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- Challenge yourself in this unique opportunity
- Work alongside a collaborative and dynamic team
- 12-month fixed-term position based at our Mascot Campus
- SPG2 role on the Australian Services Union (Qantas Airways Limited) Agreement 12
As a Senior Resource Planning Analyst, you will be based within the Group Workforce Services Team, preparing and recommending resourcing solutions for Cabin Crew workforces. Balancing both long-term strategic initiatives with short-term operational requirements, your new role will be instrumental in providing optimised resource plans to fly the operational program, while also delivering on the transformational initiatives aligned with the agreed business strategy.
In this role, you will responsible for the development and maintenance of resource plans that meet operational requirements, with consideration for staff availability, matching demand with supply. You will analyse and challenge trends in planning data to determine optimal forecasting requirements for future resource deployment and develop and implement tools for analysis and reporting of key issues that supports business improvement.
In addition, you will monitor, review and provide regular status reports on both the operational and financial implications of the resource plan and communicate to the relevant stakeholders. You will manage day to day operational tasks whilst also looking at long term strategic solutions.
You’ll have -
- Tertiary qualifications in Business, Finance, Operations or related field of study
- Experience in an analytical based role in planning, finance or other relevant area
- Highly developed strategic, lateral thinking and problem-solving skills
- Advanced skills in using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Advanced numeracy skills - ability to analyse, interpret and present numerical data for business insight
- Ability to translate detailed data analysis into a presentation format that is simple and easy to understand while still delivering the key message
- Excellent decision making with a high level of analytical, planning and problem-solving skills
- Thorough understanding of rostering concepts, planning principles and process design
- Demonstrated capability and commitment to improve roster efficiency and utilisation within a complex organisation
- Superior stakeholder management, business partnering and influencing skills
- Experience in change management and continuous improvement programs
If you’re ready to step into a culture that will challenge and excite you, submit an application and let’s explore how we go places together.
Why the Qantas Group?
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 the Qantas Group. 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 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees.
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.
The Qantas Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We embrace diversity and encourage applications from people with disability. Candidates will have the opportunity to request support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process in order to demonstrate their ability to meet the inherent requirements of our roles.
Applications close: Sunday, 4 January, 2026
