Senior Quality Assurance Leader

National Centre For Vocational Education Research; Canberra; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Competitive salary with annual reviews

Paid parental leave

Income protection

Corporate rewards

Salary packaging/Novated leasing

Employee stock purchase plans

Job summary

KBR in Australia is seeking a Senior Manager, Quality to provide strategic leadership of the Quality organisation across multiple disciplines. You will drive governance, ensure compliance, and lead continuous improvement for safe, reliable delivery outcomes.

The role requires Baseline Defence Security Clearance and can be based in Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney or Adelaide. Join a global team delivering complex defence projects with strong focus on quality frameworks, stakeholder

Qualifications

• Undergraduate qualification in Quality, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years in Quality Management with leadership experience.
• Experience leading multiple quality disciplines within a complex organisation.
• Strong technical expertise across QA processes, audits, inspections, testing, and improvements.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive strategic quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior functional leadership across quality disciplines and teams.
• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of quality systems and governance.
• Ensure practices meet contractual, regulatory, and product requirements.
• Offer technical authority in QA audits, inspections, testing, and improvements.
• Oversee assurance activities to meet quality, safety, and compliance standards.
• Analyse data to identify trends and drive improvements.
• Lead corrective/preventive actions and cross-functional quality alignment.
• Develop quality strategy and enterprise standards in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Coach and develop managers and specialists within Quality.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Quality governance

Audits & inspections

Technical authority

Education

Undergraduate qualification in Quality, Engineering, Business

Tools

Quality management systems

Job description

KBR in Australia is seeking a Senior Manager, Quality to provide strategic leadership of the Quality organisation across multiple disciplines. You will drive governance, ensure compliance, and lead continuous improvement for safe, reliable delivery outcomes.

The role requires Baseline Defence Security Clearance and can be based in Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney or Adelaide. Join a global team delivering complex defence projects with strong focus on quality frameworks, stakeholder