Full-Time

Head of Quality and Completions

CIMIC

CIMIC

1,001-5,000 employees

Engineering-led construction, mining, and services

No salary listed

Australia

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Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Required Skills
ISO 9001
Risk Management
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • A relevant tertiary qualification or substantial experience leading enterprise-level quality and completions functions within complex project environments.
  • Formal auditor or lead-auditor qualifications, with strong capability in applying assurance frameworks across large-scale operations.
  • Deep understanding of ISO 9001 and contemporary quality, verification and completions practices.
  • Outstanding communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence senior executives, engage diverse stakeholders and build commitment to quality and completions excellence.
  • Proven experience leading teams, strengthening progressive delivery practices and driving continuous improvement across multifaceted project portfolios.
Responsibilities
  • Driving digital integration, real-time visibility and connected workforce practices to enhance collaboration and support proactive, end-to-end quality and completions management.
  • Leading data-driven decision-making, improving traceability, transparency and predictive insights across delivery, commissioning and close-out.
  • Developing and implementing targeted risk-management processes focused on high-impact quality and completions risks to strengthen prevention capability and delivery certainty.
  • Embedding and governing progressive delivery practices, ensuring inspections, verifications and documentation are completed in sequence as work progresses.
  • Influencing senior leaders to prioritise quality and completions, driving strategic alignment, accountability and a culture that values completion readiness as a core project success factor.
  • Overseeing the end-to-end completions framework, including punchlists, defect rectification, verification dossiers and readiness checks to support smooth and timely handover.
  • Growing offshore workflow capability and strengthening collaboration to streamline completions documentation and close-out support.
  • Establishing and maintaining completions performance metrics and dashboards to improve visibility, decision-making and continuous improvement across projects.
  • Leading Teambinder governance, including configuration management and training to ensure consistent and disciplined delivery processes.

CIMIC Group provides engineering-led services across construction, mining, and related fields, managing projects from planning and investment through design, construction, and long-term operation. It works through a network of specialized subsidiaries—CPB Contractors, Leighton Asia, Broad, Thiess, Sedgman, UGL, Pacific Partnerships, EIC Activities, Ventia, and BIC Contracting—to offer integrated solutions for infrastructure, resources, and services. Revenue comes from construction contracts, mining operations, and long-term service agreements, including public-private partnerships with governments and institutions. The goal is to deliver coordinated, end-to-end asset development and management, leveraging a large platform that combines multiple capabilities to cover the full project lifecycle.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Sydney, Australia

Founded

1949

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • UGL Transport's 50:50 Sojitz JV accelerates Asia-Pacific rail expansion leveraging North American and Indian expertise.
  • Leighton Asia's Maverick acquisition positions CIMIC in high-growth Asian data centre and semiconductor markets.
  • 60% Thiess consolidation and planned 2026 acquisition completion strengthen operational control and earnings visibility.

What critics are saying

  • 2027 Thiess 40% acquisition triggers AU$320M cash outflow amid high interest rates and liquidity pressure.
  • Sojitz partnership risks competitive displacement of CIMIC in Asia-Pacific rail markets within 12-18 months.
  • Australian federal infrastructure budget cuts reduce PPP awards by 25%, sidelining Pacific Partnerships' legacy pipeline.

What makes CIMIC unique

  • Integrated asset lifecycle management from planning through long-term operations across infrastructure, mining, and services.
  • Diversified subsidiary network including CPB Contractors, Thiess, UGL, and Leighton Asia enables specialized expertise delivery.
  • Strategic partnerships with Sojitz and parent ACS Group unlock Asia-Pacific rail and emerging market opportunities.

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