Engineering Manager - Diving and Hyperbaric
Permanent
Caringbah, Australia
The Role:
As the Engineering Manager - Diving and Hyperbaric, you will be responsible for delivering safe, innovative diving and hyperbaric solutions across the full engineering lifecycle. The role manages a multidisciplinary team, oversees technical outputs, and ensures engineering activities meet safety, quality, cost, and compliance requirements while supporting major commercial and defence projects.
What you'll be doing:
- Leading the Engineering department in alignment with JFD strategic objectives and regulatory frameworks.
- Drive the delivery of engineering solutions that achieve the highest standards of safety, quality, operability, supportability, and cost-effectiveness.
- Oversee engineering budgets, schedules, and project execution, ensuring delivery within scope, time, and cost targets.
- Monitor departmental performance, using reporting, capacity planning, and metrics to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship, fostering a culture of safety, innovation, and engineering excellence.
- Partner with Production and key stakeholders to deliver cost-competitive solutions through advanced manufacturing and efficient engineering practices.
What we're looking for:
- Degree qualified in a relevant engineering discipline.
- Registered with Engineers Australia (or equivalent).
- Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams in subsea, Defence, maritime, hyperbaric or other safety-critical engineering environments.
- Strong understanding of product design, systems integration verification, validation, certification and through-life engineering support.
- Strong understanding of customer, contractual, regulatory and assurance obligations in a defence environment.
- Experienced in managing risk, configuration control, design reviews and engineering change.
- Experience setting and delivering medium- and long-term strategies, budgets and resource plans
- Strong leadership, communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills
- Must be eligible to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance
Why join us?
- Join a team of people who are passionate about their job.
- Opportunity to expand the role and obtain new skills and experience.
- Contribute to a growing and successful business with an exciting order book.
- Wellbeing programs - employee assistance program to support you and your immediate family with counselling and support as needed.
- Flexible working arrangements, including a condensed working week to support a half day every Friday.
- Generous paid community service leave to support your local community or serve as a defence reservist.
- Weekly fruit baskets to keep hunger at bay on busy days.
- Free on-site parking.
- Novated car leasing options available.
- Paid Parental Leave Scheme
About Us:
James Fisher is a global engineering services company operating across Energy, Defence, and Maritime Transport. With a strong heritage in maritime operations, we now deliver innovative solutions in challenging environments. Our One James Fisher strategy is focused on building a unified, sustainable business within the Blue Economy, driving progress through technology, expertise, and collaboration.
Visit our website at: Home | James Fisher and Sons plc
For more information about our values and behaviours, follow the link: About us | James Fisher and Sons plc
James Fisher Defence (JFD), part of the James Fisher Group, is a global leader in underwater capability, delivering cutting-edge diving, submarine rescue, and hyperbaric solutions to both commercial and defence markets.
Operating worldwide, JFD is the foremost provider of submarine rescue services and a trusted name in submarine escape training. We're also at the forefront of hyperbaric rescue innovation and a leading supplier of advanced diving equipment and saturation systems across the industry. Explore more about JFD: Defence | James Fisher and Sons
James Fisher and Sons are committed to taking positive action on diversity and strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Engineering Manager employer: James Fisher and Sons
At JFD Australia, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Caringbah, New South Wales, where you can truly make a difference. Our commitment to employee wellbeing is reflected in our flexible working arrangements, generous community service leave, and comprehensive support programs, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Join us to develop your skills in a high-performing team dedicated to operational excellence and innovation in the engineering services sector.
