Advisor Business Performance

Qantas; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Qantas Engineering seeks an Advisor, Business Performance to design and maintain workforce resource models across the line and intermediate maintenance networks. You will work with Planning, Maintenance and Operations to deliver critical insights on labour capacity and facility utilisation to enable informed decisions.

Using advanced analytics and forecasting techniques, you will identify opportunities to improve workforce efficiency, optimise maintenance planning outcomes, and enhance overall

Qualifications

• Experience in an aircraft maintenance environment, ideally in an airline, MRO or aviation setting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; translate data into insights.
• Experience applying forecasting and resource planning techniques for operations.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain workforce resource models for Qantas Engineering.
• Provide insights on labour capacity, capability and facility utilization to support planning.
• Forecast and report on workforce and maintenance performance; offer data-driven recommendations.

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Data analytics

Forecasting

Resource planning

Stakeholder management

Excel

Job description

• Parent Business Function: Corporate & Support Functions
• Time Type: Full time
• Worker Sub-Type: Permanent

Company 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.

Job Description

• Challenge yourself in a role where your insights will directly influence workforce planning and operational performance across Qantas Engineering.
• Work with business-critical data and analytics, delivering insights that directly inform operational, workforce and maintenance planning decisions.
• Play a key role in shaping the future of Qantas Engineering

Qantas Engineering keeps us at the forefront of aviation, maintaining the safety, reliability and performance of the Qantas fleet and aircraft operated by our customers across the Asia-Pacific region. You’ll play an important role in helping us deliver safe and on-time outcomes for our customers.

As the Advisor, Business Performance you will be responsible for the design, development and ongoing maintenance of workforce resource models across the Qantas Engineering Line and Intermediate Maintenance network. Working closely with Planning, Maintenance and Operational teams, you will provide critical insights into labour capacity, workforce capability and facility utilisation to support effective resource planning and operational decision-making.

Leveraging advanced analytics and forecasting techniques, you will identify opportunities to improve workforce efficiency, optimise maintenance planning outcomes, and enhance operational performance.

Working closely with operational leaders and key stakeholders, you will develop workforce and maintenance forecasts, produce performance reporting and insights, and provide data-driven recommendations to support future workforce capability and business needs.

What You’ll Bring:

• Experience within an aircraft maintenance environment, ideally in an airline, MRO or broader aviation setting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to translate complex data into meaningful business insights.
• Experience applying forecasting, resource planning and statistical analysis techniques to support operational and workforce planning decisions.
• Proven ability to build strong stakeholder relationships and collaborate effectively across operational, engineering and corporate teams.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Power BI, SQL, and data analytic tools, with the ability to analyse complex datasets and deliver actionable insights.
• Demonstrated ability to identify performance improvement opportunities and develop data-driven recommendations that deliver operational 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.

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.