Quality & Completions Manager

Quality Completions Manager Location : Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne with occasional site visits Project : Illabo to Stockinbingal (I2S) Project Inland Rail is seeking an experienced Quality Completions Manager to lead quality assurance, completions, operational readiness and asset handover across the Illabo to Stockinbingal (I2S) Project. This is a senior leadership role responsible for ensuring project delivery meets contractual, technical and operational requirements while driving successful asset transition from construction through to commissioning and handover. Reporting into the Project leadership team, you will lead a team of Quality Leads and Completions Engineers and work closely with contractors, commissioning teams, operations, maintenance stakeholders and corporate assurance functions to achieve key completion milestones across the project. Key responsibilities include: Lead project-wide quality, assurance, completions and asset handover activities across all I2S work packages. Drive contractor performance to achieve Practical Completion, Section Completion and Final Completion milestones. Coordinate operational readiness activities and facilitate the transition of assets into operation and maintenance environments. Manage key project interfaces, dependencies, risks and constraints impacting completion outcomes. Oversee testing, commissioning, possession readiness and asset acceptance activities. Lead defect management, work lot close-out and completion documentation requirements. Ensure compliance with project specifications, approved designs, standards and contractual requirements. Build and maintain strong relationships with delivery partners, contractors, operations teams and asset owners. Foster a strong quality culture, continuous improvement mindset and commitment to Inland Rail's CARE Values.