Technical Project Manager – Defence Engineering

About the role

Kinexus is partnering with a leading defence engineering organisation to recruit an experienced Technical Project Manager. You will oversee the delivery of complex engineering projects and systems from design through to customer acceptance.

Key responsibilities

• Manage end‑to‑end delivery of hardware and software engineering projects, maintaining plans, schedules, budgets and resource forecasts.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors and external suppliers to ensure milestones are met on time and within budget.
• Monitor financial performance, risks and progress, and support quotations, bids and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain customer relationships, manage expectations and ensure successful system acceptance.

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering (electronics, electrical, systems, software or related).
• Proven experience delivering complex engineering systems, preferably in defence, aerospace or regulated industries.
• Strong commercial awareness with a track record of meeting budgets and milestones.
• Eligibility to obtain Australian Defence security clearance to NV1 level.

Required skills

• Project management methodologies and Earned Value Management.
• Tools such as MS Project, Jira and Confluence.
• Experience managing integrated hardware and software projects.
• Budget, cost forecasting and schedule management.