Qantas Airways

1 week ago

Senior Manager Ground Operations Safety

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Job Summary

Lead safety strategy and Safety Management System (SMS) governance across QantasLink airports and ground operations. Provide end-to-end oversight of safety performance, compliance, emerging risks, and continuous improvement across airport operations, engineering support, ground handling, catering, and contracted providers. Partner with safety professionals and business stakeholders to integrate people and operational safety, strengthen safety culture, and ensure alignment to CASA/ICAO, WHS, IOSA, and ISAGO requirements.

Location: Sydney

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead safety strategy and SMS governance across QantasLink airports and ground operations, ensuring risk management and regulatory compliance.
•Drive safety performance, assurance, and continuous improvement across airport, engineering, ground handling, and contracted operations.
•Ensure hazards across airside, ramp, engineering, and contractor interfaces are identified, assessed, controlled, and assured in line with CASA/ICAO and Group SMS requirements.
•Maintain oversight of safety performance, compliance, emerging risks, and SMS effectiveness across airport operations, catering services, ground handling, GSPs, and ACMI operations.
•Strengthen proactive safety culture and operational resilience, including alignment to IOSA and ISAGO standards.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Paid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

•8+ years in airport operations, including 5+ years in safety, risk or change management.
•Experience in a high-risk organization (HRO) such as oil and gas or mining.
•Tertiary degree with a business and/or safety focus.
•Demonstrated leadership and communication skills to motivate and engage diverse teams.
•Detailed knowledge of compliance, governance, and regulatory frameworks.

Experience:8+ yearsAviationAirportsAirline operationsRisk managementHigh-risk organizations

Education:Bachelor's in Business and/or Safety

Skills:LeadershipCommunicationInfluencingAttention to detailContinuous improvement

Languages:English

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Qantas Airways

Australia’s flag carrier providing domestic, international and freight air services, operating Qantas, Jetstar and QantasLink brands, plus a loyalty business (Qantas Frequent Flyer) and aviation services.

Industry: Airlines

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Mascot, NSW, Australia

Founded: 1920

Glassdoor: 3.8

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Qantas Airways

1 week ago

Senior Manager Ground Operations Safety

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 5 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Sydney

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead safety strategy and SMS governance across QantasLink airports and ground operations, ensuring risk management and regulatory compliance.
•Drive safety performance, assurance, and continuous improvement across airport, engineering, ground handling, and contracted operations.
•Ensure hazards across airside, ramp, engineering, and contractor interfaces are identified, assessed, controlled, and assured in line with CASA/ICAO and Group SMS requirements.
•Maintain oversight of safety performance, compliance, emerging risks, and SMS effectiveness across airport operations, catering services, ground handling, GSPs, and ACMI operations.
•Strengthen proactive safety culture and operational resilience, including alignment to IOSA and ISAGO standards.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Paid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

•8+ years in airport operations, including 5+ years in safety, risk or change management.
•Experience in a high-risk organization (HRO) such as oil and gas or mining.
•Tertiary degree with a business and/or safety focus.
•Demonstrated leadership and communication skills to motivate and engage diverse teams.
•Detailed knowledge of compliance, governance, and regulatory frameworks.

Experience:8+ yearsAviationAirportsAirline operationsRisk managementHigh-risk organizations

Education:Bachelor's in Business and/or Safety

Skills:LeadershipCommunicationInfluencingAttention to detailContinuous improvement

Languages:English

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Qantas Airways

Industry: Airlines

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Mascot, NSW, Australia

Founded: 1920

Glassdoor: 3.8

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor