Quality Manager (m/w/d)

Job Description

Use your expertise in Quality Management to shape the future of renewable energy.

• Own and drive project-wide quality excellence.
• 100+ years of powering Tasmania with clean energy.
• Relocation support to help you settle into Tasmania.

With the help of over 30,000 people over more than 100 years, we’ve built, maintained, and refurbished the hydropower infrastructure that powers Tasmania. Today, we’re fuelling the future of energy with the strength of the past — and we need skilled, reliable professionals to help lead the way.

As we look ahead to a new era of major refurbishments across the state, the Quality Manager role is central to delivering this safely, consistently, and to world-class standards.

We believe in creating a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We welcome applications from all walks of life and are committed to equity, flexibility and inclusive hiring practices. Let’s talk about how we can support your working needs — even in ways we haven’t yet imagined. Learn more About us and Our power stations on our website.

About the role

Project-Focused Opportunity: Delivering the Future of Hydropower

The West Coast Scheme Refurbishment Program is a major infrastructure initiative to overhaul and upgrade four hydroelectric generating units (4 x ~ 100MW)—Mackintosh, Bastyan, Reece 1, and Reece 2—within Tasmania’s Pieman River Scheme. These units, commissioned in the early 1980s, are some of the state’s largest generating units.

Project Scope and Complexity

The program, running from 2025 to 2032, will focus on refurbishing turbines by replacing critical components such as top and bottom covers, runners, guide vanes, shafts, and bearings. It includes upgrading ancillary, control and protection systems to ensure safe and reliable operation. The project aims to increase capacity and improve efficiency, particularly during peak load periods.

This is a multi-year, multi-site program requiring seamless coordination across engineering, procurement, construction, logistics, and stakeholder engagement.

Why This Project Matters

This program represents a strategic asset renewal of units that are critical to Tasmania’s energy mix. Their continued operation supports grid stability and helps meet the state’s renewable energy targets. The project is designed for high-impact delivery, mitigating the risk of asset failure, preventing forced outages, and unlocking additional generation capacity. It also sets a new benchmark for innovation in execution, incorporating advanced outage planning, custom tooling, and pre-assembly trials to deliver a modern, efficient approach to Hydro refurbishment.

We are building a dedicated project delivery team to lead this complex transformation. In this role you’ll be critical to enabling quality management through every stage of the lifecycle, from design and manufacture, through to installation and commissioning.

As the Quality Manager, you will:

• Develop and implement a robust project-wide quality framework.
• Lead quality planning and assurance across design, manufacturing, fabrication, installation, and commissioning phases.
• Manage stakeholder quality expectations, create inspection/test strategies, and coordinate 3rd-party QA/QC teams.
• Drive compliance with Australian and international standards including ISO 9001.
• Establish and maintain document management systems.
• Identify risks and implement quality mitigation strategies across project lifecycle.
• Coordinate inspections, audits and final quality signoffs with internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to our continuous improvement culture and create lasting frameworks for future projects.

More information can be found on the attached Position Description: PD-A&I Quality Manager HT5- May 2025.pdf

Who are you?

You’re more than a quality specialist, you’re a strategic leader and systems architect who drives high standards across complex projects. With a degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical, Electrical, or Energy Engineering, you have proven experience leading quality assurance on large-scale EPC or energy infrastructure initiatives.

With demonstrated experience developing and implementing comprehensive quality frameworks and establishing effective document management systems.

You build and lead diverse teams of internal and external QA/QC professionals, ensuring consistent quality from offshore manufacturing through to on-site installation and commissioning.

Your ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders, combined with strong communication and influencing skills, allows you to align complex project demands confidently. Exceptional organisational skills enable you to coordinate activities, manage priorities, and deliver quality outcomes throughout the project lifecycle.

You also bring experience in cost control and budget management, along with proficiency in MS Excel and Project.

Above all, you are passionate about continuous improvement, consistently seeking ways to elevate quality standards and deliver excellence at every stage.

Haven’t convinced you yet?

If you’re seeking impact and meaning in your work, this is your role. Join us during a period of significant investment in Tasmania’s hydro infrastructure where you’ll play a key role in shaping how projects are delivered and securing long-term value for the state’s energy future.

You’ll also enjoy:

• Competitive salary + superannuation + allowances.
• A rare opportunity to lead one of Australia’s largest hydro refurbishment projects.
• Travel to remote and stunning Tasmanian landscapes.
• Flexible work options – Talk to us about what works for you!
• No debit sick leave, giving you peace of mind when you need time off.
• Discounted gym memberships through Fitness Passport.
• Relocation support to help you settle into Tasmania.
• Paid Parental Leave: 15 weeks of fully paid parental leave plus superannuation on unpaid parental leave.
• Learning & Development programs, including study assistance, leave, and professional membership support.
• A diverse, values-led workplace committed to gender equity and inclusion as endorsed by Work 180 www.work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/hydro-tasmania

Let’s get applying!

Attach your resume and a cover letter outlining what skills and experience you can bring to this role. We will be running an agile recruitment process and will engage with suitable candidates as soon we have reviewed their applications.

Recruitment agencies: we respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.