Senior Maritime Warfare Instructor based in Sydney, Australia

** NOTE: WE ARE ADVERTISING THIS POSITION FOR OUR SERCO Asia Pacific (APAC) DIVISION. FOR CONSIDERATION, Contact cassie.walters@serco-ap.com for more information. **

Senior Maritime Warfare Instructor based in Sydney, Australia

• Provide high-calibre training in maritime navigation and tactical warfare
• Embark on your next adventure outside the Navy and relocate to Sydney, Australia
• Generous salary and relocation package available
• Veterans encouraged to apply

Former Royal Navy Navigators and PWOs needed for training roles in Sydney - contribute to the Defence Industry in Australia

Serco is a place where you can grow

Join a team of 12,000+ professionals across Asia Pacific (APAC) and experience a place of challenge, opportunity, and reward.

We offer lots of headroom for you to grow and flexible benefits to suit you in every stage of your life and career, including:

• Access to ongoing professional development
• Relocation assistance (contributions towards flights, shipping of personal goods and temporary accommodation in Sydney, Australia).
• Flexible working arrangements
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Opportunities to work on meaningful projects impacting national defence

Make an impact at Serco

The team at HMAS Watson, in Sydney, Australia are extremely proud of the high-quality maritime warfare training services we provide on behalf of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). 

As a Senior Maritime Warfare Instructor you will provide high-level training in navigation and tactical operations to the Royal Australian Navy's Maritime Warfare Officers. This role involves teaching in a combination of classroom education, advanced bridge simulators and occasional sea training periods ensuring Officers are prepared to contribute to operations effectively.  Responsibilities include:

• Delivering specialist navigation and warfare training
• Extensive training using simulation
• Supporting courses through programming, briefings, and examination activities
• Contributing to the course review and development processes
• Maintaining expertise in navigation and warfare tactics and systems
• Providing training outside regular hours on a shift roster

Serco is a place for you

You are a motivated, resilient and focussed professional who prides yourself on the ability to deliver training to the next generation of Navy Officers.  You are committed to becoming an integral part of Serco Defence, the leading provider of maritime services in Australia and the Asia Pacific region.  You’re a respectful and professional person who demonstrates exceptional values in everything you do.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• The ability to achieve and maintain a defence security clearance of NV1 or higher
• Minimum of 18 months experience as the Navigating Officer or Principal Warfare Officer on a RAN Frigate or Destroyer, within the last 5 years, or Commonwealth equivalent
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, including the ability to show initiative and work effectively under pressure

If you're passionate about Defence/Navy Training and looking for a rewarding career as a Senior Maritime Warfare Instructor, apply today to become a key player in Maritime Warfare Training with Serco.

Impact a better future at Serco.

Contact cassie.walters@serco-ap.com for more information.

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.

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