The Role

- Leading security projects to deliver agreed outcomes within approved scope, schedule, budget and resource constraints.
- Managing a small security and safety team by setting explicit expectations, supporting performance and building capability.
- Integrating protective security requirements, risk management and assurance activities throughout the project lifecycle.
- Monitoring project and product security performance and resolving complex risks, issues and dependencies.
- Providing clear, evidence-based project and product security advice to senior leaders and stakeholders.
- Building productive relationships across Defence and whole-of-government to support project and product, security and safety objectives.
- Preparing high-quality briefs, submissions, reports and governance documentation to support informed decision-making.
- Ensuring project and product security activities comply with relevant legislation, policies, frameworks and organisational standards.
- Identifying and implementing practical security improvements to project and product delivery, and business processes.
- Promoting security awareness and a positive security and safety culture across project and product, logistics and engineering teams, and broader stakeholder groups.
- Supporting Unit Security Officer activities as required.

This role is eligible for an additional remuneration benefit known in Defence as a Building Defence Capability Payment (BDCP). This enables Defence to provide a premium, in addition to the base salary otherwise payable under the Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement (DECA), for positions in occupational disciplines/classifications that are critical to Defence capability. For further information, please contact the contact officer.

About our Team

Space Domain Awareness and Control Systems Program Office (SDACSPO)



is located in Edinburgh, South Australia and manages Space Domain Awareness and Control in-service capabilities and capabilities in acquisition, engaging with local, regional and international enterprise partners and suppliers, consisting of both foreign governments and industry, to provide support to the Capability Manager. This demands a strong understanding of domestic and international space domain government frameworks and controls.

Our Ideal Candidate

Working in the Space Domain Awareness and Control environment is exciting and rewarding. Our ideal candidate will bring energy and enthusiasm to the role. They will be a highly capable and outcomes-focused leader with demonstrated experience operating in complex, sensitive and evolving environments.

They will bring strong knowledge of protective security policy and regulatory frameworks, together with the ability to apply these requirements pragmatically within a project, product or capability delivery setting. They will exercise sound judgement, think strategically and remain effective when managing ambiguity and competing priorities. An influential and collaborative communicator, they will build trust, engage constructively on complex or sensitive matters, and tailor their communication to achieve shared outcomes.

The successful candidate will demonstrate initiative, resilience and accountability, supported by a highly organised approach and strong attention to detail. They will lead with integrity, support the development of others and foster an inclusive, high-performing team environment. They will be committed to strengthening organisational capability and embedding security and safety as a shared responsibility across the SPO.

Security Clearance:

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Negative Vetting Level 2”.

📌 Project Manager - Security & Safety (Edinburgh)
🏢 Department Of Defence
📍 Edinburgh