- Full-time
- Sydney
Senior Analyst Pattern Planning & Rostering
- Qantas Airways Limited
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- Challenge yourself to construct and analyse complex flying patterns and rosters
- Together we’ll achieve operational efficiency and optimal resourcing of Cabin Crew
- Fixed term contract until January 2026 at the Qantas Head Office in Mascot
As a Senior Analyst Pattern Planning & Rostering, you will be responsible for optimising and building patterns and rosters for Cabin Crew, ensuring operational stability and cost efficiency. You will play a key role in adhering to enterprise agreements, fatigue management programs, and engaging in industrial consultations. Additionally, you will provide actionable insights and analysis to multiple stakeholders, while identifying process improvements. Your responsibilities will include constructing compliant flying patterns, responding to crew queries, supporting business decisions, and managing ad hoc projects.
You’ll have:
- A degree in aviation, business, finance or 1-3 years of relevant experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, for data analysis and reporting
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly
- High attention to detail and a strong focus on accuracy in all aspects of work
- Ability to implement logical checks to improve accuracy and identify process improvements
- Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment
- Flexibility to adapt to operational needs and challenge existing work practices for continuous improvement
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think commercially and strategically
- Excellent organisation and time management skills to manage multiple tasks effectively
- Experience with data visualisation tools such as Power BI
- Jeppesen experience (desirable but not essential)
Why the Qantas Group?
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 the Qantas Group. 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 (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options 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.
The Qantas Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We embrace diversity and encourage applications from people with disability. Candidates will have the opportunity to request support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process in order to demonstrate their ability to meet the inherent requirements of our roles.
Applications close Sunday, 16 March 2025
About us
Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic and international services.

About us
Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic and international services.
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