Senior Quality Leader - Strategy, Governance & Growth

Trinzic; Sydney; 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

Corporate rewards

Salary packaging/Novated leasing

Employee stock purchase plans

Flu shots and private health options

Career development

Job summary

KBR in Australia is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Quality Assurance to provide strategic leadership across the Quality organisation. This role ensures quality systems, processes, and practices are effectively implemented to support safe, reliable, compliant, and high-performing delivery outcomes.

You will lead quality governance, audits, inspections, and continuous improvement across multiple disciplines, influencing outcomes in a complex organisation.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate-degree in Quality, Engineering, Business or related discipline.
• Typically 12+ years of Quality Management experience with leadership of managers/senior technical professionals.
• Experience leading multiple quality disciplines within a complex organisation.
• Strong technical expertise in quality management systems, audits, inspections, testing, and improvement methodologies.
• Experience applying quality frameworks to contractual, regulatory, compliance, and product performance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior functional leadership across quality disciplines, teams and operations.
• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of quality systems, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure quality practices align with objectives, contractual requirements, regulatory obligations, and product performance expectations.
• Provide technical authority across quality assurance, audits, inspections, testing, and improvement methodologies.
• Oversee assurance activities to ensure products, materials, and processes meet quality, safety and compliance standards.
• Analyse quality data to identify trends and risks and drive improvements.
• Lead corrective and preventative action to address quality issues and strengthen performance.
• Drive consistency of quality practices across functions and product lines.
• Contribute to the development of quality strategy and enterprise standards.
• Partner with stakeholders to improve reliability and delivery outcomes.
• Build capability across Quality through coaching and mentoring.

Skills

Quality management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Quality systems

Audits & inspections

Education

Undergraduate degree in Quality/Engineering/Business

Job description

KBR in Australia is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Quality Assurance to provide strategic leadership across the Quality organisation. This role ensures quality systems, processes, and practices are effectively implemented to support safe, reliable, compliant, and high-performing delivery outcomes.

You will lead quality governance, audits, inspections, and continuous improvement across multiple disciplines, influencing outcomes in a complex organisation.