This role is well-suited for a technically-minded, highly organised individual with a passion for technology and project management. Staying close to the technology, you will work closely with the technical design team to help keep them organised, on-track, and focused on delivering project outcomes. 

Role and Responsibilities

- Lead multidisciplinary project teams with diverse skill sets, including hardware, software and firmware engineering disciplines, including at research partners and suppliers.
- Champion the requirements gathering process with customers and stakeholders.
- Represent Advanced Navigation and your projects as the lead representative to significant customers; negotiate and resolve disputes with external stakeholders. Represent Advanced Navigation in commercial discussions and negotiations.
- Manage time, cost and scope of R&D projects to ensure their successful completion, including the transition to manufacturing. Projects will focus on the development of new and future product lines as well as sustaining activities.
- Manage scope, scheduling and resource allocations across programs of work.
- Manage stakeholder expectations and hold the team accountable for project goals, especially when working with the Manufacturing and Product teams.
- Track project and team performance against schedules at a regular frequency, ensuring that progress is accurately monitored and visible.
- Regular and concise project progress reporting as appropriate given the phase of the project
- Help improve and document processes and procedures used by the R&D team in line with standard company policies and procedures.
- Manage engagement and communications with senior management and ensure project alignment with business needs, resources and priorities.
- Create and drive execution of short and long term project plans in alignment with project goals and requirements.
- Identify and manage resource requirements and usage to enable the delivery of concurrent project outcomes.
- Continuously assess project risks and design appropriate mitigation strategies to manage them.

Qualification, Skills and Experience

- Bachelor degree, preferably in engineering
- Tertiary qualifications in project management or business administration would be highly regarded
- Candidates without formal tertiary qualifications but with appropriate skills and experience are encouraged to apply
- Experience: 
- 5+ years experience in a role as project manager or similar role
- Experience delivering complex engineering products to market
- Experience managing technical engineering teams
- Experience with software and hardware product development, from concept inception to delivery/sustainment
- Expert knowledge of project management tools and methodologies
- Basic systems engineering knowledge is highly desirable
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to understand complex technical concepts quickly
- Good stakeholder management