Job Description
Amentum is a leader in global engineering, project management and solutions integration, trusted to modernise the most critical missions anywhere in the world. Driven to create a safer, smarter, cleaner world, we innovate as a team of inventive doers passionate about making a difference. Underpinned by a strong culture of ethics, safety and inclusivity. Amentum is fiercely committed to operational excellence and successful execution. Are you seeking a career that offers a healthy work-life balance, a friendly company culture, and engagement with a supportive community? We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities. People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, please refer to our Enterprise Agreement and www.fairwork.gov.au for more information. Role Title: Technical and Configuration Manager. Role Background and Scope: Amentum has been tasked by Defence to source a range of specialist resources to provide support for the delivery of a range of patrol vessels, specialist ships, and maritime capabilities for the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Border Force, and partner nations. This includes: - Delivering six Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Royal Australian Navy. - Delivering a new sail training ship. - Delivering twenty‑four Patrol Boats to Pacific and Indian Ocean partner nations under the Commonwealth’s Pacific Maritime Security Program. - Delivering ten Patrol Boats for the Royal Australian Navy. - Delivering up to eleven additional Patrol Boats for the Australian Border Force. - Managing procurement of vessels and vessel‑like assets for Defence and other agencies. - Supporting other tasking as directed by senior leadership. The Technical and Configuration Manager will provide enterprise‑level configuration support, establishing and enforcing robust Configuration Management (CM) plans, baselines, and change control that keep design, documentation and deployed materiel aligned. This position will provide assistance in developing Defence compliant CM processes, prepare decision‑ready CM packages, coordinate stakeholders to align configuration cut-overs with trials and operational milestones, and verify supplier deliverables and technical data against CASG policy. This position will enable safe, traceable and auditable delivery of specialist vessels for these naval programs.
