Find your further with Ventia as an experienced Quality and Compliance Manager in our Defence Maintenance Contract. In this influential role, you will build trusted relationships with Defence personnel and operational teams across Australia, providing guidance, support and practical solutions to ensure equipment maintenance activities meet compliance, audit and contractual requirements.
You will act as key partner to Defence and maintenance teams, helping identify risks, remove barriers, mentor stakeholders and adjust delivery timelines where required to achieve safe, compliant and operationally effective outcomes. Your ability to balance compliance obligations with operational realities will be critical in supporting Defence capability and driving continuous improvement across the contract.
The role offers hybrid working conditions (working from home and sites across Australia with travel approximately one week a month), a high level of ownership, rewarding stakeholder engagement and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within the Defence environment.
If you are ex-Defence with the below skillset and experience, we would particularly love to hear from you!
You must be an Australia Citizen to apply due to Defence security check requirements.
What’s on Offer
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$130k - $140k TFR (includes super)
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Career development and growth opportunities
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A flexible and supportive environment
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Work life balance (and flexibility to support travel required)
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Strong focus on safety, integrity and service excellence
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Access to a variety of Health and Wellness initiatives - including the EAP, Ventia's Healthy Minds program and Healthy Bodies program
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Employee benefits such as corporate travel discounts, Novated leases, private health discounts, credit discounts with retailers Australia wide including Woolworths, Coles, Booking.com and Expedia
About the Role
You will act as a trusted advisor, balancing operational needs with governance, quality and compliance requirements.
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Lead and manage quality assurance and compliance activities across the contract supporting sites to meet Technical Authority requirements and capability uplift initiatives
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Conduct audits, compliance review and assurance activities to identify risks and opportunities for improvement
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Support teams to investigate compliance issues, determine root causes and implement practical solutions
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Perform risk assessments and work collaboratively with stakeholders to adjust priorities and timelines to achieve compliant outcomes
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Facilitate continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen compliance performance and operational capability
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Manage export control and ITAR compliance risks
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Maintain quality management systems, compliance records and reporting requirements
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Deliver training on quality, compliance, and continuous improvement practices
Required Skills and Experience
You are a collaborative and solutions focused professional who excels at building relationships, influencing stakeholders and guiding teams through complex compliance requirements. You have experience working within Defence, maintenance, Logistics or another highly regulated environment and are confident partnering with operational teams to achieve successful outcomes.
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Diploma / equivalent in Quality Management, Auditing or related
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Experience building strong relationships across operational environments
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Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach and influence teams without direct authority
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Strong understanding of compliance, governance and audit requirements
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Experience conducting audits, assurance reviews and compliance reporting
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Proven ability to assess risk, solve problems and implement practical solutions
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Strong IT skills (S4 Hana, Microsoft suite)
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Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills
About Ventia
As a leading services provider, we maintain, operate, and manage the essential infrastructure that makes modern life possible across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 35,000 employees and subcontractors across 400 sites, joining Ventia means becoming part of a team that values its people, supports career growth, and helps everyone go further towards their full potential.
Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.
How to apply
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Position Reference Number: 167836
