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.

• Provide specialist Work Health and Safety (WHS) and Critical Risk Management advice and guidance, to support consistent safety management and drive continuous improvement
• Partner with safety professionals and airline Business Units to strengthen critical risk management, critical risk controls and enable a proactive safety culture
• Permanent position based in Melbourne

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.

Working within Group Safety Programs, Strategy and Governance this is a specialist WHS role responsible for advice and guidance on the Group’s critical risk management framework, critical control methodology and Group Critical Risk Management Standard.

The role supports all Group businesses and encompasses both Domestic and Offshore locations.

The role is responsible for facilitating and supporting the Group to implement its critical risk management strategy. Key areas of focus are design and development of Group tools and supporting guidance to enable airlines and Business Units to implement the critical control methodology and related improvement initiatives, reviewing and monitoring critical control application Group-wide and developing business cases, based on incident and assurance activities, to improve critical control effectiveness.

Immediate priorities identified for FY27 are widespread implementation of critical control verification by the Group, development and communication of guidance for suppliers and third parties on critical risk management and evolution of Group analysis and insights in relation to critical risk safety incidents.

You’ll have –

• 5 years of relevant safety or critical risk management experience
• Tertiary qualifications in safety, engineering or related discipline
• Comprehensive knowledge of WHS/OHS and related legislation, Codes of Practice, Australian and International Standards
• Operational experience within a high-risk industry as a safety or critical risk professional
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement improvement strategies within a large, complex matrix organisation, working across multiple diverse business areas
• Ability to influence positive outcomes at all stakeholder levels, foster networking between Business Units and Departments
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, initiate and lead workplace change
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with an ability to coach and impart knowledge
• Proven analytical, investigative, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Preferred: skills and experience with a unionised workforce

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 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options 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.

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 9th June 2026

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