Advisor Business Performance

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

Job summary

Qantas Airways seeks an Advisor, Business Performance to design, develop and maintain workforce resource models across the Engineering Line and Intermediate Maintenance network.

Working with Planning, Maintenance and Operations, you will deliver insights on labour capacity, capability and facility utilisation to support informed resource planning and decision-making.

Qualifications

• Experience in an aircraft maintenance environment and aviation operations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Experience applying forecasting and resource planning techniques for operations.
• Proven ability to build stakeholder relationships across teams.
• Advanced proficiency in Power BI, SQL and data analytics tools.
• Ability to translate data into clear, actionable business insights.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain workforce resource models for Engineering Line and Intermediate Maintenance.
• Provide data-driven insights to support labour capacity, capability and facility utilisation.
• Produce forecasts and performance reporting to inform workforce and maintenance planning.

Skills

Aircraft maintenance context

Analytics & problem-solving

Forecasting & planning

Stakeholder relationships

Power BI & SQL

MS Office proficiency

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Microsoft Excel

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.

Applications close: Sunday, 27th September 2026