Manager Sustainability- Engineering

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Qantas Airways Limited Full time
Challenge yourself to work collaboratively with the Sustainability team

  • Together we'll achieve the Qantas group sustainability goals
  • Permanent fulltime position based at Mascot Campus
We've always been pioneers, and we're proud to see that spirit in our people today.

Our resilience has helped us through good and tough times, and it still drives us to keep pushing the challenging expectations today.


We care about our environmental footprint in the course of our business, continuing to integrate responsible environmental practices into our operations.

We look to manage our environmental impact and risk by making considered decisions in our planning and operational activities, minimising waste and improving our resource efficiency.

We commit to respecting and trusting the people we work with.

This creates an open and transparent workplace, where honest conversations allow us to appreciate differences and deliver our common goals.

We confidently explore what's possible. We thrive in the unknown and are always looking for opportunities to make something of nothing.

As the Manager Sustainability you will be responsible for developing, leading and overseeing the implementation of sustainability and decarbonisation strategies across Qantas Engineering and operational areas enabling the delivery of Qantas Group's Sustainability Commitments.

You will drive the overarching strategy, development and implementation of sustainability policies and ensuring QA and QE's contribution to the Qantas Group Climate Action Plan and the audacious goals to reduce carbon emissions by 25% by 2030, zero single use plastics by 2027 and zero general waste to landfill by 2030.

You'll have

  • Tertiary qualification such as bachelor's degree technical/science/engineering/business or equivalent experience.
  • Experience in a manager position or equivalent is preferable
  • Strong ability to engage with stakeholders and provide input on all aspects of the sustainability initiatives to assist in focusing and driving the initiatives forward
  • Demonstrated ability to resolve complex issues and to structure them for others to navigate
  • Superior stakeholder management & influencing skills with the ability to operate effectively at all levels of the business in order to drive program outcomes
  • Experiencing in presenting to senior stakeholder preferable
  • Proven project management experience cross function project teams
  • Ability and confidence to quickly identify key issues, structure a project plan, develop strategic options and deliver project outcomes
  • Thorough understanding of strategic evaluation and financial evaluation techniques
  • Experience in leading projects
  • Strong commercial experience
  • Demonstrated experience participating in a cross functional team
Why Qantas?


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 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 14 weeks paid parental leave and additional purchased leave options.
  • 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.
  • We'll support your wellbeing: Whether its salary packaging for motor vehicles or electronic devices, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.
Be a part of something special and play your part in the Qantas story - get in touch today.

Applications close:
Wednesday 19 July 2023

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