Infrastructure Capability Manager

Why Austal

Austal is Australia’s global shipbuilder, Defence prime contractor and maritime technology partner of choice, designing, constructing, and supporting defence and commercial vessels for the world’s leading operators. The company operates in Australia, the USA, Philippines, and Vietnam.

Austal Australia is delivering multiple naval shipbuilding and sustainment programs for the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Border Force, and the Department of Defence, employing approximately 1,000 people in facilities in located Western Australia, Queensland, and the Northern Territory.

About The Opportunity

Austal and the Commonwealth of Australia are currently negotiating a landmark Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement (SSA) that will support the Continuous Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Enterprise and the delivery of multiple new defence force shipbuilding projects, such as Landing Craft-Medium and Landing Craft-Heavy for the Australian Army.

Once signed, the SSA will drive significant growth across our industry and workforce, as we deliver both existing and new programs under a long-term partnership. It will also enable the design and construction of vessels at our Henderson shipyard and marks a major step forward in establishing enduring shipbuilding capability within the Henderson Defence Precinct and across Western Australia.

To achieve this, we are building a highly skilled team, to engage with local industry and supply chains, and work on complex, large-scale projects that reflect Austal’s proven capabilities and trusted performance.

The Infrastructure Capability Manager plays a key role in supporting Australia’s Strategic Shipbuilding Program by helping ensure the right facilities and infrastructure are in place to meet long-term goals. This role focuses on planning and coordinating infrastructure projects that enable shipbuilding capability, working closely with asset management teams to make sure the necessary resources are available when needed.

What’s Involved

• Oversee the planning and delivery of infrastructure and facilities projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and meet required capability standards
• Contribute to the development and ongoing refinement of a long-term infrastructure capability roadmap aligned with strategic shipbuilding objectives
• Identify and manage risks and interdependencies across programs to support smooth and coordinated capability delivery
• Maintain a unified view of infrastructure plans across the shipbuilding enterprise to ensure alignment with broader strategic goals
• Provide input into investment decisions through capability assessments and prioritisation frameworks
• Collaborate with asset management and capability teams to ensure infrastructure supports both current operations and future needs
• Report on infrastructure project progress and provide insights to governance forums, including capability reviews and benchmarking activities
• Support asset planning and investment strategies, ensuring consistency with precinct-wide developments and long-term asset management plans
  
  

You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, infrastructure planning, facilities management, project management or a related discipline
• Formal qualifications in program or project management (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, PMBOK or equivalent)
• Demonstrated ability to align infrastructure planning with strategic organisational objects and long-term capability development
• Proven experience in leading large-scale infrastructure programs or portfolios, preferably within complex or regulated environments
• Experience in applying governance framework, assurance processes, and risk management across infrastructure or capital investment initiatives
  
  

Why Austal

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• A supportive and dynamic work environment.
• Opportunities for career advancement within our growing organisation.
  
  

Our global team is guided by a universal set of values that describe the focus of our efforts. Our goal is for all our decisions and actions to reflect these core values. We believe that putting our values into practice creates the greatest benefits for our shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and communities in which we serve.

Excellence - Customer Focus - Integrity - Team Work

At Austal we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, and those with Disability to apply.