National Laboratory Manager

at  Fulton Hogan

Job Posting End Date
August 1, 2024
Job Location
Richmond
Job Description
Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples’ courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don’t stand still – there are always opportunities to do more and do better.
What’s on offer?
We are looking to fill the position of a National Laboratory Manager for our Fulton Hogan Infrastructure Services (FHIS) business – base location will be negotiable. Reporting directly to the General Manager – Technical, you will be responsible for standardising safety and operational practices of all FHIS laboratories across Australia, enhancing our operational excellence by adopting a unified approach.
You will ensure that we develop, implement and maintain a growth strategy for our testing services across Australia.
Partnering up with key stakeholders within FHIS operations, you will build FH laboratory excellence and train and upskill staff to effectively deliver results and solutions to FHIS manufacturing and operations. This position is a reflection of our commitment to supporting our regional businesses in their growth and diversification.

Some of your key responsibilities will be:

• Working with the Regional Technical Managers and Lab Managers to ensure safe, efficient, and effective processing of all testing workloads.
• Ensure and manage efficiency by creating key metrics and developing a national laboratory dashboard.
• Participate in industry research and development, and training and development of laboratory testers across all regions.
• Maintaining and communicating the National Laboratory Manual
• Chairing a regular Laboratory Managers meeting to capture and address the issues and requirements of the regions.
• Assisting in growing and maintaining our existing NATA accreditation across Australia.

How you’ll connect to the role?
This is a rare leadership position that provides you an opportunity to demonstrate your technical capability by delivering positive outcomes and driving the business’s short and long-term strategic direction in partnership with key stakeholders.
Our search is for your exceptional communication and leadership capabilities to achieve agreed goals and performance standards whilst leading a culture that ensures a safe and values-based workplace environment.
You are a leader with prior experience supporting a Laboratory team and a proven track record delivering outcomes in this space. What will set you up for success is your 10+ years’ experience with NATA accredited laboratories within the construction materials industry where you were required to obtain strong technical knowledge. This, in conjunction with your ability to raise awareness, influence change, lead by example, and develop collaboration and cooperation across the organisation will be pivotal for effective performance.
You will have the desire to be part of a cohesive and high performing team who will continue to build on the good work already underway and aim to drive continuous improvement across the operations.
This is an opportunity to operate within an ever-changing environment, navigate competing demands and deliver solutions that are reflective of where we want to go and what we want to achieve over the coming years. We encourage an attitude of ‘ownership and empowerment’ where you will be able to take responsibility for performance in your area. Hard work, results and dedication are rewarded with career development opportunities and employee benefit programs. Joining Fulton Hogan means joining an organisation where your contributions are rewarded, and your value is recognised.
Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership encapsulate what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone. If our values resonate with you, please submit an application for the position. If you’re not sure that you meet 100% of the selection criteria, that’s okay, we would still like to hear from you and potentially discuss how your skills could be utilised at Fulton Hogan.
For 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia and New Zealand.
We celebrate and embrace diversity across our business and are committed to equal employment opportunities.
We believe in the value that diversity brings to our team and people who share our REAL values are encouraged to appl

• Working with the Regional Technical Managers and Lab Managers to ensure safe, efficient, and effective processing of all testing workloads.
• Ensure and manage efficiency by creating key metrics and developing a national laboratory dashboard.
• Participate in industry research and development, and training and development of laboratory testers across all regions.
• Maintaining and communicating the National Laboratory Manual
• Chairing a regular Laboratory Managers meeting to capture and address the issues and requirements of the regions.
• Assisting in growing and maintaining our existing NATA accreditation across Australia