About Us
Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic, and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic, and international services.
Job Description- Lead risk, change and resilience programs across Qantas Engineering
- Take an opportunity to grow and diversify your career
- Permanent full-time position based at Mascot, Sydney
We’ve always been pioneers, and we’re proud to see that spirit in our people today. Our resilience has helped us through good and tough times, and it still drives us to keep pushing the challenging expectations today.
Qantas Engineering keeps us at the forefront of aviation, caring and maintaining the Qantas fleet. Working with state-of-the-art equipment and resources, our shared commitment to professional excellence continues to keep our customers safe.
As the Manager Change Risk & Resilience - Qantas Engineering, you’ll lead the development and delivery of process frameworks for risk, change and resilience to help ensure Qantas Engineering remains safe, compliant, and future-ready. You’ll partner with senior leaders and front-line workers across the business to deliver meaningful outcomes.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Owning and managing QE’s enterprise risk management framework.
- Providing strategic advice on risk and change management.
- Building greater awareness, engagement, culture and capability on risk, change and resilience management, by driving effective management of change initiatives, embedding risk management practices across QE’s operations, and strengthening resilience, in line with the Group strategy.
- Act as the focal point for operational risk reporting, working closely with Group and QE stakeholders to strengthen compliance.
- Shape how QE manage risk, respond to change, and protect our people, customers, and reputation.
What you’ll bring to the role:
- 5-10 years’ experience in risk management, safety systems or organisational resilience, ideally within aviation
- In-depth knowledge of contemporary risk, change and resilience practices
- Sound understanding of WHS legislation and aviation regulations
- Proven analytical skills in hazard identification, root cause analysis and risk profile improvements
- Ability to navigate complex systems and influence stakeholders at all levels
- Experience in working within a business partnering or similar service model, including the ability to build effective and influential working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with confidence presenting to senior leaders
- Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Risk Management or Safety Management
Why Qantas?
You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.
There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.
The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.
- We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
- We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including up to 18 weeks paid parental leave and additional purchased leave options.
- We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
- We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.
Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.
Applications close: Thursday, 4th of September 2025
