Senior Airworthiness & Maintenance Lead, NT

Flying Doctor; Darwin; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Employee Assistance Program

Learning and development opportunities

Reward and recognition programs

Job summary

Royal Flying Doctor Service SA/NT (RFDS) seeks a Senior Airworthiness and Maintenance Control Officer to support the Head of Aircraft Airworthiness and Maintenance Control. Based in Darwin, you will guide the Northern Territory fleet’s airworthiness and maintenance, coordinating with engineering, operations and providers to optimise reliability and regulatory compliance.

You will oversee defect management, maintenance planning, records, and regulatory directives, ensuring safety and efficiency

Qualifications

• Proven aviation industry experience in aircraft maintenance and maintenance control.
• Experience with reliability management and aircraft reliability programs.
• Understanding CASA regulatory requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and resolve aircraft maintenance, defect, airworthiness and operational issues.
• Provide mentoring and technical guidance to Darwin Airworthiness team.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations and maintenance providers.
• Monitor fleet reliability and recommend corrective actions.
• Review airworthiness directives, service bulletins and engineering orders.
• Maintain aircraft records and WinAir system entries.
• Prepare maintenance release documentation for LAME certification.

Skills

Aviation maintenance

Maintenance control

Reliability programs

CASA regulations

Documentation accuracy

WinAir knowledge

MS Office

Analytical skills

Tools

WinAir

Adobe software

Job description

Royal Flying Doctor Service SA/NT (RFDS) seeks a Senior Airworthiness and Maintenance Control Officer to support the Head of Aircraft Airworthiness and Maintenance Control. Based in Darwin, you will guide the Northern Territory fleet’s airworthiness and maintenance, coordinating with engineering, operations and providers to optimise reliability and regulatory compliance.

You will oversee defect management, maintenance planning, records, and regulatory directives, ensuring safety and efficiency