- 24-month fixed term role

- Brisbane or Melbourne location

- Play a key role in delivering a major network modernisation program supporting the future of Australian aviation

Summary

Join Airservices Australia at an exciting time as we continue to modernise the technology and infrastructure that supports Australia’s aviation network.

The Organisation

Airservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for the safe and efficient management of 11% of the world’s airspace and provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia’s busiest airports.

Our people are our greatest asset with a dynamic and diverse team operating from locations across the country - from bustling cities to regional and remote locations, including an island. This team keep are helping to secure the future of Australia’s skies and keep it amongst the safest in the world.

We connect people with their world safely – linking family and friends, generating economic activity, creating jobs, and facilitating trade and tourism.

Airservices is committed to fostering a culture that is diverse, inclusive, and respectful.  We encourage motivated individuals who love what they do, value a service first mindset and embrace a challenge to explore a career with Airservices. In return you will be a valued team member, be offered flexibility and experience a meaningful career in an exciting, ever-evolving aviation industry.

The Role & The Team

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our Enterprise Network Modernisation Program (ENMP), a multi-year program transforming our telecommunications platforms and delivering the network capability required to support critical operational and corporate services now and into the future.

Reporting to the ENMP Senior Project Manager, you will take ownership of assigned projects and lead their delivery across scope, schedule and budget. A key focus will be completing the delivery phase of the new network, working closely with technical teams, internal stakeholders and a managed service provider to achieve successful business outcomes.

In this role, you will:

- Lead complex projects from planning through to successful delivery, ensuring agreed scope, time, budget and quality outcomes are achieved.

- Coordinate technical resources, work packages, dependencies and project schedules.

- Work collaboratively with managed service providers, third-party vendors, technical leads and subject matter experts.

- Build strong relationships with business and technical stakeholders and ensure effective communication throughout the project lifecycle.

- Manage project risks, issues and dependencies, escalating where required.

- Monitor project financials, forecasts, deliverables and progress.

- Develop key project artefacts and provide clear and timely project reporting.

- Work closely with the ENMP PMO to ensure delivery aligns with organisational project management frameworks, governance requirements and stage gates.

Please see the link below to view the full Position Description:

 PD - ENMP Project Manager.pdf

The Person

You’ll be an experienced Project Manager who is comfortable operating in a complex, technical and highly governed environment.

Ideally, you will bring:

- 10+ years’ project management experience within a Systems Engineering environment.

- Demonstrated experience delivering large and complex projects involving managed service providers and/or third-party vendors.

- Strong planning capability across schedules, resources, dependencies, budgets and deliverables.

- Proven ability to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams.

- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage and negotiate across project teams, senior leaders and external partners.

- Well-developed risk, issue and dependency management capability.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

At Airservices Australia, we embrace and thrive on diversity of thought, perspectives, and capabilities because we know the benefits of having a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve. We appreciate everyone is unique, and acknowledge diversity in thought leads to greater transparency and improved consideration in our decision making.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success. We actively encourage and welcome candidates from all cultural backgrounds, gender identities, people living with disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

Security Clearance

To be eligible to apply, you must be an Australian citizen as an AGSVA security clearance is required for this role. 

Should you require any further information please contact Alicia O’Rourke – Talent Acquisition Specialist at alicia.orourke@airservicesaustralia.com.

How to Apply

To apply for this position please lodge an application online before applications close 11:55pm AEST Thursday 08 October 2026.