E-7 Programs AUS Sustainment Project Administrator

Job Description
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Location:
RAAF Base Williamtown
Category:
Business Support
Position Type:
Permanent
Job Reference:
BOE/1951488W
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About us
Boeing Defence Australia is shaping the future of aerospace and delivering some of the nation's most important programs for the Australian Defence Force.
Joining us is a chance to make your mark, working with a diverse team that is united in pushing the boundaries of imagination and excellence.
We currently employ more than 2,500 people across 14 sites in Australia and three international locations and have a range of opportunities available as we plan for future growth.
The opportunity
Boeing Defence Australia is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Project Administrator to join the E-7A Wedgetail program in Williamtown, Newcastle.
This dynamic role will require you to work across two facilities in Williamtown, the RAAF base and Technology place (located a short distance away from the base).
You will be part of an inclusive team where people truly matter. For this role we require candidates to possess the following attributes:

• Dynamic, outcome focused, innovative and likes to think outside the square
• Team orientated, influential and likes a challenge
• An advocate for diversity and inclusion and actively involved in leading change; and
• An excellent communicator who can engage and motivate diverse and geographically dispersed teams.

Responsibilities:

• Provides administrative support to project teams, including calendar management, scheduling meetings and appointments, coordinating with stakeholders, and maintaining accurate records to ensure efficient day-to-day project operations
• Coordinate the procurement of catering, office supplies, vehicle leasing, and other goods and services required by the project team, ensuring timely sourcing, accurate processing, and compliance with organisational purchasing procedures
• Coordinate and support employee relations and team engagement activities by coordinating acknowledgements, celebrations and farewells, including arranging flowers and farewell gifts, managing signing and distribution of presentations, facilitating Employee Service Awards, organising morning or afternoon tea for award recipients, booking and coordinating end-of-year functions and team events, and managing room bookings, visitor administration access, and organising escort arrangements for stakeholders and visitors
• Maintain and update project SharePoint and Confluence sites, including creating new pages, updating links and content, and undertaking ongoing housekeeping to ensure information for pages owned by the E7 PIO are current, accurate, and well organised
• Manage onboarding and offboarding requirements for the program, including access requests for systems and tools, monitoring training compliance, maintaining JIRA and confluence pages and tickets, documentation of onboarding/offboarding, updating and maintaining the NAR form and ensuring all administrative actions are completed accurately and in a timely manner
• Provide administrative and logistical support for project functions and events, including coordinating arrangements and agenda, booking a venue or meeting rooms, assisting with materials and venue preparation, and hosting or welcoming attendees to ensure the event is delivered professionally and smoothly
• Provide support to travelers with domestic travel bookings as required, including assisting with the domestic travel booking process in Concur where needed
• Take the lead in coordinating and supporting international travel arrangements for employees, including liaising with Boeing Travel, arranging flights, accommodation, transport, itineraries, while ensuring compliance with organisational policies and timely communication of travel details
• Support office and floor maintenance activities, including maintaining tidy meeting rooms, checking that meeting room IT and equipment are functioning properly, coordinating end-of-year tidy up and fridge cleanouts through team communications, and liaising with Facilities to action and close repair and maintenance requests
• Provide a blend of traditional and non-traditional administrative support to project teams, including coordinating vehicle servicing and registration checks, monitoring and replenishing consumables across multiple sites, arranging and distributing supplies, organising aircraft tours, and escorting personnel as required, with some tasks involving physical activity and movement between locations
• Work collaboratively as part of the E7 PIO Project Administration team supporting E7 Programs, operating as a centralised team to share workloads, providing mutual support, and ensuring consistent and efficient administrative service delivery
• Provide ad hoc administrative support to Project Coordinators as required, assisting with a range of project activities to ensure smooth and efficient delivery of project outcomes.

Experience/Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in project administration and/or project support roles
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously. Performs work with minimal direction and exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to tasking
• Demonstrated experience in organising and coordinating events including, but not limited to, executive visits, offsites, team planning days, project milestone events and team training
• Demonstrated ability to develop solutions to complex problems that require ingenuity and innovation. Ensures solutions are consistent with organisational objectives
• Demonstrated experience in producing and updating complex organisational structures, operating/battle rhythms, PowerPoint presentations for several internal/external stakeholders including the customer, business executives and project leadership teams
• Demonstrated experience in producing and updating processes, plans and policies to support project needs
• Demonstrated experience in reconciling corporate credit cards and invoicing as per organisational processes
• Demonstrated ability in assisting project team with booking both domestic and international travel, including flights, accommodation, car rental and organising visas
• Demonstrated experience in the procurement of office supplies, car leasing and other items needed by the project team
• Proven ability to think on your feet and adapt to evolving project environments and tasking
• Applicants must be Australian Citizens to meet Defence security requirements.
• Strong negotiation, communication, computer literacy and organisational skills
• Defence security clearance (desirable)

Culture
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. Female applicants, people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent and ex-defence personnel are encouraged to apply.
Benefits

• Flexible working options
• Study assistance
• Salary packaging
• Employee Incentive Program
• Global opportunities

How to apply
BDA is dedicated to providing a diverse and flexible work environment so that we can recruit and retain the best talent. As such, we would welcome applications for full time, and flexible work arrangements.
If you are ready to join an innovative industry leader and would like to register your interest in working for Boeing, based in Brisbane, please click Apply now.
Find out more about Boeing Defence Australia here.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.
We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world's most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are proud members of the Valuable 500 and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.