Environmental Test Facility Manager – Department of Defence
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769913
- Agency: Department of Defence
- Job Title: Environmental Test Facility Manager
- Position Number: JCG/03054/26
- Classification: APS Level 6
- Closing Date: Wednesday 17 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Port Wakefield SA
- Future Merit Locations: Port Wakefield
- Salary: $99,733 – $112,431
- Office Arrangement: On Site (Defence is committed to supporting workplace)
About Department of Defence
The ETF conducts non-destructive test and evaluation trials on platforms explosives, munitions
and other equipment across a range of environmental specialities. These specialities include
climatic (simulated weather), radiographic (x-ray) and shock and vibration (shake and rattle). The
ETF supports guided weapon and explosive ordnance test and evaluation activities.
The ETF has capabilities enabling the climatic, non-destructive, vibration and mechanical testing
of items, and other elements for artificial aging of Defence explosive ordnance. The JPEU
engineering team also provide direct support to the ETF. Employment at Port Wakefield attracts a
Special Defence Locality Assistance allowance of $309.85 per fortnight.
Our Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will work with a diverse range of customers and effectively lead the ETF
team in concert with the Officer in Charge. They will provide guidance and training to junior staff
and new team members to foster a culture of safety, technical proficiency, and continuous
learning.
They will have excellent communication skills and be able to collaborate with internal and external
stakeholders, including Defence personnel, contractors, and industry partners, to achieve common
testing objectives. The right person for this role will show the flexibility to respond to the changing
context and shifting priorities of JPEU, to achieve business outcomes. The individual will also
provide support to a geographically dispersed team.
Duties
- The Role
- The Environmental Test Facility (ETF) Manager is responsible for leading the ETF team and act
- as a member of the Joint Proof & Experimental Unit’s (JPEU’s) command team. This will include
- allocating and monitoring duties, resources and tasks, set work area priorities, develop strategies
- and evaluate test and trial outcomes, as well as maintaining safety standards within the ETF
- during the course of trials activities.
- The incumbent works closely with technical experts, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to
- support test readiness and continuous improvement within the environmental testing domain. They
- must be able to apply technical knowledge and experience to identify risks and uncertainties,
- ensuring their consideration in planning, decision making and priority setting processes.
- They must be able to use initiative and experience to research, analyse, plan, review and adjust
- priorities and work activities to meet business outcomes. They undertake objective, systematic
- analysis and draw accurate conclusions based on evidence providing detailed technical,
- professional and procedural advice in relation to complex technical armaments activities.
Eligibility / Notes
- Security Clearance:
- Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Negative Vetting 1” level.
- Mandatory Qualifications:
- This technical position requires the individual to have obtained a recognised Australian
- Qualifications Framework (AQF) Level 6 qualification in a relevant technical domain or relevant
- skills and work experience such that an individual can reasonably achieve a recognised AQF
- qualification if required by the position.
How to Apply
Position Contact Jessica Barker-Heyman, 08 8860 9248
Agency Recruitment Site https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jati=1B77BE0B-BA6D-6638-82C5-ECF2B43CB
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