Senior Quality Leader — Flexible Work & Impact

Kbr, Inc.; South Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Competitive salary

Paid parental leave

Income protection

Career development

Online learning

Job summary

KBR Australia seeks a Senior Manager, Quality Assurance to provide strategic leadership across quality, governance and continuous improvement. You will drive high-performing delivery outcomes by ensuring robust quality systems and compliance across multiple disciplines.

This permanent full-time role offers flexibility in location (Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney or Adelaide) and requires Baseline Defence Security Clearance. Competitive salary and career growth await.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in Quality Management with leadership of managers or senior professionals.
• Experience leading multiple quality disciplines in a complex organisation.
• Strong expertise in quality frameworks, audits, inspections, and improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior functional leadership across quality disciplines to deliver outcomes.
• Lead implementation and continuous improvement of quality systems and governance.
• Ensure quality practices align with contractual, regulatory and product requirements.
• Provide technical authority across QA, audits, inspections, testing, and improvement.
• Oversee assurance activities to meet quality, safety, and compliance standards.
• Analyze quality data to identify trends and risks.
• Lead corrective and preventative actions to address issues.
• Drive consistency of quality practices across functions and product lines.
• Contribute to development of quality strategy and enterprise standards.
• Partner with stakeholders to improve reliability and delivery outcomes.
• Build capability through mentoring and coaching of managers and specialists.

Skills

Quality leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Problem-solving

Quality management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Business, or related discipline

Tools

Quality management systems

Audits and inspections

Job description

KBR Australia seeks a Senior Manager, Quality Assurance to provide strategic leadership across quality, governance and continuous improvement. You will drive high-performing delivery outcomes by ensuring robust quality systems and compliance across multiple disciplines.

This permanent full-time role offers flexibility in location (Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney or Adelaide) and requires Baseline Defence Security Clearance. Competitive salary and career growth await.