EL1 Quality Management Lead – Nuclear Submarine Program

Australian Submarine Agency; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Submarine Agency is seeking an EL1 Assistant Director Quality Management to lead quality assurance, governance and continuous improvement across the organisation. You will establish a cross-organisational quality framework, provide expert guidance, and drive policy development and document control to ensure conformance with Defence and regulatory standards.

The role requires strong technical judgement, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to coach teams while delivering

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to apply quality management principles and align activities with compliance frameworks in a Nuclear context.
• Strong understanding of quality assurance and continuous improvement methodologies with experience mentoring quality professionals.
• Ability to manage complex issues, assess risks and provide practical, compliant recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement the ASA Quality Management Framework.
• Provide specialist quality management advice, guidance and training to stakeholders.
• Develop policy and procedures to operationalise the quality function across the organisation.
• Lead lessons-learned programs and document assurance reviews to improve governance.
• Facilitate change-management activities arising from policy or process updates.
• Lead the Document Control team and collaborate with the document library team to improve processes.
• Coach and review work to uplift team capability and promote continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality management principles

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Coaching and guidance

Autonomous working

Written and verbal communication

Education

Quality management qualifications

Job description

Australian Submarine Agency is seeking an EL1 Assistant Director Quality Management to lead quality assurance, governance and continuous improvement across the organisation. You will establish a cross-organisational quality framework, provide expert guidance, and drive policy development and document control to ensure conformance with Defence and regulatory standards.

The role requires strong technical judgement, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to coach teams while delivering