Senior Quality Advisor

Airswift; Perth; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Senior Quality Advisor for a major energy project based in Perth, Western Australia. The role provides broad technical scope across quality management, supplier deliverables, audits, and project assurance from front-end loading through to project closeout.

You will lead quality planning at the project level, collaborate with engineering to define quality requirements, review technical data, and drive risk-based assessments to ensure regulatory alignment and traceability

Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering or related trade qualification.
• Minimum 5 years of quality support across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up projects.
• Experience in oil & gas, energy, or resources project environments.
• Experience supporting delivery models like EP, EPC, EPCM, or CM.
• Experience in material and equipment quality inspection and acceptance testing.
• Experience working with OEM providers and tier-one contractors.
• Experience facilitating risk-based quality assessment for projects, materials, and equipment packages.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality advice and guidance on quality principles across all project teams.
• Support development and conformance to the Quality Management framework.
• Establish project-level quality planning and support through to closeout.
• Collaborate with Engineering to establish technical quality requirements for FEL activities.
• Review technical data, drawings, and records for supplier deliverables and traceability.
• Approve contractor and supplier technical quality deliverables against requirements.
• Establish and communicate project quality requirements with stakeholders.
• Undertake tender/bid evaluations and provide guidance on risks and gaps.
• Monitor health and status of quality across the portfolio.
• Develop quality level papers and presentations.
• Ensure quality execution stays on schedule and within budget.

Skills

Quality leadership

Project quality management

Audits

Documentation & traceability

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

University degree in Engineering or related trade qualification

Job description

Job Title

Senior Quality Advisor

Duration

12 months

Schedule

Mon - Fri

Location

Perth WA

This opportunity is based within a major project delivery and readiness environment, supporting renewable energy and green hydrogen projects from front-end loading through to project completion and closeout. The role offers broad technical scope across quality management, engineering standards, supplier deliverables, audit activity, and project assurance. This position will play an important part in strengthening project quality performance, regulatory alignment, and traceability across a complex portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Quality advice and guidance on Quality principles, process and application across all Project and functional teams.
• Support development, implementation and maintain conformance to the Quality Management framework,
• Establish Project level Quality strategic planning, implementation, guidance, and support through to Project completion and closeout. (End to End).
• Collaborate with Engineering disciplines to establish technical Quality requirements as part of Front End Loading (FEL) activities for equipment and material packages, in accordance with industry standards i.e. AS, API, ASME, IEC, ISO and local/country regulatory requirements enabling license to operate.
• Review and interpret technical data/drawings/documents/records as part of supplier/contractor deliverables and traceability obligations.
• Identification, review and approval of Contractor and Supplier technical Quality Deliverables and against specified technical requirements.
• Considering operational and maintenance requirements, establish scalable and appropriate technical quality requirements, verification and traceability.
• Establish, document and communication Project Quality requirements in collaboration with Project stakeholders.
• Undertake tender/bid evaluations, provide advice and guidance on level of confidence, actions to mitigate potential gaps and risks to the project scope.
• Monitor and report to Projects and other stakeholders on the health and status of Quality across the portfolio.
• Support development of Quality level papers, presentations.
• Monitor progress to ensure the project Quality execution is on schedule and within quality and cost estimates and change management processes are maintained.
• Facilitate Project specific inductions and training in quality systems and processes to new and existing staff.
• Assist Project teams understanding and implementation of quality systems & processes.
• Support the establishment and execution of Project Audit Schedules to ensure requirements of the quality framework and specific project quality plan are implemented, maintained, and remain effective.

Required Education

University degree in Engineering or trade qualification in installation, construction, or commissioning

Required Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience providing quality support across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up projects.
• Experience working in oil and gas, energy, or resources project environments.
• Experience supporting project delivery models such as EP, EPC, EPCM, or CM.
• Experience in material and equipment quality inspection, including acceptance testing.
• Experience working with OEM providers and tier one contractors.
• Experience facilitating risk-based quality assessment for projects, materials, and equipment packages.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of quality management principles, processes, and framework implementation across project and functional teams.
• Ability to establish project-level quality planning, implementation, guidance, and support through to completion and closeout.
• Ability to collaborate with engineering disciplines to define technical quality requirements during front-end loading activities.
• Strong understanding of engineering and industry standards including AS, API, ASME, IEC, and ISO.
• Ability to review and interpret technical data, drawings, documents, and records for supplier and contractor deliverables.
• Ability to identify, review, and approve contractor and supplier technical quality deliverables against specified requirements.
• Capability to establish technical quality requirements, verification, and traceability with consideration for operational and maintenance requirements.
• Ability to support tender and bid evaluations, including identifying gaps, risks, and mitigation actions.
• Experience monitoring and reporting on quality health and status across projects or portfolios.
• Ability to plan, conduct, and report on project quality audits and corrective actions.
• Strong written communication skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with project and business stakeholders.

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

Eligibility

Only candidates with the right to work in Australia will be considered. (Australia Citizen, PR Holder, or Valid Australia working VISA)