Risk Manager in Sydney

Navantia Australia has been awarded the Designer Support Contract to provide comprehensive design and engineering support to all Navantia-designed ships in service with the Royal Australian Navy. This landmark contract marks a significant milestone for Navantia Australia, underscoring its commitment to innovation and excellence in the maritime industry.

We have exciting opportunities for a Risk Manager to join the team out of its Garden Island, Sydney office. Operating under the Design Support Contractor (DSC) contract, you will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, and mitigating risks. This includes developing risk management controls and contingency plans, conducting policy and compliance audits, and collaborating with various departments to ensure the organization is fully informed about potential risks and implementing processes to mitigate these risks.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead the risk management operations and activities under the DSC.
• Manage and update the Risk Management tools for Navantia (Predict & excel).
• Work closely with business units to ensure consistent adoption of risk management policies and frameworks.
• Perform risk assessments and audits, identifying and analysing risks affecting the Program and Enterprise.
• Lead risk review activities and update the tools to ensure the registers are current and accurate.
• Work closely with all areas of the program to ensure program risks are managed effectively in Predict.
• Work closely with the production teams to ensure risks relating to maintenance activities are captured in excel.
• Work closely with the Design & Engineering team to assist in developing and maintaining the risk registers associated with each design task.
• Ensure high level and longer term risks from the excel tools are carried forward into the Navantia and Enterprise Risk Tools (Predict).
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly and quarterly reporting to internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate in relevant maintenance, supply, engineering and commercial team review meetings.
• Provide support, education and training to staff to build risk awareness within the organisation.
• Work with stakeholders in all areas of the business to make process improvements.

As the ideal candidate, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in business or project management field.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience working in Risk Management in a project or program environment.
• Experience working in either a Defence, marine or construction environment is highly desirable.
• Ability to understand complex technical problems in an engineering environment.
• Working knowledge of ISO 31000 Risk Management standard.
• Experience using a risk tool such as Predict.
• Strong written and oral skills, with ability to prepare plans, policies and process documents and deliver presentations.
• Ability to conduct compliance audits highly regarded.
• Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously using initiative, sound reasoning, listening and decision-making skills.

Navantia Australia plays a key part in the Australian government's Naval Shipbuilding Plan, we are committed to growing Australia's shipbuilding and sustainment capability and we want you to grow your career with us. We recognise that it's our people who are our greatest asset and are committed to giving all employees the opportunity to grow their skills, gain valuable experience, develop professionally, and work on exciting diverse projects. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer and embrace a culture of corporate diversity and workplace innovation.

We provide a range of benefits including:

• Company Paid Parental Leave (12 weeks Primary Carer / 2 weeks Secondary Carer)
• Navantia Australia Flexible Work Policy (Up to 2 days per week Work From Home)
• Company paid Defence Reservist Leave – 4 weeks
• Employee Discounts Portal offering discounts from major retailers
• Salary sacrifice for Superannuation
• Novated Lease
• Training opportunities
• Spanish language classes
• Quarterly Employee Achievement Award
• Company paid shuttle bus from Garden Island to Kings Cross Station
• Weekly fruit boxes at all sites
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

About Us: Navantia Australia specialises in project management, engineering services and through life support in the naval shipbuilding domain. We provide the Royal Australian Navy with cross platform solutions through our heritage and evolved capability as an Original Equipment Manufacturer and our platform integration expertise.