Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Key Accountabilities:

Project Quality

• Develop and maintain Project HSEQ Management Systems using client requirements and Birdon’s existing Integrated Management System.
• Manage and deliver project-specific contractual, legal, and statutory quality requirements.
• Act as the Project Point of Contact to engage the wider Enterprise Services Support HSEQ function to ensure the Project HSEQ outcomes are delivered on time and on budget
• Collaborate on project plan development and oversee quality reviews during design and production phases.
• Create and manage the Quality Management Plan (QMP), ensuring all project documentation meets required quality obligations.
• Develop Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs): Accountable for defining and managing ITPs to ensure compliance with all contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Customer interface: Accountable for being the primary point of contact for the customer during the production phase, ensuring effective communication and resolution of quality-related matters.
• Work with external auditing bodies to ensure compliance with required standards.
• Obtain regulatory compliance certification as required.
• Manage the project-specific supply chain quality assurance processes and audits.

Audit & Reporting

• Conduct quality audits, ensuring all compliance aspects are in line with regulatory and project-specific requirements.
• Monitor non-conformance reports (NCRs), track quality objectives, and provide regular status reports to management and clients.
• Develop weekly and monthly quality reports as required, ensuring compliance with ISO and project-specific requirements.

Schedule, Process & Planning

• Develop and schedule project quality activities & reviews during the full life of the project, including engaging with the Production quality inspection team for periodic at Birdon’s Port Macquarie shipyard.
• Develop quality review processes for all supplies provided by subcontractors, and suppliers to ensure quality obligations and standards are met.

Communication

• Communicate effectively and respectfully to all interested parties.
• Maintain positive relationships (internally and externally).
• Prepare weekly and monthly HSEQ reports as required by management and/or by the client.

Compliance with IMS

• Observe and abide by IMS Policies and Procedures.
• Develop and implement project-specific HSEQ Management Plans.
• Monitor quality objectives, targets, and track status and frequency of NCRs and defects.
• Arrange quality induction and training for all required personnel.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

Essential.

• Qualification at tertiary level in a science, technology, or engineering discipline
• At least 5 years' experience in a quality role within technical environments
• At least 5 years’ experience in a quality leadership role
• Sound analytical, planning, problem solving, and organisational skills
• Ability to review, identify, and interpret technical requirements in project contracts and SOWs
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Ability to obtain Baseline security clearance

Desirable.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Defence acquisition, maritime and / or Automotive experience
• Defence acquisition, maritime and / or Automotive experience, including series build quality management
• Formal project management training
• Auditor qualifications

We deliver value for our customers through our innovative people, organisational agility, and operational excellence. As an equal opportunity employer, all positions are open to any person that may have the required characteristics and experiences. Veterans are encouraged to apply.

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