Manager People Safety

About Us

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.

• Be responsible for leading the implementation of Health, Safety & Environmental initiatives across Qantas Airports, both domestic and international
• Be part of a team that values safety, recognition and teamwork
• Permanent Full-Time position based in Mascot, Sydney

We’ve always been pioneers, and we’re 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.

We’re committed to providing a safe and injury-free workplace through world-class safety practices, integrating safety into all our business activities. Change is seen as an opportunity to improve. We thrive on uncertainty, and are ready to jump into action at a moment’s notice. As a team, we rally together like no other, making each other feel supported, included and valued.

As the Manager People Safety – Airports, you will play a key role in providing strategic leadership and driving the implementation of Health, Safety & Environmental initiatives across Qantas Airports and Qantas Mainline Lounges. Your focus will include the development and execution of programs centred on critical risk management, psychosocial safety, musculoskeletal disorder risk, and general health and well-being. Collaborating with a diverse range of stakeholders, including our ground service providers responsible for a significant part of airport operations, you will ensure regulatory compliance and promote a proactive safety culture. Reporting into the Head of People Safety, this is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the safety culture within Qantas; driving innovation and improvement in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• 5+ years’ experience in a WHS professional role, specifically leading the development and implementation of People safety systems, programs, and projects with a demonstrable record of delivering improvement
• Bachelor of Occupational Health and Safey or a related discipline
• Allied Health professional degree in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, or Exercise Physiology is desired
• Understanding of relevant WHS Regulations
• 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.

Why Qantas? 

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

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: Friday, 4th of April 2025