Quality and Completions Advisor

John Holland Group; Cootamundra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Parental leave

Career development

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

John Holland Group is seeking a Quality and Completions Advisor for the Illabo to Stockinbingal rail project in regional NSW. You will support the implementation of the Project Quality Management Plan, oversee QA objectives, and ensure compliance with Australian standards and ISO 9001 across construction activities.

Responsibilities include coordinating inspection & test plans, managing ITPs, NCRs and quality records, preparing audit reports, and liaising with clients and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance and quality control within civil, rail, or infrastructure construction projects.
• Ability to understand and interpret applicable Australian Standards and relevant project specifications.
• Strong understanding of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day coordination of quality-related processes, development and review of Inspection & Test plans, quality control plans, process control verification auditing, to ensure delivered product meets specifications.
• Documentation of quality issues and performance measures for management review and coordinate the close out of Quality related Construction Issues including coordination with clients and other stakeholders.
• Assist the Quality Manager with the implementation of the Project’s Quality Management System in accordance with the Project Quality Management Plan.
• Be an advocate and leader in quality by assisting in communicating & distributing notifications including lessons learnt and quality events.
• Work with project team to assist with getting approved materials, QA documents and QA lots closed out.
• Prepare and coordinate audit reports summarising process, production and quality issues with corrective actions.
• Administer the relevant systems utilised for monitoring and documenting quality issues and actions.

Skills

Quality assurance

Quality control

ISO 9001

Stakeholder management

Tools

Aconex

MS Office

Job description

We’re all about transforming lives by finding solutions to complex challenges across a wide range of industries including infrastructure, property, rail, building and water projects in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.

From the epic, to the intimate, everything we do improves life for someone, somewhere. It gives our business momentum and means we approach things a little differently.

While our competitors talk about what they do, we focus on why we do it. We transform communities to make them easier to move around, more connected and better to live in.

Are you up for the challenge?

About Inland Rail

Inland Rail is transforming how goods are moved around Australia, connecting Melbourne and Brisbane via regional Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. This 1,700km fast freight backbone will complete our national freight network – better connecting producers to markets and creating new opportunities for regional businesses, industries and communities.

The Illabo to Stockinbingal project is about 39km of new rail corridor located within the local government areas of Junee and Cootamundra-Gundagai. This new section of rail corridor will provide a direct route from east of Illabo, tracking north to Stockinbingal and connecting into the existing Forbes rail line.

What is needed?

As a Quality and Completions Advisor on the I2S project, you will support the implementation and monitoring of the Project's Quality objectives, requirements, risks and other issues that may adversely impact successful project delivery.

We are seeking people for our Illabo to Stockinbingal project (I2S) willing to explore a new opportunity in regional NSW.

This role will be a 2:1 Roster based on site in Cootamundra and surrounds.

Overall responsibilities include:

• Day-to-day coordination of quality-related processes, development and review of Inspection & Test plans, quality control plans, process control verification auditing, to ensure that the delivered product meet relevant specifications and standards
• Documentation of quality issues and performance measures for management review and coordinate the close out of Quality related Construction Issues including coordination with clients and other key stakeholders.
• Assist the Quality Manager with the implementation of the Project’s Quality Management System in accordance with the Project Quality Management Plan.
• Be an advocate and key leader in quality by assisting in communicating & distributing notifications including lessons learnt and quality events.
• Work with project team to assist with getting approved materials, associated QA documents and QA lots closed out
• Prepare and coordinate audit reports summarising process, production and quality issues together with recommended corrective actions
• Administer the relevant systems utilised for monitoring and documenting quality issues and actions

To be successful in this role:

• Experience in quality assurance and quality control within civil, rail, or infrastructure construction projects.
• Ability to understand and interpret applicable Australian Standards and relevant project specifications
• Strong understanding of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage work lots, ITPs, NCRs, hold/witness points, and quality records.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Aconex, with the ability to manage project documentation, reporting, and workflow tracking.
• Strong personal organisation skills
• Time management skills to meet tight deadlines
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with both project and external stakeholders
• Delivering a strong positive message on site for Quality & Completions

About you:

• Experience on complex Rail/Infrastructure projects
• Willing to DIDO
• Or, willing to relocate yourself within an hour’s commute of Cootamundra/Stockinbingal.
• Be open to working a 2:1 roster (2 weeks on / 1 week off)

Some of the benefits of the role include:

• Joining an established and successful business operating throughout Australia and New Zealand
• Being part of a high performing team of committed and talented experts
• John Holland is ‘people first’ company we will work on the development of your career and also provide a very competitive salary package and employee benefits program

We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

What we offer?

• Competitive salary and benefits, including salary continuance and salary sacrifice options.
• Flexible work arrangements and generous leave, including 18 weeks paid parental leave.
• Career development through technical, leadership and emerging talent programs.
• Opportunities to work on some of Australia's most iconic projects.
• A diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong.
• Wellbeing support and benefits designed to help you thrive.

With expertise spanning engineering, construction and operations, we're delivering the projects and services that keep communities moving. From rail, roads and bridges to hospitals and stadiums, we've helped shape Australia through iconic projects. You'll even see us operating buses, trains and trams.

Be part of a team that's up for the challenge of transforming lives.