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Defence Project Lead / Director

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Defence Project Lead / Director

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Contract type:

Permanent

Location:

Canberra ACT, Australia

Work mode:

Onsite

Published on:

20 August 2026

What they need


Senior Electrical Construction Project Lead / Director with 10+ years projects experience; managing the end-to-end delivery of Electrical / Comms projects valued from $15M+.
  
Why Apply
  
This is a great opportunity for a driven Senior PM / Project Director to join a national organisation to manage Electrical / Comms construction teams delivering key building installations, upgrades and refurb projects $15M+ on Defence sites. This role will lead the profitable delivery of the installation of electrical and communication systems through mostly direct staff and some specialist subbies to secure Federal Government facilities.
  
Base Criteria

You will ideally hold an Electrical or Construction Trade or degree and 10 years’ experience across major Defence Base or Federal Government upgrade or major projects running the full spectrum of Electrical and Data / Comms installations.
  
Outline Duties
  
Providing a hands-on leadership role across defence sector Electrical & Data / Comms projects, with experience identifying project commercial opportunities, supporting from preliminary project stages supporting BIM / 3D Modelling teams and Planning prior to project commencement. Thereafter managing project delivery through regular team and client interface, commercial control, implementing efficiencies and ensuring delivery timescales are met to high quality standards.
  
Skills and Attributes 

  • Australian Citizen (NV1 / NV2 required)
  • Electrical / Construction Trade or Management degree.
  • Strong Project Leadership and Commercial skills.
  • Quality-focussed on installations and delivery
  • Proven experience working on Defence Infrastructure projects (ideally $15m+)
  • 10+ years Defence Electrical / Construction Project experience
  • Engaging personality and strong client presentation skills.

For further information, please contact members of our Defence Technical & Built Environmentteam running this role on T: (08) 6316 3200 6316 3200) or E: [email protected]

  • Stuart McKenzie, Sector Lead
  • Andrea Cartagena, APAC Resourcer

https://www.austcorpexecutive.com.au/disciplines/defence?source=google.com

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