Quality Assurance Officer - Power Distribution
Quality Assurance Officer: Are you a highly experienced distribution network professional who understands Energy Queensland overhead construction standards, Work Category Specifications (WCS), and electrical safety requirements? Ventia is seeking a Technical Quality Assurance Officer to provide technical assurance, auditing, compliance oversight, and standards governance across our Energy Queensland programs including PCP125 and Public Lighting Maintenance.
This role is ideal for a former Senior Linesperson, Supervisor, Network Inspector, Technical Trainer, Quality Auditor or Standards Specialist who enjoys improving field quality, mentoring teams, and ensuring work complies with Energy Queensland standards, Electrical Safety legislation, and Ventia's management systems. This is not a traditional QA role.
We are looking for a technical specialist who understands Energy Queensland standards, WCS requirements and electrical safety obligations and can provide assurance that field work is completed safely, compliantly and to the required quality standard.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as Ventia's technical authority for Energy Queensland overhead distribution construction standards and Work Category Specifications (WCS).
- Review Energy Queensland standard updates, technical manuals, construction practices, and requirement changes, ensuring these are incorporated into Ventia procedures and work practices.
- Conduct field-based technical audits and quality inspections across construction, maintenance and public lighting activities.
- Verify compliance with:
- Energy Queensland Standards
- Work Category Specifications (WCS)
- Electrical Safety Act and Regulations
- Electrical Safety Rules
- Approved work methods and SWMS
- Client contractual requirements
- Identify technical non-conformances, emerging trends and quality risks, and lead corrective actions.
- Support investigations relating to quality, workmanship, compliance and network construction defects.
- Review and improve SWMS, procedures, work instructions and assurance processes to ensure alignment with client requirements.
- Deliver technical coaching and mentoring to Supervisors, Project Managers and field crews.
- Lead technical quality assurance initiatives and drive continuous improvement across the contract.
- Provide practical interpretation of standards and requirements to support safe and compliant field execution.
- Delivering technical training, refresher sessions, and competency development programs on distribution network standards, procedures, and work practices.
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