Director - Engineering or Project Management, Joint Air & Land

At Coras, we fuse expertise with humanity, rigor with creativity and innovation with curiosity. At the core of our business is the belief that a diversity of perspectives is the key to new thinking. That’s why our team brings together deep industry experience with some of the brightest young minds in Australia. Our values are more than just words on an email signature; we’re driven by an ethos that inspires and governs everything we do.

The Role: 

We have an opportunity for a Director-level Defence professional to join our Canberra team and play a key role in growing and delivering our Joint Air and Land consulting capability. We are open to both engineering and project management professionals at Director level, with appropriate qualifications and a track record of leading mixed-discipline teams. This role will suit an experienced Defence Engineer or Project Manager who combines strong domain expertise with the ability to lead teams, build trusted client relationships, and identify opportunities to deliver meaningful outcomes for Defence.  

In this role you will be responsible for: 

• Leading the delivery of complex Joint, Air and Land Defence consulting engagements and providing trusted advice to senior stakeholders 

• Building and maintaining strong relationships across Defence communities, influencing decision makers and supporting capability outcomes 

• Identifying new opportunities, leveraging Defence networks and supporting business development activities to grow Coras’ Defence footprint 

• Leading, mentoring and developing a small team of consultants to deliver high-quality outcomes and build capability 

Our Ideal Candidate: 

You are a respected Defence professional who understands the complexities of delivering capability outcomes across Joint, Air and Land environments. You enjoy solving complex problems, building trusted relationships and working collaboratively with clients and teams to deliver meaningful results. 

You bring a collegiate leadership style, with the ability to balance client delivery, team development and business growth. You are comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders, influencing outcomes and representing Coras as a trusted Defence partner. 

You will bring: 

• Significant experience delivering capability outcomes within Defence Joint, Air and/or Land environments using your Engineering or Project Management skills 

• Strong understanding of the Defence capability lifecycle and the Defence Capability System (DCS) 

• Experience operating as an experienced practitioner aligned to DSS Level 3 expectations 

• Established relationships across Joint, Air and/or Land Defence communities, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders 

• Strong consulting capability, including stakeholder engagement, client management and delivery of outcomes 

• Experience identifying and pursuing business opportunities through trusted client relationships 

• Excellent communication, relationship-building and problem-solving skills 

• Relevant engineering, project management, capability management or Defence qualifications are also desirable  

As we are a Defence consultancy, you must also have the ability to obtain and maintain an AGSVA security clearance, ideally at the NV1 level or higher. 

Why join Coras?

Coras prides itself on being a management consultancy with a difference. Underpinned by our core values, we are trailblazers for innovative consulting models and strategic solutions. As a result, we have built a culture that has our people’s aspirations, development and wellbeing front and centre.

Some of our employee benefits include:

• Well defined pathway for advancement


• Access to SME coaches to support your development


• Paid parental leave provisions


• Access to external and internal training, including a consulting skills program


• An additional 5 days per year of professional development leave


• Whole of company annual conference


• The opportunity to work with like-minded people on exciting projects


• Access to our Employee Assistance Provider

We believe great work happens when people from all walks of life are in the room. We welcome applications from everyone, and we support flexible and hybrid working arrangements where we can.