Range Task Manager – Department of Defence
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769937
- Agency: Department of Defence
- Job Title: Range Task Manager
- Position Number: JCG/03065/26
- Classification: APS Level 6
- Closing Date: Thursday 18 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Graytown VIC
- Future Merit Locations: Graytown
- Salary: $99,733 – $112,431
- Office Arrangement: On Site (Defence is committed to supporting workplace)
About Department of Defence
JPEU is an integral part of Explosive Ordnance Branch, Joint Logistics Command and is tasked to
provide dynamic, static and environmental test and evaluation services to the Australian Defence
Organisation. JPEU consists of a Headquarters which is spread across VIC, SA and ACT, as well
as two ranges at Proof and Experimental Establishment (P&EE) Graytown VIC, and P&EE Port
Wakefield SA.
The Task Management Team is a small team located across both ranges that works closely with
the JPEU Head Quarters Operations Team to conduct trials to support Army, Navy, Air Force and
Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG). Employment at Graytown currently attracts a
Special Defence Locality Assistance allowance of $184.44 per fortnight.
Our Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills with the ability to develop
productive working relationships with stakeholders, having confidence to navigate and influence
others on often complex, difficult or sensitive issues. You will build capacity in your team through
coaching and feedback and will review and develop the quality of work undertaken by others
within the work unit.
You will exercise both initiative and judgement in the interpretation of policy and in the application
of practices and procedures for explosive ordnance armaments, contributing to strategic planning,
program and project management and policy development. 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. In this role, the individual will provide support to a geographically dispersed
team.
Duties
- The Role
- The main function of the Range Operations Manager is to manage the safe conduct of test and
- evaluation activities of explosive ordnance.
- This includes leading the team through:
- Allocating work, resources and tasks, setting work area priorities, developing strategies and
- evaluating business outcomes.
- Managing the planning, co-ordination, resourcing and scheduling of explosive ordnance test
- and evaluation activities.
- Review and/or improve risk assessments commensurate with activity requirements and
- identified risk levels.
- Manage personnel administration.
- Undertaking technical review of documents, which includes reviewing task plans, writing and
- review of work instructions, risk assessments and gathering of technical data to review
- documentation and provide feedback.
- Providing recommendations for continuous improvement and implement corrective actions.
- Liaising with outside agencies and manage training or familiarisation training for new
- equipment. It may also be necessary to verify the equipment by trial.
- Providing technical and operational advice to stakeholders.
Eligibility / Notes
- Security Clearance:
- Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at Negative Vetting Level 1.
- Mandatory Qualifications:
- This technical position requires the individual to have obtained a recognised Australian
- Qualifications Framework (AQF) Level 5 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=32160FAC-082C-37E6-75BB-ECF2EE1CC
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