Snr Manager, Quality

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

Title: Snr Manager, Quality 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. 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 organisation. 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 Requirements:

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

Desirable:

• 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.

What we will offer you:

• A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work
• Flexible working
• Competitive salary (including annual reviews)
• Paid parental leave
• Income 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

Notice to Third Parties/Recruitment Agencies:

KBR Australia does not accept unsolicited resumes or any liability associated with fees or costs from recruitment agencies, search firms or third parties who have not been engaged directly on this job opportunity. Candidates interested in applying are welcome to submit their application online.

KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World.

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives.

In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values: We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential. We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business. We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed. We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company.

We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries. At KBR, We Deliver.

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