Work on leading-edge projects in Defence engagement
Deliver critical projects to support the National Defence Strategy
Investment in your growth – extensive L&D, mentorship, and accessible leadership
At Downer Professional Services, you’ll find purpose, impact and huge opportunity. Join us and help make it happen.
A real endeavour, achieved with you
As Australia’s multi-disciplinary advisory and business partner of choice for clients in defence, government and infrastructure, we deliver complex things that matter. It's not always an easy task, but anything worthwhile seldom is. Great things are rarely accomplished alone. We’re building something remarkable. Now we just need you.
A real endeavour, shaped by you
As a Workforce Project Manager, you’ll lead workforce analysis and optimisation to ensure alignment with the National Defence Strategy. This role is instrumental in ensuring an agile and operationally effective workforce that’s positioned to support Australia’s defence capability requirements.
In this role, you will:

• Conduct workforce analysis to ensure future capability needs are met.
• Lead development of job design and workforce planning aligned with Defence and government strategy.
• Produce detailed workforce artefacts, including skills analysis, organisational structures, and training assessments.
• Collaborate with key Defence stakeholders to shape and endorse capability-driven workforce models.
• Provide regular reporting and updates to senior leadership, highlighting workforce readiness, progress, and gaps.

A real endeavour, driven by you
Our work is highly complex and confidential, so there are a few essentials you need to bring:

• Proven experience in workforce design, HR analysis, or capability development within Defence or government sectors.
• Functional knowledge of Defence legislation, policies, and the Defence Capability Life Cycle.
• Familiarity with Army Employment Category Management and capability planning.
• A current NV1 security clearance or higher.

More than anything, you’ll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude and a drive to manage critical projects and programs that build sovereign capability and deliver complex things that matter.
Why Downer Professional Services?
At Downer Professional Services, you’ll find the opportunity to build something remarkable. Here are some of the reasons why our people love working here:
Work with purpose. You’ll deliver or enable critical defence projects and programs in Australia, for Australia. Your expertise will help build sovereign capability.
Great projects, influence and impact. You might join us for the projects, but we think you’ll stay for the impact you can have. With high project ownership, agile problem solving and accessible leaders, you can go further at Downer Professional Services
Your opportunity to build something remarkable. We’re proud of all we’ve achieved. But there’s much more to do. Together, we’re building a better, stronger, more agile Downer Professional Services. From process and systems to culture and communications, we're working hard to enable our teams to do their best work, whoever and wherever they are.
We encourage you to join us on our greatest endeavour. We’ll support and recognise your contribution, and you’ll also enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Veteran support initiatives and policies, including up to 20 days of Reservist Leave for veterans to remain connected as they transition out of active service
• An Employee Assistance Program providing access to professionals to support you (and your family) to achieve your personal or professional goals through wellbeing coaching, counselling, financial advice, legal advice and more.
• Affordable healthcare covers, discounted car purchase and rental (with selected brands), and other retail discounts.

To learn more about why our people choose Downer Professional Services, read some of the stories of incredible people on our website.


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