Snr Manager, Quality

KBR, Inc.; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place To Work

Flexible working

Competitive salary

Parental leave

Income protection

Corporate rewards

Salary packaging

Employee stock purchase plans

Health & wellness perks

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Quality Assurance to provide strategic leadership across our Quality organisation in Australia. You will drive quality systems, governance, and continuous improvement to ensure safe, reliable and compliant delivery outcomes.

The role spans multiple disciplines and product lines with a focus on influencing outcomes and strengthening capability. This permanent full-time opportunity can be based in Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney or Adelaide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's level degree in a relevant discipline required.
• 12+ years in Quality Management with leadership of managers or senior professionals.
• Experience leading multiple quality disciplines within a complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of quality frameworks, audits, inspections, and product performance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior functional leadership across quality disciplines and operational areas.
• Lead implementation and continuous improvement of quality systems, standards, and governance.

Skills

Quality management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Undergraduate degree in Quality/Engineering/Business

Tools

Quality management systems

Job description

At KBR – We do things that matter. We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 38,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in over 29 countries.

Snr Manager, Quality

At KBR – We do things that matter. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long‑term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver.

Think.KBR.com

KBR in Australia With over 65 years working on some of Australia’s largest and most complex projects, KBR has unmatched experience supporting the nation’s critical infrastructure, energy transition and national security priorities. KBR has around 2,000 employees throughout Australia, who are focused on delivering innovative technology and engineering solutions for a safer, more secure and sustainable future.

Learn more about KBR in Australia

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Quality Assurance to provide strategic leadership, technical expertise, and functional direction across our Quality organization. This role is responsible for ensuring quality systems, processes, and practices are effectively implemented to support safe, reliable, compliant, and high‑performing delivery outcomes.

Working across multiple disciplines, product lines, and operational areas, you will provide senior leadership to quality teams while acting as a trusted technical authority in quality assurance, governance, and continuous improvement. You will play a key role in strengthening quality capability, driving consistency of practice, and ensuring quality frameworks align with business objectives, customer requirements, and regulatory obligations.

This is an opportunity for an accomplished quality leader who can combine deep technical expertise with people leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence outcomes across a complex organisation.

This is a permanent full‑time opportunity and can be based in Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney or Adelaide.

The successful candidate must hold a Baseline security clearance or higher.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior functional leadership across quality disciplines, teams, and operational areas to deliver business and customer outcomes.
• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of quality systems, processes, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure quality practices align with business objectives, contractual requirements, regulatory obligations, and product performance expectations.
• Provide technical authority across quality assurance, audits, inspections, testing, and quality improvement methodologies.
• Oversee assurance activities to ensure products, materials, and processes meet required quality, safety, and compliance standards.
• Analyse quality performance data to identify trends, systemic risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead corrective and preventative action processes to address quality issues and strengthen operational performance.
• Drive consistency of quality practices across multiple functions, product lines, and operational environments.
• 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, mentoring, and developing managers and technical specialists.

Essential

As the ideal candidate you will bring:

• Undergraduate qualification in Quality, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in Quality Management (typically 12+ years), including demonstrated leadership experience managing managers or senior technical professionals.
• Proven experience leading multiple quality disciplines, teams, or functional areas within a complex organisation.
• Strong technical expertise across quality management systems, audits, inspections, testing, and quality improvement methodologies.
• Experience applying quality frameworks to contractual, regulatory, compliance, and product performance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to combine technical authority with strategic leadership and people management responsibilities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing, and problem‑solving capabilities.

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualifications in Quality, Engineering, Management, or a related discipline.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt accreditation.
• Experience working within complex, multi‑product, matrixed, or highly regulated environments.
• Experience contributing to global, enterprise‑wide, or cross‑functional quality strategies and processes.

All candidates will be required to hold and maintain an active Baseline Defence Security Clearance.

What We Will Offer You

• A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work
• Flexible working
• Competitive salary (including annual reviews)
• Paid parental leaveIncome protection
• Corporate rewards
• Salary packaging/Novated leasing
• Employee stock purchase plans
• Flu shots, skin checks and discounted private health insurance
• Career development: Online learning, mentorship and career pathways