Haydon Surrao, BDM and Brendan Dumbrell, CEO JLB-Yaran and Craig Williams, Navantia Australia LHD Australianisation Lead
Under the MoU, Navantia Australia and JLB-Yaran will seek mutually beneficial business opportunities in which to work together to deliver services on defence contracts and support the development of a new generation of Indigenous employment and people with the skills and qualifications to benefit from growth in defence industry.
JLB-Yaran specialises in the delivery of engineering, logistics and management services and solutions to Government, Defence and Industry. JLB-Yaran is committed to the development and employment of Indigenous professionals through the implementation of the JLB-Yaran Indigenous Development and Employment Strategy, which strives to increase Indigenous development, expertise and representation at all levels of JLB-Yaran.
Defence Connect Podcast, host Phil Tarrant recently interviewed Navantia Australia’s supply chain Australianisation lead Craig Williams, managing director at JLB-Yaran Brendan Dumbrell, and business development manager at JLB-Yaran Hayden Surrao.
They discussed the benefits of this newly formed relationship in supporting the industry’s workforce, explain why working with traditional land owners is vital to establishing sovereign capability, and outline how these organisations are highlighting the defence industry as an attractive career opportunity for Indigenous Australians.
Listen to the podcast https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/key-enablers/5392-podcast-leveraging-indigenous-talent-in-the-defence-workforce-craig-williams-navantia-australia-and-brendan-dumbrell-and-hayden-surrao-jlb-yaran
About Navantia Australia
Navantia Australia’s roots date back hundreds of years. Since 2006, we have been Australia’s shipbuilding partner. At Navantia Australia, we are committed to growing our local workforce and links to the Australian supply chain to best support the growth of a truly Australian shipbuilding industry. Through the Hobart Class guided missile destroyers (DDG), Canberra Class amphibious assault ships (LHD) and LHD landing craft (LLC) projects as well as currently delivering two Supply Class Replenishment Vessels (AORs), Navantia Australia has grown a significant, sovereign engineering capability in a wide range of shipbuilding areas, from in-service support and conceptual design to test and activation activities.
About JLB-Yaran
JLB-Yaran is an Indigenous Professional Service Provider and Management Consultancy that operates nationally and internationally specialising in the delivery of engineering, logistics and management solutions and services to Government, Defence and Industry.
With decades of experience in the Australian Defence Force and Defence Industry, JLB-Yaran’s professional services division leverages the Company’s significant experience and expertise in meeting its clients resource, advisory and consultancy needs in key disciplines such as Integrated Logistics Support, Engineering, Logistics, Project Management, and Procurement whilst also increasing Indigenous employment and participation in Defence, Defence Industry and Government sectors.
For more information visit https://jlb-yaran.com.au/