Quality Lead

Amec Foster Wheeler Group; Chinchilla; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood is seeking a QA/QC Lead to provide direction to the Quality team in the Surat Basin, Queensland. The role focuses on driving contract quality plans, audits, ITP master listings, and risk-based quality delivery across the project lifecycle.

The successful candidate will oversee audits, guide on QA training, and coordinate supplier quality activities while ensuring compliance with contractual and regulatory obligations. Full work rights in Australia required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a Quality role.
• Ability to work independently with initiative and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interface effectively with the client to understand requirements and with Wood team members to implement Quality requirements.
• Demonstrates technical expertise, integrity and the ability to influence others to behave in the organisation's interest.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a Contract quality plan and ensure plan up to date through project lifecycle by regular monitoring.
• Prepare a Contract audit schedule and conduct audits.
• Prepare the ITP Master Listing defining ITPs required throughout the life of the Contract.
• Assign Quality resources to the Contract and communicate responsibilities to the Quality team.
• Coordinate and manage project service and product verification and inspection of deliverables.

Skills

Quality management

Stakeholder management

Interpersonal skills

Client interface

Job description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

We are currently seeking expressions of interest for QA / QC Leads to work in the Surat Basin of western Queensland.

The Role

This position will be responsible for providing direction and leadership to the Quality team whilst also being responsible for performing key activities within the Quality team ensuring that a high quality, customer focused service is provided to the project.

#LI-SITE

• Prepare a Contract quality plan and ensure plan up to date through project lifecycle by regular monitoring
• Prepare a Contract audit schedule and ensure risk has been correctly determined by Contract team, including conducting of audits
• Prepare the ITP Master Listing defining ITPs required throughout the life of the Contract
• Assign Quality resources to the Contract as required and communicate position responsibilities to the Quality team
• Conduct assessment of subcontractor quality submissions prior to award
• Effectively implement, use and maintain the relevant Wood Quality systems (IMPact & iMap), assisting others to follow up and close any outstanding actions
• Oversee and deliver effective Project Management Review Programs that include collection, analysis and reporting of project performance measures, including progress against audit schedules
• Plan, execute and approve reports on internal/external audits as required by the Audit Programme
• Conducts regular review of risk rating on audit schedule with Contract Manager and Project Manager
• Provide guidance on QA/QC training across wider Contract team throughout the Contract life
• Approves project audit reports (audits completed by Quality lead to be approved by Contract Quality or Project Manager)
• Assign and participate in quality risk assessment to audit activities
• Conducts audits on supplier quality management system
• Coordinate and manage project service and product verification and inspection of the project deliverables consistent with criticality assessments and contractual and regulatory obligations

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

• 5 plus years’ experience in a Quality role
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with good initiative and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to interface effectively with the client to understand requirements and with other Wood team members and vendors/suppliers to ensure effective implementation of Quality requirements
• Demonstrates technical expertise, integrity and the ability to influence and challenge others to behave in ways consistent with the interest of the organisation
• Actively develops relationships with customers and Wood entities via regular contact and involvement. Demonstrates ability to develop long and short-term service relationships
• Demonstrated strong commitment to safety
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, both written and oral
• International assignment/project experience in similar roles will be highly regarded

Candidates must have full work rights in Australia to be considered for this role.

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.