Senior Quality Inspector

About John Holland

At John Holland, our purpose is simple, we transform lives with everything we do.

We've always known that at its heart, infrastructure is about people - our customers, our employees, and their communities in which we work. 

That's our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way. 

Be part of a team that thrives on rising to the challenge of transforming lives for good. 

About the Project - Kidston

John Holland in partnership with McConnell Dowell (Joint Venture) are delivering the Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project in Far North Queensland.

This is an innovative project that involves the world-first conversion of a disused gold mine into a pumped storage hydroelectric power generation facility in far-north Queensland (270km NW of Townsville).

The project will see the conversion of two existing mine pits into reservoirs, involving the construction of significant underground infrastructure including a large powerhouse cavern and waterway shafts and tunnels to allow the transfer of water between upper and lower reservoirs to generate power during peak periods and return water back to the upper reservoir during off peak periods.

About the Role

Working on a 14/7 FIFO roster – The main aim for a Senior Quality Inspector is to support the implementation and monitoring of the quality objectives, requirements, risks and other issues that may adversely impact the surety of successful project delivery. 

Responsibilities include: 

•    Conduct inspection, testing and reporting activities to ensure the project quality requirements are delivered in accordance with specifications for civil works such as earth works, roads FRP and tunnelling works i.e. rock anchoring, shotcrete installation, rock blasting. Conduct inspection and testing in relation to the concrete mix design and associated test.
•    Ensure the projects inspection and test plans are followed and all sign offs are completed accurately in a timely manner.
•    Apply a clear understanding of the project’s contractual obligations, standards, procedures, specifications and tolerances for all work that was being undertaken.
•    Build effective relationships with clients, subcontracts, engineers and construction personnel.
•    Participate in the investigation of non-conformances and take corrective action resolution and inspect and verify the completion of punch / defect list items.
•    Under direction recommend inspection sampling techniques, quality control plans, process control procedures to ensure that products meet specifications and standards.
•    Prepare audit reports summarising production and quality issues together and recommend corrective actions.

About the Person

•    Advanced Diploma of Degree or Lead Auditor Qualification in Engineering, Science, Building, Construction, Quality Management or Project Management
•    Experience in civil engineering and quality management system, planning techniques and tools.
•    Project management, contracts administration and quality representation experience on large scale projects is well regarded.
•    Must have civil and tunnelling quality inspection experience. 

As part of the team, you help us deliver our promise to 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 different perspectives and ideas will deliver 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 when you join John Holland?

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 industry-leading 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 its flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts, flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.