Planning and Controls Manager

Austal Ships is seeking an experienced Planning & Controls Manager to lead the planning, scheduling and project controls function for the shipbuilding scope of major Defence programs.

Reporting into senior project leadership, this role is accountable for establishing and maintaining an integrated planning and controls framework that underpins delivery certainty across engineering, procurement, production, test and commissioning activities.

Operating within a Defence prime / subcontractor environment, the role requires strong governance discipline, commercial awareness, and the ability to translate complex shipbuilding activity into clear, defensible schedules, forecasts and performance insights for both internal leadership and Defence-facing stakeholders.

This is a senior role with real influence over how shipbuilding performance is>

About Austal

Austal isAustralia’s global shipbuilder, Defence prime contractor; and maritime techn...