Engineering Manager - External Line Maintenance

• Challenge yourself to lead a global line maintenance operation, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and service excellence.
• Together we’ll achieve industry-leading safety, quality, and regulatory compliance across a vast international network.
• Full-time role based in our Mascot Head Office, requiring extensive aviation leadership experience and deep technical expertise.

At Qantas, we’re proud to bring the world closer together – helping people travel to the places they need to be. Behind every journey is a team of experts who work with precision and passion to ensure the safety and reliability of our fleet. As we continue to grow, we’re seeking an experienced Engineering Manager – External Line Maintenance to join our team and help us shape the future of aviation excellence.

Reporting to the Manager, External Maintenance Oversight – Qantas Engineering, you will be responsible for the compliance and governance of contracted line maintenance across the Qantas network. Your role will ensure that global operations meet safety, regulatory, and policy requirements while maintaining cost efficiency and service excellence.
 

You will oversee and manage relationships with our contracted Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) partners, ensuring the successful delivery of Line Maintenance services for the Qantas Group. This includes ensuring financial, operational, and regulatory compliance across key locations in the USA, Canada, South America, South East Asia, New Zealand, and Europe. You will also support the continuous improvement of safety, quality, compliance, and commercial performance, contributing to the overall success of Qantas Engineering.

You’ll bring–

• Extensive executive-level aviation experience with a strong focus on strategic leadership and operational management.
• Proven leadership experience in a high-complexity, global aviation environment, with a demonstrated ability to manage large-scale external maintenance operations.
• Prior experience as a Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (LAME) with a deep understanding of Line Maintenance operations and regulatory requirements.
• Extensive knowledge of Qantas aircraft, including Airbus and Boeing models, and their operational requirements.
• Comprehensive understanding of global aviation regulations (CASA, FAA, EASA, TSA) and the ability to navigate complex compliance environments.
• Exceptional people leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of management, internally and externally.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with experience in budget management, contract negotiations, and vendor oversight.
• A track record of driving operational excellence, safety, and regulatory compliance in a dynamic business environment.
• Ability to work under pressure and strict time constraints.
• Ability to travel to ports for assessment and AOG recovery as needed.
• A demonstrated ability to drive outcomes for the Part 42 regulatory framework, with a strong focus on continuous improvement in safety, quality, compliance, operational, and commercial performance to support the best interests of the Qantas Group.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Engineering, along with previous experience holding certification licenses on Airbus and Boeing aircraft.

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 and the option to purchase additional paid leave 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.

Be a part of something special and play your part in the Qantas story – get in touch today.

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