Senior Safety Risk & Assurance Specialist

2 roles-Full Time Permanent / Fixed Term position ASA7A
Brisbane Sydney Canberra or Melbourne based
Hybrid working environment

The Organisation

Airservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for the safe and efficient management of 11% of the worlds airspace and provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australias busiest airports.

Our people are our greatest asset with a dynamic and diverse team operating from locations across the country - from bustling cities to regional and remote locations including an island. This team keep Australias aviation industry safe every day of the year both in the air and on the ground.

We connect people with their world safely linking family and friends generating economic activity creating jobs and facilitating trade and tourism.

Airservices is committed to fostering a culture that is diverse inclusive and respectful. We encourage motivated individuals who love what they do value a service first mindset and embrace a challenge to explore a career with return you will be a valued team member be offered flexibility and experience a meaningful career in an exciting ever-evolving aviation industry.

The Role & The Team

As a Senior Safety Risk & Assurance Specialist you will play a key part in enabling leaders and team members across Airservices to effectively manage operational safety risks and meet compliance obligations in a safety-critical environment. Youll contribute to the Safety Risk & Assurance teams program of work by leading assurance activities to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of key risk controls along with compliance with internal and external requirements. You will also identify opportunities for improvement and drive initiatives that enhance safety outcomes. Your influence will extend across business functions helping to coordinate Safety initiatives that foster a proactive safety culture.

The ideal candidate will be a motivated self-starter with the ability to guide and influence stakeholders at all levels. Youll bring strong written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with both internal and external partners combined with well-developed negotiation and interpersonal skills to deliver meaningful safety improvements across the organisation.

You will be part of a diverse dynamic and highly skilled team of outcome focussed professionals. Our team is passionate and positive about the services they provide and are committed to maintaining an inclusive workplace.

There are two roles available one permanent full-time position and one full time 12-month fixed term position.

Please indicate which role you are interested in as part of the application process.

Please see the link below to view the full Position Description:

Senior Safety Risk & Assurance Specialist .docx

Skills and Experience

The successful applicant will ideally possess:

• Significant practical experience in safety risk management within a safety regulated industry (e.g. Aviation Rail Oil and Gas Defence).
• Tertiary qualification in safety risk management engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Well developed knowledge of Safety Management Systems (SMS) combined with experience in the practical application of an SMS
• Demonstrated experience planning and coordinating work monitoring performance against deadlines and milestones.
• Demonstrated ability to use technology to analyse numerical data verbal data and other sources of information to propose workable solutions to a range of problems.
• Effective and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Previous experience in an Air Traffic Control environment or as a pilot would be advantageous.

At Airservices Australia we embrace and thrive on diversity of thought perspectives and capabilities because we know the benefits of having a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve. We appreciate everyone is unique and acknowledge diversity in thought leads to greater transparency and improved consideration in our decision making.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success. We actively encourage and welcome candidates from all cultural backgrounds gender identities people living with disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

Airservices values social and cultural diversity and is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and the provision of a safe and healthy work environment.

In the interests of safety we test for alcohol and other drugs.

Security Clearance

To be eligible to apply you must be an Australian Citizen or a Permanent resident as an Airservices Background check is required for this role. Please refer to the security check requirementssuccessful applicants will be required to undertake as part of the recruitment process.

Should you require any further information please contact Christine Collins Talent Acquisition Partner at

How to Apply

To apply for this position please lodge an application online via the apply link attaching your resume and a cover letter outlining your skills and experience and how they relate to this roleonline before Applications close 11.55 pm (AEST) 24 September 2025.

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