Senior Environment Manager

Qantas; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel discounts

Flexible leave

Rewards & wellbeing

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Qantas is seeking a Senior Environment Manager to lead environmental compliance across a portfolio of owned and leased properties in Australia and internationally. You will guide governance, risk management, and environmental remediation programs, partnering with Legal, Commercial Airports and Group Property.

You will build strong regulator relationships, deliver environmental outcomes through a team, manage budgets, and drive industry best practice in a large-scale corporate setting.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in contaminated land management or environmental risk roles.
• Proven ability to manage complex environmental risks and remediation projects.
• Experience building regulatory relationships and regulatory compliance programs.
• Strong budget management and financial planning skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement with regulators, consultants, contractors and suppliers.
• Experience leading teams in large, complex organisations.
• Degree in Environmental Science or related discipline required.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental risk and compliance across a global property portfolio.
• Partner with regulators and stakeholders to drive governance and environmental outcomes.
• Oversee governance frameworks, risk registers and assurance activities; lead a team delivering environmental outcomes.

Skills

Environmental risk management

Regulatory relationships

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Commercial acumen

Budget management

Environmental legislation

Governance frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or related discipline

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.

Job Description

• Lead environmental risk and compliance across a diverse global property portfolio
• Partner with regulators and key stakeholders, driving governance, risk management and sustainable environmental outcomes
• Permanent Full-Time position in our Mascot office

At Qantas, we are committed to managing our environmental responsibilities while supporting the safe operation of our global network. We are currently recruiting a Senior Environment Manager to lead the management of environmental compliance across a portfolio of owned and leased properties across Australia and internationally. This role provides strategic leadership across our organisation managing environmental operational activities including land remediation programs and ensuring compliance with environmental legislation, regulatory obligations and industry best practice.

This role will see you partner with Operational Business Units and Corporate support functions such as Legal, Commercial Airports and Group Property to identify, assess and manage environmental risks, while building strong relationships with regulators, airport authorities and other stakeholders. You will lead environmental compliance, oversee governance frameworks, risk registers, Chemical Management (IChEMS), assurance activities and lead a team responsible for delivering environmental outcomes across the portfolio.

You’ll have -

• 10 years + experience in contaminated land management with strong knowledge of environmental legislation, compliance frameworks and industry best practice
• Demonstrated experience managing complex environmental risks, remediation projects and regulatory relationships.
• Prior experience in a similar role within a large-scale corporate environment.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing significant budgets and financial provisions.
• Proven stakeholder engagement skills, including regulator, consultant, contractor and supplier management.
• Experience leading teams and influencing outcomes across large, complex organisations.
• Degree qualification in Environmental Science or a related discipline.

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.

Applications close 23rd October 2026

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