Quality Auditor

Downer; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development

Employee assistance program

Healthcare discounts

Retail discounts

Vehicle-purchase discounts

Job summary

Downer is seeking a Quality Auditor to ensure quality, safety and compliance across housing service delivery. You will report to the Assurance and Service Delivery Partner Manager and contribute to high-quality outcomes for essential services.

In this role you will conduct inspections, raise improvement actions and deliver monthly reports, while guiding subcontractors on contract requirements and safety standards. A proactive communicator with governance awareness will thrive here.

Qualifications

• Experience in auditing, compliance and the housing market.
• Background in trade, construction, maintenance, facilities or building-services.
• Experience assessing workmanship, site safety and contractor compliance.
• Strong communication and formal report-writing skills.
• Understanding governance and key performance indicators (KPIs).

Responsibilities

• Perform planned pre-inspections, in-progress inspections and post-inspections, including subcontractor claim verification.
• Raise Business Improvement Forms for non-conformances and manage corrective actions.
• Investigate safety, Code of Conduct and environmental incidents; document corrective actions.
• Prepare monthly inspection and auditing reports with commentary and trends analysis.
• Provide quality and OHS advice, review SWMS and support training on contract requirements.

Skills

Auditing

Compliance

Quality assurance

Communication

Report writing

Tools

Microsoft Office

SWMS review

Job description

We currently have an opportunity for a Quality Auditor. Join our Government and Integrated Facilities Management team and play a key role in maintaining quality, safety and compliance across housing service delivery. Reporting to the Assurance and Service Delivery Partner Manager, you’ll help deliver high-quality outcomes that support our essential services.

What You’ll Do

This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including:

• Complete planned pre-inspections, work-in-progress inspections and post-inspections, including subcontractor claim verification.
• Raise Business Improvement Forms for identified non-conformances and follow corrective actions through to completion.
• Investigate and report on safety, Code of Conduct and environmental incidents, documenting corrective and preventive actions.
• Prepare and present monthly inspection and auditing reports, including commentary and analysis of non-conformance trends.
• Provide quality and OHS advice, review subcontractor SWMS, and support training on contract requirements and WMS.

What You’ll Bring

• Current experience in a similar auditing role, with experience in auditing, compliance and the housing market.
• A trade, construction, maintenance, facilities or building-services background is preferred.
• Practical experience assessing workmanship, site safety and contractor compliance.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, computer literacy and formal report-writing skills.
• An understanding of governance, compliance and adherence to key performance measures.

More than anything, you’ll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.

Why Downer?

Downer plans, creates and sustains essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.

What It Means to Belong at Downer

We’re proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:

• Training and development to support and diversify your career.
• With 30% of vacancies filled internally, you’ll find real opportunities to advance your career.
• Perks@Downer, including healthcare, retail and vehicle-purchase discounts.
• Employee Assistance Program support for you and your family when you need it most.

You want your work to matter, and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger, and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.
We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve, and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from people whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability and neurodivergent individuals.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know. We’re here to help you put your best foot forward.