Job Description

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.

• Lead a critical operations planning function at the centre of Qantas Engineering, driving safety, compliance and fleet performance
• Take ownership in a fast-paced, real-time environment, partnering closely with the Integrated Operations Centre (IOC)
• Permanent full-time opportunity based in Mascot, Sydney, leading a large and diverse operational team

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. Our corporate functions include Corporate Affairs, Public Company, Legal, Finance, Treasury, Industrial Relations, IT, Sustainability, People and Customer, supporting the CEO in making Qantas a market leading, global organisation.

The Manager Operations Planning is a senior leadership role within the Qantas Engineering (QE) Network and Fleet Planning function. Reporting to the Manager Event Planning, this role is accountable for leading a large, diverse team to deliver line maintenance planning and scheduling across the Qantas network, ensuring safe, compliant and efficient operations.

As the Manager Operations Planning, you will lead line maintenance planning and scheduling across the Qantas network, ensuring airworthiness and regulatory compliance. You will act as the key escalation point for day-to-day operations, managing disruptions and working closely with internal teams and external providers to maintain continuity

Operating at the centre of a live and fast-paced environment, this role partners closely with the Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) to balance safety, compliance and performance in real time. You will also lead the delivery of critical initiatives across Engineering and IOC, including system enhancements, process improvements, operational readiness programs, and the introduction of new aircraft types.

The successful candidate will have:

• 10+ years’ aviation experience, including 5+ years in a people leadership role
• Minimum diploma in engineering, leadership or business management, degree and/or aircraft maintenance trade qualifications preferred
• Proven experience leading large, complex teams, with the ability to drive performance, engagement and accountability in challenging environments
• Strong operational leadership experience within aviation or similarly high-pressure, real-time environments
• Experience working with maintenance, engineering or planning functions, with a sound understanding of maintenance planning, scheduling and operational trade-offs
• The ability to make confident, timely decisions under pressure, supported by strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing capability across multiple parts of the business
• Understanding of airworthiness requirements and regulatory frameworks (including P42/P145)
• Experience in airline network operations, planning or scheduling, and delivering operational or project-based outcomes

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 have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave and the option to purchase additional paid leave for eligible employees.
• 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.
• 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.

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.  We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply.  If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.  Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.

Be a part of something special and play your part in the Qantas story – get in touch today.

Applications close – Tuesday 30th June 2027

Please note: applications will only be considered for candidates who have the right to work in Australia / New Zealand without restriction or sponsorship.