Manager Workplace Health and Safety

Company Description

Building on more than 100 years of history and experience, QantasLink is a consolidated network of regional airlines that connects passengers and communities across Australia. QantasLink is made up of four subsidiary organisations – Eastern Airlines, Sunstate Airlines, National Jet Systems and Network Aviation. Operating as an end-to-end airline, QantasLink harnesses the strength of its regional partnerships and a strong sense of family, to provide meaningful career paths for its more than 2,500 people with opportunities that might take you to exciting destinations across QantasLink or the Qantas Group.

Job Description

• Deliver strategic WHS outcomes across QantasLink's regional operations
• Take an opportunity to lead cultural change and drive mental wellbeing initiatives
• Permanent full-time position based in Mascot, Sydney

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.

Our Regional businesses are an important part of the Qantas Group so no matter where you fit in we come together with pride to deliver the best and safest experience for our customers. The success we've achieved hasn't been a matter of luck. It's a direct result of our strategic leadership. This means taking accountability for driving results, being competitive and influencing outcomes.

As the Manager Workplace Health and Safety, you'll be responsible for delivering the QantasLink People Safety Strategy, with a strong focus on psychosocial risk management, mental wellbeing, and continuous improvement. You'll lead complex WHS initiatives across QantasLink entities, including Eastern, Sunstate, NJS, and Qantas Ground Services, ensuring safety strategies translate into measurable improvements on the frontline.

You'll lead complex WHS programs, facilitate governance forums, and partner with stakeholders across the broader Qantas Group — including regulators, legal counsel, HR, and medical teams — to embed safety into every aspect of our operations. You'll also provide expert advice on WHS systems, legislative compliance, and incident response, helping to protect our people, our customers, and our reputation.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Minimum 7 years' experience in Workers Compensation, Injury Management or Work Health and Safety related roles
• Tertiary qualification in OH&S, Occupational Health, Allied Health or related discipline
• Experience in developing and implementing WHS systems and frameworks
• Experience in working within a business partnering or similar service model, including the ability to build constructive, effective and influential working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Good organisational skills, with ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently, under pressure and to meet deadlines
• The ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, with all levels of management and external stakeholders.
• Prior experience delivering cross functional WHS and/or operational safety outcomes.

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 up to 18 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. 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. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

Applications close: Sunday, 5th of October 2025