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 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 General Manager Program Delivery – SSN AUKUS, the Program Development Manager leads and delivers key program development activities to support major milestones, including planning, scheduling, workforce profiling, and cost estimation. The role provides strategic leadership across teams and partners, enterprise-wide and senior stakeholder alignment, ensuring alignment with program objectives, long-term success, and contractual deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of program scope, schedule, resourcing and cost estimates (including WBS and master schedule) aligned to SSN AUKUS objectives
• Coordinate and deliver key program artefacts across future program phases, ensuring alignment to program strategy, milestones and contractual deliverables
• Collaborate with domestic and international industry partners, joint partners and customer representatives across time zones
• Drive stakeholder alignment, including senior stakeholders (ASA, ASC, BAE), and communicate program plans, priorities, risks and progress
• Provide leadership to project teams, setting clear expectations, guiding performance and enabling accountability for outcomes
• Mentor and develop project management capability across the program team while supporting a high-performance culture
• Contribute to strategic planning by identifying risks, opportunities and long-term considerations to support ongoing business success

About you

• Tertiary qualifications in a technical, business or project management discipline or equivalent experience in a naval construction or complex asset management / development environment.
• 10+ years’ experience in Program Management, PMO, Project Controls, and Planning/Scheduling with a strong delivery track record
• Proven capability in program planning, including scenario modelling, risk analysis, and strategic alignment
• Strong understanding of program and project strategy development aligned to organisational objectives
• Experience interpreting and implementing contractual delivery models in line with requirements
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and communicate across organisations
• Demonstrated leadership experience, with the ability to lead, manage and develop high-performing teams
• Solid knowledge and practical application of PMBOK methodologies and best practices, in addition to Primavera P6 Professional Fundamentals, or equivalent.

A degree of flexibility is required in working hours, to support engagements with colleagues in other time zones. This role may also require periodic or regular overseas travel.

Eligibility

This role requires a current National Police Clearance and an Australian Defence Security Clearance to an NV1 level. 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.
• 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.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives so you can perform at your best at work.
• Professional development opportunities to advance your career.
• A diverse and supportive environment where you can thrive.
• Discounts and exclusive offers from leading Australian brands to help you save.

You may be eligible for relocation assistance should you reside interstate. Adelaide, South Australia (SA), combines cosmopolitan living with natural beauty, featuring picturesque hills, renowned wineries, and stunning coastlines. As a centre for innovation, SA offers careers in defence, space and advanced manufacturing. Celebrated for its Mediterranean climate and cultural richness, Adelaide provides excellent work/life balance. Explore world-class wineries, enjoy the vibrant food scene, and experience affordable, family-friendly living in a welcoming, community-oriented city. 

About ASC

ASC’s 2,400-plus staff offer a depth of submarine design, project management, supply chain, construction and engineering experience and expertise that is unparalleled in Australia’s defence industry. Established in 1985, the company’s work on Australia’s conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarine build and the Collins Class Life of Type Extension takes place in Osborne, South Australia, with sustainment shared across Osborne and Henderson, Western Australia. ASC also plays a leading role in training Royal Australian Navy submariners.

Apply today for a career with a deeper purpose.

Early applications are encouraged as shortlisting may commence immediately.