Manager Workplace Health and Safety

• Deliver strategic WHS outcomes across QantasLinks regional operations
• Take an opportunity to lead cultural change and drive mental wellbeing initiatives
• Permanent full-time position based in Mascot Sydney

Weve always been pioneers and were 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.

Our Regional businesses are an important part of the Qantas Group so no matter where you fit in we come together with pride to deliver the best and safest experience for our customers.  The success weve achieved hasnt been a matter of luck.  Its a direct result of our strategic leadership.  This means taking accountability for driving results being competitive and influencing outcomes.

As the Manager Workplace Health and Safety youll be responsible for delivering the QantasLink People Safety Strategy with a strong focus on psychosocial risk management mental wellbeing and continuous improvement. Youll lead complex WHS initiatives across QantasLink entities including Eastern Sunstate NJS and Qantas Ground Services ensuring safety strategies translate into measurable improvements on the frontline.

Youll lead complex WHS programs facilitate governance forums and partner with stakeholders across the broader Qantas Group including regulators legal counsel HR and medical teams to embed safety into every aspect of our operations.  Youll also provide expert advice on WHS systems legislative compliance and incident response helping to protect our people our customers and our reputation.

What youll bring to the role:

• Minimum 7 years experience in Workers Compensation Injury Management or Work Health and Safety related roles
• Tertiary qualification in OH&S Occupational Health Allied Health or related discipline
• Experience in developing and implementing WHS systems and frameworks
• Experience in working within a business partnering or similar service model including the ability to build constructive effective and influential working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Good organisational skills with ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently under pressure and to meet deadlines
• The ability to communicate effectively both written and verbal with all levels of management and external stakeholders.
• Prior experience delivering cross functional WHS and/or operational safety outcomes.

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 up to 18 weeks paid parental leave and additional purchased leave options. 
• 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 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. 

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: Sunday 5th of October 2025

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time