Sydney Training Lead - Air Traffic Control

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

Job summary

Airservices Australia in Sydney seeks an experienced Sydney Training Lead to shape and deliver Air Traffic Control training. You will lead a 40-strong team, develop capability across the Sydney Basin and partner with Sydney Tower, Sydney TCU, Bankstown/Camden and Western Sydney Airport to ensure readiness.

This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, driving continuous improvement and safety–critical performance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading and developing large, multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience contributing to the strategic planning and delivery of operational training.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong workforce planning and resource management skills.
• Experience operating within highly regulated, safety-critical environments.
• Aviation training qualifications or ATC experience is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of approximately 40 training professionals responsible for developing Air Traffic Control capability across the Sydney Basin.
• Influence workforce readiness and future capability requirements with operational leaders across Sydney Tower, Sydney TCU, Bankstown/Camden and Western Sydney International Airport.
• Drive training excellence and continuous improvement in a safety-critical operational environment.
• Ensure the delivery of safe, effective and contemporary training solutions.
• Collaborate with leaders to shape training delivery and capability development.

Skills

People leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Continuous improvement

Workforce planning

Safety-critical environments

ATC/Aviation experience

Education

Aviation training qualifications / ATC experience

Job description

Sydney Training Lead - Air Traffic Control

Air Traffic Control Training Lead (Sydney)

• Lead a team of approximately 40 training professionals developing Air Traffic Control capability across the Sydney Basin.
• Influence workforce readiness and future capability planning across Sydney Tower, Sydney TCU, Bankstown/Camden and Western Sydney International Airport.
• Drive training excellence and continuous improvement in one of Australia's most complex and safety-critical operational environments.

Summary

Lead the future capability of Air Traffic Control in Sydney, developing people, driving workforce readiness and shaping training excellence across one of Australia's most critical operational environments.

The Organisation

Airservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for the safe and efficient management of 11% of the world's airspace and provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia's busiest airports.

Our people are our greatest asset, with a dynamic and diverse team operating from locations across the country. From bustling cities to regional and remote communities, we work together to keep Australia's skies amongst the safest in the world.

We connect people with their world safely, linking families and friends, enabling trade and tourism, creating jobs and supporting economic growth.

Airservices is committed to fostering a culture that is diverse, inclusive and respectful. We encourage motivated individuals who value a service-first mindset, enjoy solving complex challenges and want to make a meaningful contribution to our nation.

Leaders at Airservices demonstrate our Leadership Standard through the way they Know, Focus, Develop and Value our people every day. Our leaders role model our values of Safe Always, Service First, Love What We Do, Work As One and Own It.

An Airservices leader leads inclusively, thinks strategically, collaborates effectively and communicates with impact to deliver outcomes that support our culture of trust, care and accountability.

The Role & The Team

Reporting to the Head of Operational Training and Resourcing, you will lead a team of approximately 40 training professionals responsible for developing the capability of Air Traffic Controllers across the Sydney Basin. Partnering closely with operational leaders across Sydney Tower, Sydney TCU, Bankstown/Camden and Western Sydney International Airport, you will influence workforce readiness, shape future capability requirements and ensure the delivery of safe, effective and contemporary training solutions.

This role combines strategic leadership with operational impact. You will drive continuous improvement, optimise training performance and foster a culture focused on safety, collaboration and excellence. The team plays a vital role in preparing current and future Air Traffic Controllers for operational success and takes pride in making a direct contribution to aviation safety and the future capability of Airservices.

Please see the link below to view the full Position Description:PD_ATC Sydney Training Delivery Lead_20260922.docx

The Person

You are an experienced people leader who enjoys building capability, developing high-performing teams and influencing outcomes in complex operational environments. You bring strong judgement, a collaborative approach and a passion for helping others achieve their full potential.

The successful applicant will have:

• Demonstrated experience contributing to the strategic planning and delivery of operational training programs, including identifying future capability requirements, developing delivery approaches, and supporting the implementation of training solutions that align with organisational objectives.
• Proven success leading and developing large, multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across operational and leadership groups.
• Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operational performance and capability outcomes.
• Strong workforce planning, resource management and organisational skills.
• Experience operating within highly regulated, safety-critical or complex operational environments.
• Aviation training qualifications, instructional experience and/or Air Traffic Control experience will be highly regarded.

At Airservices Australia, we embrace and thrive on diversity of thought, perspectives and capabilities because we know the benefits of having a workforce that is representative of the community we serve.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success. We actively encourage and welcome candidates from all cultural backgrounds, gender identities, people living with disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

Security Clearance

To be eligible to apply, you must be an Australian Citizen or a Permanent Resident as an Airservices Background Check is required for this role. Please refer to the security check requirements successful applicants will be required to undertake as part of the recruitment process.