Quality Manager

BMD Group; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BMD Group is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to provide strategic quality leadership across expanding infrastructure operations in Adelaide. You will develop and maintain project quality management plans, lead audits, manage NCRs and supplier interfaces, and champion a get-it-right-first-time culture on multidisciplinary projects.

The role requires ISO 9001 Lead Auditor credentials and a track record of delivering quality outcomes on major Australian infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant quality management experience within the construction industry, ideally gained on major Australian infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading the quality function on complex, multidisciplinary construction projects.
• Strong experience establishing and managing project quality systems from mobilisation through construction, completion and handover.
• Quality Lead Auditor qualification in ISO 9001, with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 qualifications highly regarded.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 and quality assurance requirements within Australian construction environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing Project Quality Management Plans, ITPs, hold points, NCRs, corrective actions and quality records.
• Proven experience managing internal, external and client audits and working with independent assurance functions.
• Experience managing quality requirements across subcontractor, supplier, engineering and construction interfaces.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence project teams and senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with a focus on risk, compliance and continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and empower project quality personnel to deliver strong project outcomes
• Develop, implement and maintain Project Quality Management Plans, Inspection and Test Plans, hold point processes and project assurance requirements
• Establish and manage project audit schedules, surveillance activities and quality reporting
• Lead the identification, investigation and close-out of non-conformances, including root cause analysis and corrective and preventative actions
• Proactively identify quality risks and work with project teams to implement practical controls across construction delivery
• Ensure compliance with contractual, client, regulatory and ISO 9001 requirements
• Manage quality interfaces with clients, subcontractors, suppliers and other key project stakeholders
• Provide quality leadership and technical guidance across engineering and construction teams
• Monitor quality performance, trends and KPIs and provide clear reporting to project and senior management
• Coordinate progressive handover, ensuring quality documentation, inspection and compliance requirements are completed to the required standard
• Champion continuous improvement and a practical “get it right first time” approach across the project team.

Skills

Quality leadership

ISO 9001

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Quality systems

Risk management

Audits & assurance

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelors in Civil Eng

Engineering degree

ISO 9001 Lead Auditor

ISO 14001

ISO 45001

Job description

About BMD

BMD is Australia’s leading integrated engineering, construction and urban development business, with foundations built on the family values that underpin our unique, collaborative approach. Driven by a purpose of powering futures and creating enduring legacies through a commitment to collaboration, BMD is delivering infrastructure solutions that connect and transform communities. With a proud history beginning in 1979, BMD now employs 2,400 people throughout Australia, the Philippines and United Kingdom.

About The Role

As part of BMD’s continued growth in Adelaide and across South Australia, we are seeking an experienced Quality Manager to provide quality leadership across our expanding infrastructure operations. The role will initially support a major infrastructure opportunity in Adelaide incorporating complex civil, structural, industrial and marine interfaces, while contributing to the development of quality capability across BMD’s broader South Australian operations. This is an opportunity for an experienced quality professional who can combine strong assurance and systems capability with a practical understanding of construction delivery.

Your Role Will Include

• Lead, mentor and empower project quality personnel to deliver strong project outcomes
• Develop, implement and maintain Project Quality Management Plans, Inspection and Test Plans, hold point processes and project assurance requirements
• Establish and manage project audit schedules, surveillance activities and quality reporting
• Lead the identification, investigation and close-out of non-conformances, including root cause analysis and corrective and preventative actions
• Proactively identify quality risks and work with project teams to implement practical controls across construction delivery
• Ensure compliance with contractual, client, regulatory and ISO 9001 requirements
• Manage quality interfaces with clients, subcontractors, suppliers and other key project stakeholders
• Provide quality leadership and technical guidance across engineering and construction teams
• Monitor quality performance, trends and KPIs and provide clear reporting to project and senior management
• Coordinate progressive handover, ensuring quality documentation, inspection and compliance requirements are completed to the required standard
• Champion continuous improvement and a practical “get it right first time” approach across the project team.

About You

You will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline
• Significant quality management experience within the construction industry, ideally gained on major Australian infrastructure projects
• Demonstrated experience leading the quality function on complex, multidisciplinary construction projects
• Strong experience establishing and managing project quality systems from mobilisation through construction, completion and handover
• Quality Lead Auditor qualification in ISO 9001, with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 qualifications highly regarded
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 and quality assurance requirements within Australian construction environments
• Demonstrated experience managing Project Quality Management Plans, ITPs, hold points, NCRs, corrective actions and quality records
• Proven experience managing internal, external and client audits and working with independent assurance functions
• Experience managing quality requirements across subcontractor, supplier, engineering and construction interfaces
• Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence project teams and senior stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with a focus on risk, compliance and continuous improvement

Highly Regarded

• Experience with a Tier 1 or major Australian infrastructure contractor
• Experience on large-scale civil, structural, marine, industrial or multidisciplinary infrastructure projects
• Experience establishing quality systems during project mobilisation and carrying them through delivery and handover
• Experience on projects involving complex client, subcontractor and independent assurance interfaces

So, join our team, be yourself and help us power futures and create legacies.

We’re a purpose and values-led business guided by our values of family, empowered, collaborative and driven. For further details on what makes BMD unique, head to https://www.bmdgroup.global/careers