Senior Quality Leader - Strategy, Governance & Flex Work

KBR, Inc; Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place To Work

Flexible working

Competitive salary

Paid parental leave

Income protection

Stock purchase plan

Health insurance

Job summary

KBR Australia is seeking a Senior Manager, Quality Assurance to provide strategic leadership across the Quality organisation. You will drive quality systems, governance, and continuous improvement to ensure safe, compliant, and high-performing delivery outcomes across multiple disciplines and product lines.

The role requires senior leadership experience, deep technical QA expertise, and the ability to influence outcomes in a complex environment.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate qualification in Quality, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years' experience in Quality Management, including leadership of managers or senior professionals.
• Experience leading multiple quality disciplines within a complex organisation.
• Strong technical expertise in quality management systems, audits, inspections, testing, and improvement methodologies.
• Active Baseline Defence Security Clearance (or higher) is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior functional leadership across quality disciplines to deliver outcomes.
• Lead implementation and continuous improvement of quality systems, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure quality practices align with contractual and regulatory obligations.
• Provide technical authority across QA, audits, inspections, testing, and improvement methodologies.
• Oversee assurance activities to meet quality, safety, and compliance standards.
• Analyse quality data to identify trends, systemic risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead corrective and preventive action processes to address quality issues and strengthen performance.
• Drive consistency of quality practices across functions and product lines.
• Contribute to the development of quality strategy, enterprise standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with stakeholders to improve reliability, maintainability, and delivery outcomes.
• Build capability across the Quality function through coaching and mentoring of managers and technical specialists.

Skills

Quality leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Quality management

Leadership

Six Sigma

Education

Undergraduate degree in Quality, Engineering, or Business

Job description

KBR Australia is seeking a Senior Manager, Quality Assurance to provide strategic leadership across the Quality organisation. You will drive quality systems, governance, and continuous improvement to ensure safe, compliant, and high-performing delivery outcomes across multiple disciplines and product lines.

The role requires senior leadership experience, deep technical QA expertise, and the ability to influence outcomes in a complex environment.