ANS Requirements Specialist

Airways New Zealand; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rainbow Tick accreditation

Job summary

Airways New Zealand in Christchurch invites applications for a permanent full-time ANS Requirements Specialist. You will help develop and enhance domestic ATM systems, adapting to evolving customer and staff needs, and support AIRAC cycle releases with validation activities.

As experience grows, you’ll expand to advanced system configuration, design changes, and cross-functional project work, collaborating with ANSR and Technology Group to progress work streams and deliver robust solutions for

Qualifications

• Must hold CPL and ATS qualification or equivalent.
• PD background or related design experience is preferred.
• Ability to learn and apply ATM systems knowledge quickly.
• Proficiency with data collation and evidence-based issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Assess system adaptation tasks for domestic ATM changes.
• Triaging and solving operational issues in ATM systems.
• Validate changes to ATMs for AIRAC cycles.
• Collaborate with ANSR and Technology Group to progress work streams.
• Develop operational ATM functional requirements.
• Design and implement software/adaptation changes.
• Support release activities and planning.
• Realise operational/technical elements of Airways strategy.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data presentation

Problem solving

MS Office 365

Education

Commercial pilot's licence (CPL)

Air Traffic Services (ATS) qualification

Procedure Design (PD) background

Tools

Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint)

Job description

About Airways:

Our people manage New Zealand's 30 million square kms of airspace,providing air traffic control, surveillance, communication, flight inspection,mapping, and airspace design services. We work with government, regulatoryauthorities, airlines, airports, and the general aviation community to ensurepilots, passengers and goods reach their destination - safely. At Airways, ourvalues underpin all that we do.We value Safety, One Airways, Excellenceand Success in all that we do.

Our organisation is made up of operational business groups that aresupported by governance and corporate services functions. To learn more aboutour people and organisational structure, check out www.airways.co.nz/about .

Airway’s Technology Group is responsible for the effective delivery,management and services of all technology disciplines within the air navigationservices environment - engineering design, software design and development,technology architecture and infrastructure, asset management, installation andmaintenance, technical training, workload planning, maintenance programdevelopment, project management, and logistics support.

The domestic Air Navigation Services Requirements (ANSR) team representAir Traffic Services (ATS) operations for the change and validation of Airwaysdomestic Air Traffic Management Systems (ATMs). For these systems, ANSR isresponsible for:

• Conducting system adaptation in synchronisationwith Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control (AIRAC) cycles
• Triaging and correcting operational reported systemissues
• Defining, developing and validating new functionalrequirements
• Realisation of operational/technical elements ofAirways strategy.

Additionally, the unit provides considerable Subject Matter Expertise(SME) to operational, technical, project, and international arms of thebusiness. ANSR also represents Airways at national and international regulatoryforums.

About the Role:

We have a permanent full-time ANS Requirements Specialist role availableat our Christchurch based campus.

This role supportsthe development and enhancement of the domestic Air Traffic Services operationalsystems, focusing on improving service delivery by adapting to evolvingcustomer and staff needs.

This will see you supportthe domestic ATM system adaptation and validation for AIRAC cycle releases.Additionally, you’ll participate in release activities, supporting the releaselead in conducting these activities.

As experience grows, participationwill expand to include more advanced system configuration and project work.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assessingsystem related adaptation tasking (routes/procedures/etc.) and adapting them inthe domestic ATMs so they are operationally effective
• Assessingoperational issues and requests, determining the correct course of action foreffective solutioning
• Devisingeffective validation for confirming changes to the ATMs are correct andeffective
• Workingcollaboratively with other ANSR and Technology Group Operational teamrepresentatives to progress work streams and identify optimal solutioning forneceeds
• Developing operational-based ATMs functionalrequirements
• Designingand implementing software/adaptation changes
• Triagingand correcting operational reported system issues
• Realisationof operational/technical elements of Airways strategy.

For a full list of responsibilities and additional insights, refer tothe attached position description.

AboutYou:

You’ll bring the knowledge and skills needed tolearn the core competencies and processes for adapting and validating domesticATM systems.

An effective degree of ATM systems knowledge and operational experienceis ideal though alternative degrees of system knowledge and wider aviationexperience will be considered.

Forsuccess, you’ll hold:

• A commercial pilot's licence (CPL), Air TrafficServices (ATS) qualification, Procedure Design (PD) background or similar tofacilitate understanding of aeronautical procedures and their operationalapplication
• High learning agility to continuously gain anddeepen knowledge and expertise
• Analytic and methodical approach to problem solving
• Ability to collate and present data to support anevidence-based approach to issue identification and resolution
• Ability to work with and support effective problemsolving with other team members on complex issue resolution
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 suiteincluding Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and SharePoint.

Beneficial:

• Knowledge of the Domestic ATS operations andexposure to their systems and applications
• Knowledge of the Air Traffic management system componentsand function, concepts of system/data adaptation, build and release process
• Knowledge of verification and validation processand expectations with regards to safety critical systems
• Experience with applications used in adaptationcreation and validation.

Applicationclosing date is Sunday, 8 November 2026.

Pleasenote that you mus t be l egally eligible to work in New Zealand tobe considered.

At Airways, ourpeople are at the heart of what we do to keep NZ skies safe. We are committedto creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where people feel theybelong and can bring their whole self to work. We make our recruitmentdecisions based on the best candidate for the job and encourage applicationsfrom diverse candidates. We are proud to hold both Rainbow Tick and Gender Tickaccreditations.