Title:  Quality Advisor

About John Holland

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do.
We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.
That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.
Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

About the Role / Are you up for the challenge?

As the Quality Advisor on the Inland Rail Beveridge to Albury Tranche 2 Project, you will be responsible to support the implementation and monitoring of the Projects quality objectives, requirements, risks and other issues that may adversely impact the surety of successful project delivery. You will be supporting to assist the Project team with implementation of the project’s inspection and test requirements for Civil, Structural Rail scope.
The role will be regionally based, requiring you to work closely with the project team across the eight different sites from Wandong to Benalla to ensure works are delivered in accordance with the project’s requirements. A critical part of the role will be working closely with other project stakeholders, such as engineers and design consultants, to ensure that deliverables are met and that the project progresses smoothly.

Project Description

Inland Rail is transforming how goods are moved around Australia, connecting Melbourne and Brisbane via regional Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. This 1,700km fast freight backbone will complete our national freight network – better connecting producers to markets and creating new opportunities for regional businesses, industries and communities. 
The Beveridge to Albury (B2A) project is the Victorian portion of the program undertaken along approximately 305 kms of existing northeast rail corridor between Beveridge and Albury. B2A is staged in two tranches. Tranche 1 includes enhancement works across four sites and corridor wide works. 
Tranche 2 works will be delivered by John Holland and includes adjustment of track alignments, the provision of new road overbridges and station modifications to enable the safe operation of double-stack freight trains across eight B2A project sites between Wandong and Benalla. 

Responsibilities of the role include / What you will do;

Overall responsibility for the role on this high-profile major project includes:

• Specific quality duties in discrete work areas 
• Day-to-day coordination of quality-related processes, development and review of Inspection & Test plans, quality control plans, process control verification auditing, to ensure that the delivered product meet relevant specifications and standards
• The inspection surveillance of off-site suppliers and subcontractors
• Document quality issues and performance measures for management review and coordinate the close out of Quality related Construction Issues including coordination with consultations, proof engineers, Client and Stakeholders.
• Assist the Quality Manager with the implementation of the Project’s Quality Management System in accordance with the Project Quality Management Plan.
• Be an advocate and key leader in quality by assisting in communicating & distributing notifications including lessons learnt and quality events.
• Work with project team to assist with getting approved materials, associated QA documents and QA lots closed out 
• Prepare and coordinate audit reports summarising process, production and quality issues together with recommended corrective actions
• Administer the relevant systems utilised for monitoring and documenting quality issues and actions

To be successful in this key role, you must have / What we are looking for;

• Demonstrated experience working in a similar role  
• Strong personal organisation skills  
• Time management skills to meet tight deadlines  
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with both project and external stakeholders
• Delivers a strong positive message on site for Quality & Completions
• Ability to understand and interpret applicable Australian Standards and relevant project specifications

As part of the team, you can help us transform lives.

Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to our long-term success.
We want you to be with us for the long term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

What's in it for you.

We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.
We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We offer:

Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.
Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.
Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.
Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.
Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.
Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.