Quality Manager

KBR, Inc.; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Key leadership role on a nationally significant project

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Quality Manager for a significant greenfield copper project in South Australia. This role entails establishing and overseeing the project’s quality management framework, ensuring compliance with regulatory and operational requirements. Successful candidates will have extensive experience in quality management on major capital projects, specifically within mining or heavy industry. The position offers competitive remuneration alongside the chance to influence quality outcomes throughout the project's lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Typically 10+ years of experience in quality management on major projects.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 and quality assurance methodologies.
• Experience within an Owner’s Team or integrated Owner/EPCM delivery environment.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the Project Quality Management System aligned with ISO 9001.
• Define quality strategy, objectives, standards, and key metrics.
• Lead quality assurance and quality control activities across various phases.

Skills

Quality management on major capital projects

Establishing project-wide quality systems

ISO 9001 knowledge

EPCM delivery models

Influencing senior stakeholders

Education

Tertiary qualification in Engineering or Quality

Job description

• Greenfield Copper & Gold Project – Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
• Senior Owner’s Team leadership role establishing and governing project‑wide quality systems
• End‑to‑end quality accountability across EPCM‑managed and Owner‑managed work packages
• Initially Adelaide office based with transition to Site-based (transition during execution; timing aligned to construction readiness and field activities)

Project Summary

Rex Minerals is an Australian mining company dedicated to the development of its flagship A$1.0B Copper-Gold Hillside Project located on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. The project will be a significant contributor to the South Australian economy and is providing employment opportunities for locals and for those looking to move to the area.

Hillside is in a highly attractive regional location approximately 150km from Adelaide and is one of the largest copper/gold projects under development in Australia. The project is fully approved and early‑stage site access work, major Highway diversions, site utilities and awarding of contracts and building the team to execute the project has commenced.

KBR is a global provider of full life cycle professional services supporting clients in delivery of major projects like Hillside and is providing expertise as part of an Integrated Owners team delivering the Project on behalf of Rex Minerals.

About the role

The Quality Manager Construction (Owner’s Team) is accountable for establishing, implementing, and governing the project’s quality management framework to ensure assets are delivered in accordance with contractual, regulatory, and operational requirements.

The role provides independent quality leadership across design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover, working closely with EPCM partners, contractors, and operations readiness teams to embed a “right‑first‑time” quality culture across the project.

This role is critical in ensuring fitness for purpose, compliance, and long‑term asset integrity for a major greenfield processing operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the Project Quality Management System (QMS) aligned with ISO 9001 and project governance requirements
• Define quality strategy, objectives, standards, and key metrics across all project phases
• Provide Owner’s Team oversight of EPCM and contractor quality systems, ensuring alignment with contractual and project requirements
• Review and approve project and contractor Quality Plans, ITPs, inspection/testing regimes, and acceptance criteria
• Lead quality assurance and quality control activities across engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, and commissioning
• Manage non‑conformances (NCRs), corrective and preventive actions, and lessons learned processes
• Ensure quality requirements are embedded into contracts, procurement strategies, and scopes of work
• Conduct audits, surveillance, and quality reviews to verify compliance and drive continuous improvement
• Partner with Construction, Commissioning, and Operations Readiness to ensure effective handover, documentation, and asset acceptance
• Provide quality performance reporting to Project Leadership and governance forums

Skills & Experience Required

• Significant experience (typically 10+ years) in quality management on major capital projects within mining, heavy industry, or infrastructure
• Demonstrated success establishing and governing project‑wide quality systems on greenfield developments
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001, quality assurance methodologies, and construction quality control
• Experience working with EPCM delivery models and multiple contractors
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive a strong quality culture in complex delivery environments
• Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical discipline
• Successful incumbents must reside in South Australia for the duration of the project.
• Experience within an Owner’s Team or integrated Owner/EPCM delivery environment
• Copper, base‑metals, or process plant project exposure
• Experience supporting commissioning and operations handover

Why Join Us?

• Key Owner’s Team leadership role on a nationally significant greenfield copper project
• Opportunity to influence quality outcomes from design through safe start‑up and operational handover
• Strong visibility and influence across EPCM, contractors, and operations stakeholders
• Competitive remuneration aligned to experience