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 Project:

The Lake Macdonald Dam is located in the Noosa hinterland and is part of the South East Queensland drinking water supply operated by Seqwater. 

John Holland has been awarded the Contract to undertake the largest upgrade to the dam since its installation in 1965 as part of the Seqwater Dam Improvement Project. The upgrade will include but not be limited to:

• Pre-construction Approvals, Procurement and Site Establishment 
• Lake Lowering and Aquatic Salvage 
• Installation of Upstream Coffer Dam 
• Cofferdam, Spillway Demolition and Working Platform 
• Dam Construction 
• Reinstatement, Rehabilitation and Demobilisation 

As construction of LMDIP (Lake Macdonald Dam Improvement Project) gets under way, John Holland is actively recruiting for a Quality Advisor to join our team and play a key role in the successful delivery of this iconic Noosa hinterland project.

About The Position:

Reporting to the Quality Manager, you will be required to support the implementation and monitoring of the quality objectives and requirements. Together with your team, you will ensure risks and other issues do not adversely impact the surety of successful project delivery. You will also assist with the inspection and test requirements. 
 

Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Under direction, develop and recommend inspection and sampling techniques, quality control plans, process control procedures, testing and analysis procedures to ensure that products meet specifications and standards
• Document quality issues and performance measures for management review
• Assist with the implementation of the organisational Quality Management System on the project to ensure quality objectives and targets are met 
• Prepare audit reports summarising production and quality issues together with recommend corrective actions
• Identify and report quality objectives, requirements, risks and other issues that may adversely impact the surety of successful project delivery to the Quality Manager
• Provide technical advice and assistance to management for quality-related activities
• Understand compliance and reporting procedures and processes 
• Manage the reporting of non-compliances and ensure dispositions, remedial solutions and corrective actions are effectively implemented
• Review subcontractors' quality documentation and ensure they fulfil their quality system obligations
• Attend inspections to ensure works are compliant with design and project requirement

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (or similar), Science, Building, Construction, Quality Management or Project Management
• Ideally 3+ years’ experience in a quality representative role
• Quality assurance experience gained preferably within the construction industry working on Infrastructure Projects. Water infrastructure advantageous.
• Experience in developing and implementing project QA management systems
• Passion for developing your career with John Holland and be mentored by industry experts 
• Ability to travel to and work on-site at Lake MacDonald
   

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 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 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.