Quality & Risk Lead at Downer Group

South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

27 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

29 May, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Quality Management, Risk Management, Compliance Management, Contract Management, Internal Auditing, External Auditing, Stakeholder Management, People Leadership, Problem Solving, Analytical Reporting, Investigation, Commercial Judgement

Industry

Civil Engineering

Description

We currently have an opportunity for a Quality & Risk Lead to join our Health and Education team and play a key role in ensuring consistent, effective risk, quality and compliance outcomes across a complex PPP contract environment. Reporting to the Contract Manager, you'll help deliver high-quality outcomes that support our essential services. What You’ll Do This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including: * Lead the development, implementation and ongoing review of the Contract Management Plan, ensuring compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements. * Drive risk, quality and compliance frameworks across all service delivery areas, supporting strong operational performance and continuous improvement. * Coordinate internal and external audits, investigations and reporting, providing clear, timely insights to senior stakeholders. * Partner closely with service delivery and leadership teams to embed a proactive quality and risk culture. * Lead and support a small team, fostering engagement, capability development and high performance. What You’ll Bring * Proven experience leading quality, risk or compliance management systems within complex, regulated environments. * Strong commercial judgement with the ability to balance compliance, performance and customer outcomes. * Confidence influencing and collaborating with diverse stakeholders, including clients, partners and regulators. * A structured, analytical approach with well-developed reporting, investigation and problem-solving skills. * A people‑focused leadership style that supports growth, inclusion and continuous improvement. More than anything, you’ll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients. Why Downer? At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving. What It Means to Belong at Downer We’re proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering: * Training and development to support and diversify your career. * With 30% of vacancies filled internally you’ll find real opportunities to advance your career. * Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more. * Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most. You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas. We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging. We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with this role, we’d still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you. As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it. If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help you put your best foot forward.

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Responsibilities

Lead the development and implementation of the Contract Management Plan to ensure regulatory and contractual compliance. Drive risk and quality frameworks across service delivery areas while managing a small team and coordinating audits.