Location: Perth, WA
Industry: Oil & Gas / Energy
Employment Type: Contract, 24 months
About the Role
Airswift is currently recruiting for a Telecommunication Engineering & Delivery Lead on behalf of a leading energy operator.
Reporting to the Delivery Manager, this role will be responsible for leading the resourcing, governance, and successful delivery of the Critical and Operational Communications Infrastructure Program across a portfolio of onshore and offshore operating assets.
This position provides leadership, technical direction, and delivery assurance across a complex program environment, ensuring communications infrastructure is delivered safely, effectively, and in accordance with engineering, operational, and business requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead contractor and service provider performance to deliver high-quality outcomes across the communications infrastructure portfolio.
- Provide strategic direction and program leadership to ensure delivery against approved scope, schedule, budget, and performance baselines.
- Partner with Telecom Engineering teams to communicate program objectives, technical strategies, and delivery priorities to stakeholders.
- Oversee the management, governance, execution, and future direction of the delivery program.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with strategic suppliers, Technology Managers, IT leadership, and operational stakeholders.
- Coordinate and direct service provider workforces to ensure deliverables comply with company standards, specifications, and work processes.
- Safeguard operational and production environments through strict adherence to IT Change Management and Engineering Management of Change (MOC) processes.
- Establish and maintain governance frameworks for supplier-delivered projects and ensure compliance with organisational requirements.
- Provide delivery assurance, risk management, and executive reporting across multiple concurrent projects and programs.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and promote a strong culture of safety, operational excellence, and organisational learning.
Required Skills & Experience
- Minimum 10 years’ experience within Engineering, Communications, Operational Technology (OT), Telecommunications, or Information Technology environments.
- Minimum 10 years’ experience delivering Operational Communications and IT services within the energy, resources, or industrial sectors.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience leading multidisciplinary teams and engaging with senior business leaders and stakeholders.
- Demonstrated success delivering complex programs and projects across both offshore and onshore operating assets.
- Proven ability to build, lead, mentor, and develop high-performing technical teams.
- Strong experience establishing governance, assurance, and performance management frameworks for vendor and service provider-led projects.
- Sound understanding of Process Safety Management (PSM) principles and their application within project and operational environments.
- Practical knowledge of Engineering Management of Change (MOC) requirements and associated risk management processes.
- Understanding of Safety Critical Elements (SCEs) and Major Accident Event (MAE) Bow Tie methodologies.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and influencing skills.
- Ability to identify capability gaps, secure specialist expertise, and drive successful project outcomes in complex operational environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Postgraduate qualification in Project Management, Program Management, PMO, or a related discipline.
- Professional Engineer with an accredited tertiary qualification, recognised by Engineers Australia, in electronic / communications engineering or equivalent
Experience supporting critical communications infrastructure, industrial networking, or mission-critical operational technology environments.
About Airswift
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to our clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with the unique needs of our clients.
With over 1000 employees and 9,000+ contractors operating in over 130 countries, our geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry and the level of experience, exposure and expertise that the organization has is unparalleled.
Only candidates with the right to work in Australia will be considered. (Australia Citizen, PR Holder, or Valid Australia working VISA)
If you would like to be considered for the position, please apply directly to this advertisement or send your application via email to louis.tham@airswift.com with your updated CV/ resume & contact details. Alternatively, you may contact Louis at +61 (08) 6245 0671 for more information.
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