Title:  Quality Manager

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 opportunity

John Holland is looking for an experienced Quality Manager to join our Infrastructure & Major Projects division on the Sunshine Coast. This is an exciting opportunity to work on projects spanning tunnelling, energy, transport and water infrastructure.

You’ll be accountable to develop, recommend and implement a quality assurance programme to ensure statutory and contractual compliance with quality requirements on the assigned project.

Responsibilities of the role include

• Implement and manage the Quality Management System to meet quality objectives and targets
• Ensure project compliance with ISO and AS/NZS regulatory requirements
• Identify, manage, and monitor quality objectives, risks, and issues that may impact project delivery
• Provide guidance and support to project leadership team for quality culture and business improvement
• Maintain robust risk management processes and discipline for quality
• Offer technical quality expertise for the project
• Ensure workplace understands and meets regulatory and legal obligations related to quality
• Handle client expectations and communicate effectively with project team
• Select and develop staff to enhance quality assurance competences
• Provide leadership and mentoring to quality staff
• Understand compliance and reporting procedures and communicate requirements
• Perform duties aligned with company policies, processes, systems, and procedures

To be successful in this key role, you’ll have the following

• 3 - 5 years’ demonstrated experience as a Quality Manager with a tier one contractor operating in the infrastructure industry
• Quality assurance gained on tunnelling projects, with experience with hard rock drill and blast tunnelling ideal
• Advanced Diploma or Lead Auditor Qualification in Engineering, Science, Building, Construction, Quality Management or Project Management
• Strong communication skills, and strong team leadership ability

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.