Manager Airworthiness and Records
Job Summary
- Lead a high-performing team responsible for continuing airworthiness and compliance outcomes.
- Influence fleet safety regulatory compliance and engineering governance across multiple AOCs.
- 24-month fixed-term opportunity based at our Sydney (Mascot) Head Office.
At Qantas safety is our first priority. As we continue to modernise our fleet and strengthen our engineering capabilities we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced aviation professional to lead our Airworthiness Review and Records functions.
In this leadership role you will be responsible for ensuring continued airworthiness compliance across the fleet through the management of Airworthiness Reviews Aircraft Records Configuration Control and Receipts Compliance activities. You will work closely with engineering teams maintenance providers regulators and operational stakeholders to ensure the highest levels of safety compliance and regulatory performance.
Youll Be Responsible For
- Leading the Airworthiness Review function and ensuring timely issuance of Airworthiness Review Certificates (ARC)
- Managing compliance with CASA and applicable airworthiness regulations
- Overseeing Configuration Control and Technical Records governance across multiple aircraft fleets
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives across processes systems and compliance activities
- Managing the integrity of technical records and maintenance documentation
- Leading and developing a team of technical specialists
- Partnering with regulators engineering teams and external stakeholders
- Supporting new aircraft entry into service and aircraft transition projects
- Providing operational reporting compliance insights and risk management support
Youll Bring
- Minimum 10 years experience within aviation engineering maintenance or continuing airworthiness environments
- Strong knowledge of CASA regulations and continuing airworthiness requirements within a CAMO environment
- Experience leading technical compliance or engineering teams
- Proven stakeholder management capability in complex operational environments
- Demonstrated experience driving process improvement and business change
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience with maintenance management systems ideally TRAX
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Engineering qualification preferred but not essential
Why Qantas
Youll 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 youll 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. Youll 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 weve 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 14 weeks paid parental leave and the option to purchase additional paid leave for eligible employees.
- Well 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.
- Well support your wellbeing: Whether its learning to better support your own and others mental health our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.
- Were constantly evolving and this means the opportunities for our people are every role theres the opportunity to embrace personal development and career growth ownership of projects and the ability to make an impact.
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.
If youre ready to step into a culture that will challenge and excite you submit an application and lets explore how we go places together.
To apply please upload your resume only no cover letter required
Applications Close: Monday October 12th 2026
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australias largest domestic and international airline. The Qantas Group's main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands Qantas and Jetstar operating regional, ... View more