Senior Regulatory and Safety Specialist

Qantas Airways; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Advanced aircraft and engineering tech

Leave options and wellbeing programs

Job summary

Qantas Airways in Sydney is seeking a Compliance and Regulatory Engineer for a nine-month fixed-term role, working office hours Monday to Friday. You will provide specialist regulatory and safety support to Qantas Engineering operations, ensuring activities stay safe, compliant and on schedule.

Join a team delivering continuing airworthiness, regulatory approvals and competency management, while collaborating with regulators and service providers to meet safety and quality standards across the

Qualifications

• At least 5 years practical knowledge of aviation maintenance, continuing airworthiness or engineering regulatory requirements.
• Practical working knowledge of civil aviation regulatory requirements (CASR Part 21, 42, 145, 147) or equivalent.
• Ability to interpret licences, qualifications, training records and competency evidence.
• Strong attention to detail and records-management discipline.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist regulatory and safety support across Qantas Engineering operations, helping engineering activities remain safe, timely and compliant.
• Support regulatory approvals covering design, continuing airworthiness management, aircraft maintenance, manufacturing and technical training.
• Contribute to safety, quality and compliance programs, including aircraft entry into service.
• Support the personnel authorisations and supplier organisation approvals process and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Partner with engineering teams, service providers, regulators and stakeholders across the Qantas Group to interpret regulatory requirements and enable operational initiatives.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Aviation regulations

Records management

Stakeholder management

Written and verbal communication

Tools

eQ

Workday

Maintenix

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Shape safe, compliant engineering operations across a complex aviation regulatory environment.
• Join a Sydney-based role working office hours, Monday to Friday.
• Build specialist experience across engineering, safety and regulatory programs.

At the Qantas Group, we're united by our purpose: to make everyone feel proud to belong to the Spirit of Australia. Join a team where safety, collaboration, care, and innovation are at the heart of what we do, and where your work helps shape the future of aviation.

Qantas is Australia's leading domestic and international airline, connecting millions of customers across Australia and around the world.

The impact you'll make

• Provide specialist regulatory and safety support across Qantas Engineering operations, helping engineering activities remain safe, timely and compliant.
• Support regulatory approvals covering design, continuing airworthiness management, aircraft maintenance, manufacturing and technical training.
• Contribute to safety, quality and compliance programs, including aircraft entry into service.
• Support the personnel authorisations and supplier organisation approvals process and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Partner with engineering teams, service providers, regulators and stakeholders across the Qantas Group to interpret regulatory requirements and enable operational initiatives.

Meet the team

You'll join Qantas Engineering's Compliance and Regulatory Management team, working with engineering and operational teams, technical specialists, service providers, regulators and stakeholder groups across the Qantas Group. The team provides specialist regulatory support to help engineering operations run safely and on time, while maintaining regulatory compliance and operational quality. In this nine-month fixed-term role, you'll help to ensure that Qantas Engineering work is performed and certified only by people and organisations with the appropriate qualifications, competence, approvals and defined scope of authority, and bring practical judgement to safety, compliance, risk, change and continuous improvement.

What you'll bring

• At least 5 years practical knowledge of aviation maintenance, continuing airworthiness or engineering regulatory requirements
• Practical working knowledge of civil aviation regulatory requirements, including relevant Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASR Part 21, 42, 145, 147) or equivalent regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to interpret licences, qualifications, training records and competency evidence
• Strong attention to detail and records-management discipline
• Confidence working with applicants, assessors, operational managers and technical specialists
• Sound judgement when applying procedures and regulatory requirements
• Ability to manage competing requests without compromising safety, compliance or quality
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Confidence using systems such as eQ, Workday, Maintenix, SharePoint and Microsoft Office
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required Red ASIC security clearance.

Rewards and benefits

• Build your expertise through training and development opportunities across the Qantas Group.
• Work with advanced aircraft, engineering systems and operational capabilities.
• Access leave options, wellbeing programs and resources to support you professionally and personally.

Bring your spirit to ours

We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels included, valued and safe. We value the diverse lived experiences, perspectives and backgrounds of our people and are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to let us know at any stage of the recruitment process.