Quality & Completions Manager

About Inland Rail

Inland Rail Pty Ltd is delivering a 1,600km freight line that is transforming how goods are moved around Australia. When fully operational, Inland Rail will connect Melbourne to Brisbane via regional Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. As one of the largest infrastructure projects in Australia, Inland Rail is helping to address the nation’s future freight needs and meet the demands of our growing population.

Delivering Inland Rail will help shift more goods onto rail which means safer, less congested roads and fewer emissions and a more resilient and sustainable national freight network.

More information relating to the project can be found here: Inland Rail

About the opportunity

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.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Degree qualifications in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Significant experience leading quality, completions, commissioning, operational readiness or asset handover functions on major infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary teams in complex project environments.
• Strong understanding of ISO 9001 quality management principles, assurance frameworks, audit processes and compliance obligations.
• Experience managing Practical Completion, Project Completion and asset handover requirements.
• Strong knowledge of contractor management, project governance and contract administration principles.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement, communication and leadership skills.
• Strong problem-solving, risk management and analytical capabilities.
• White Card and ability to meet rail corridor access requirements.

Highly Regarded

• Knowledge of ARTC asset acceptance, commissioning and handback requirements.
• Experience managing operational readiness and transition to operations.
• Experience implementing digital completions systems.
• Chartered Engineer (CPEng) or equivalent professional accreditation.
• Experience within Design & Construct or Alliance delivery models.
• Experience leading both quality assurance and completions functions from a client-side perspective.
  

What you’ll be joining

• You will join one of the largest infrastructure programs in Australia.
• This project will generate thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in local investment, boosting regional economies and communities right along the alignment.
• Inland Rail is proud to have over 40% female representation and we would like to see these numbers grow.
• Inland Rail is an Agile working environment in our State-of-the Art office embracing flexible working conditions.

Our Organisation and Culture

The values that drive us and the work we deliver in the program incorporate Collaboration, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. We welcome like-minded individuals who value our culture.

At Inland Rail, we celebrate, support, and thrive on attracting people from all horizons and walks of life for the benefit of our employees, our program, and our community. Inland Rail is proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to submit their details to us.

All employment is decided based on suitability to the role, cultural fit, merit, and business needs.

Apply Now

If this opportunity sounds like the challenge you have been looking for please apply online today.

As part of the application process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment criminal history, reference and medical checks, including drug and alcohol testing. Inland Rail is a drug and alcohol-free working environment.

Applications close: 31st Oct 2026

Please note that applications are reviewed from point of advertising so don’t delay your application.