environment.

Essential experience within the maritime, marine, offshore or oil and gas industries,



with an understanding of the technical and operational demands of these sectors.

A relevant engineering qualification, eg. Naval Architecture, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a similar discipline.

Strong technical credibility and the judgement to guide complex engineering decisions without needing to be the expert in every discipline.

Proven ability to plan engineering workloads, manage competing priorities and support delivery against project commitments.

Confidence in coaching, developing and managing performance, including having constructive conversations when expectations aren’t being met.

The ability to build strong working relationships across engineering, production, projects and commercial functions.

A practical, solutions-focused approach and a genuine sense of ownership.

Experience with custom-engineered equipment, offshore handling systems, lifting equipment, winches, hydraulic systems or relevant classification standards will be highly regarded.

What makes this opportunity different?

At Thrust Maritime, our engineers don’t simply work on variations of the same product.

Every project presents different technical challenges, customer requirements and operating environments.

You’ll work alongside experienced engineers, skilled tradespeople and a leadership team that understands the importance of engineering to the business.

As a growing, privately owned Australian company, we offer the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution, influence decisions and see the results of your work.

This is a hands‑on leadership environment where your ideas, judgement and ability to bring p

📌 Engineering Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Thrust Maritime
📍 Melbourne