Senior Quality Leader - Greenfield Renewable Projects

Blackbook Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackbook Recruitment in Melbourne seeks a Senior Quality Manager to lead the quality strategy, governance and assurance, shaping systems, standards and culture for greenfield renewable energy and infrastructure projects.

You will collaborate with project leaders to embed quality across the lifecycle, drive audits and continuous improvement, and influence major capital delivery with a strong emphasis on risk management and performance reporting.

Qualifications

• Ideally a tertiary degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field.
• Strong knowledge of ISO9001 and QA/QC in complex construction, engineering or infrastructure environments.
• Experience across the project lifecycle from design to handover.
• Experience leading quality frameworks within growing organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the organisation's quality function and governance framework.
• Develop and implement scalable quality systems, standards and assurance programs.
• Partner with project teams to embed quality across planning, delivery and handover.
• Drive audit, compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide strategic guidance on quality risk management and performance.
• Develop reporting and insights to support informed decisions.
• Foster a culture of quality, accountability and operational excellence.

Skills

ISO9001 knowledge

Quality governance

Stakeholder influence

Audit & continuous improvement

Education

Engineering / Construction Management degree

Job description

This organisation is a rapidly growing project delivery organisation operating at the forefront of Australia's energy transition. With a strong pipeline of renewable energy and infrastructure projects, the business is entering an exciting phase of growth and is seeking a senior quality leader to establish and mature a best-practice quality function that will support delivery excellence across an expanding project portfolio.

The Role

Reporting into the executive leadership team, the Senior Quality Manager will lead the organisation's quality strategy, governance and assurance framework. This a newly created opportunity to develop and shape the quality function, creating and developing the systems, standards and culture that will underpin successful delivery of complex renewable energy and infrastructure projects. Working closely with project and operational leaders, you will play a critical role in driving consistency, reducing risk and embedding quality throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the organisation's quality function and quality governance framework.
• Develop and implement scalable quality systems, standards and assurance programs.
• Partner with project teams to embed quality across planning, delivery and handover activities.
• Drive audit, compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide strategic guidance on quality risk management and operational performance.
• Develop reporting and insights that support informed business decision-making.
• Foster a culture of quality, accountability and operational excellence.

The Background

To be successful in this role, you will have the following:

• Ideally tertiary qualified in Engineering, Construction Management or related degree.
• Strong practical knowledge of ISO9001 and quality assurance and quality control principles in complex construction, engineering or infrastructure environments.
• Strong knowledge of quality management systems and governance frameworks, coupled with the ability to influence stakeholders, lead teams and drive business-wide improvement initiatives.
• Experience across the project lifecycle including design, procurement, supplier quality, construction, testing, commissioning and handover.
• Experience supporting major capital projects and establishing quality frameworks within growing organisations will be highly regarded.

What's on Offer

• Rare opportunity to build and lead a quality function in a genuinely greenfield environment.
• Play a key role in supporting the delivery of Australia's renewable energy transition.
• Highly visible leadership position with broad organisational influence.
• Opportunity to establish lasting systems, processes and standards that will shape future project success.
• Join a growing organisation with an ambitious project pipeline and strong leadership support.