Senior Maritime Warfare Instructor based in Sydney or Perth, Australia

Former Royal Navy Navigators and Principal Warfare Officers (PWOs) needed for training roles in Sydney and Perth - contribute to the Defence Industry in AustraliaProvide high-calibre training in maritime navigation and tactical warfare

• Embark on your next adventure outside the Navy and relocate to Perth or Sydney, Australia
• Generous salary and relocation package available for international candidates
• Veterans encouraged to apply
• Welcome applications from Commonwealth Navies

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:

• Career progression across long-term Defence contracts
• Access to employee wellbeing and support programs
• Inclusive culture where everyone feels safe and valued
• Employee Networks focused on diversity and belonging
• Access to world-class simulators and training technology
• International Relocation assistance (contributions towards flights, shipping of personal goods and temporary accommodation in Sydney, Australia).
• Opportunities to work on meaningful projects impacting national defence
• Opportunities at both HMAS Watson (NSW) and HMAS Stirling (WA)

Make an impact at Serco

The team are extremely proud of the high-quality maritime 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 on specialised training vessels 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

Are you ready to do important work that really matters?

At Serco, we bring together the right people, the right technology, and the right partners to create impactful solutions that address some of the world’s most urgent and complex challenges.

We focus on serving governments all over the globe. The work we do has touched the lives of millions in Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, and offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills across our core capabilities in Health, Defence, Maritime, Justice, Immigration, and Community Services.

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.

By joining Serco you’ll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Impact a better future at Serco.