Program Manager

⁠⁠⁠Background

Stewardship Division within the Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) is responsible for assuring the safety, security, regulatory compliance, and long-term sustainability of Australia’s Nuclear-Powered Submarine (NPS) enterprise. Given the criticality, sensitivity, and trilateral nature of the NPS program, senior security leadership is required to coordinate protective security, cyber security, and information assurance activities across delivery programs, regulators, partners, and government stakeholders.

Stewardship Division is seeking a SFIA Level 6 Program Manager with deep experience in complex, highly regulated environments to support stewardship, coordination, capability development, and governance across the NPS enterprise.

Objectives

The objectives of this engagement are to:

• Ensure effective stewardship and coordination across delivery programs and enterprise functions supporting NPS outcomes
• Enable regulatory, safety, security, and decommissioning readiness across the full lifecycle
• Support on‑time and compliant achievement of IOC milestones for priority facilities and programs
• Strengthen internal capability, workforce planning, and specialist resourcing
• Ensure sound financial management, governance, and assurance aligned with Commonwealth expectations and legislation.

Applicants/Vendors must:

• Be an Australian, US or UK citizen
• Can demonstrate at least 10 years of project and program experience, preferably within Defence
• Have and maintain a minimum Australian NV1 clearance issued through AGSVA
• Be prepared to undergo additional security screening to determine the suitability to obtain and maintain access to ASA compartments
• Be based in Canberra, ACT
• Vendors are to provide no more than two candidates for consideration. Each candidate must submit 500 words in total explaining their demonstrated experience at a SFIA 6 level with a current CV and two referees.