Manager Maintenance and Engineering

• Challenge yourself in a leadership role where you will provide strategic and expert resolution of issues and monitor the integration of work
• Together, we will ensure a seamless operation across various business units
• Full-time permanent position based at our LAX hangar
• $180,000 - $200,000USD per year (plus bonus)

Qantas Engineering keeps us at the forefront of aviation maintaining both the Qantas fleet, as well as aircraft for our third-party customers, our technical capability underpins the success of Qantas. Built on a long history of pioneering aviation, the Qantas Group continues to push boundaries today. Whether it’s through state-of-the-art aircraft, new routes, or world-class products, we’re creating memorable experiences for our customers whenever they fly with us.

As the Manager Maintenance and Engineering, you will provide management review and control over multiple business units, including engineering/line maintenance, operation controls, planning and supply chain function. This includes developing projects, structures or processes as part of a Qantas engineering team. You will also be responsible for managing operational, safety, leadership, people management, and regulatory outcomes toward best practice principles to achieve operational performance, ensuring that the necessary resources, facilities, and finances are in place to provide the required compliance and safety oversight of areas responsible. This Leadership position manages the continued transformation agenda to deliver transformational benefits. A critical success to the broader change agenda is for the leader to work with the Senior Regional Manager, Engineering and their leadership teams to develop the transformation agenda and deliver its strategic objectives.
 

Responsibilities:

• Manages one discipline over a range of products/processes or maintenance operations, or a diverse range of engineering disciplines within business units.
• Focuses on managerial concerns of the project such as cost, completion date, and resource allocation.
• Provides expert resolution of issues and monitors the integration of work.
• Reviews technical concepts of major projects.
• Oversee all BU Transformation Programs/Projects including monitoring of progress, project and change health, resourcing, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Provide strategic advice and support to the broader QE executive leadership team, identify trends, dependencies, and other information that may influence strategy, and utilise as input to strategic decision-making.
• Manage professional engineering duties by providing technical support and detailed engineering analyses to ensure compliance and equivalence procedures meet the business and CASA requirements.

Essential Criteria:

• 10+ years of leadership experience in aviation engineering – line or base maintenance operations.
• Previous experience managing workforce of over 200+ employees under collective agreement
• Deep expertise in CASA, EASA or FAA and international airport regulations
• Professional Engineering - degree qualified or equivalent engineering experience is desirable but not essential.
• Currently holds or ability to hold delegated approvals from the National Airworthiness Authority and/or other regulatory authorities.
• A recognised authority in an engineering field of major importance to the company and respected industry peers internationally including aircraft/engine manufacturers.
• A strategic, big-picture mindset combined with the ability to drive operational detail and performance
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing high-performing teams, with a focus on coaching and talent management
• A proactive, innovative thinker with strong analytical skills, adept at solving complex challenges and delivering creative, commercially sound solutions
• Ability to work closely at all levels in the company - including Technical Services, Maintenance Services, Flight Operations, Strategy & Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing, Airworthiness Authorities, Manufacturers, vendors, suppliers, and external customers.

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.

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel from the USA to Australia and 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 4 weeks’ vacation and 15 days sick leave for eligible employees.
• We are planning for the future: Our 401K match offering is 8% for eligible employees.
• 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 provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

If you’re ready to step into a culture that will challenge and excite you, submit an application and let’s explore how we go places together.

Applications close: Sunday, 8th of June 2025 (PDT)