Senior Regulatory and Safety Specialist

Job Description

• Shape safe, compliant engineering operations across a complex aviation regulatory environment. 
• Join a Sydney-based role working office hours, Monday to Friday. 
• Build specialist experience across engineering, safety and regulatory programs. 

At the Qantas Group, we're united by our purpose: to make everyone feel proud to belong to the Spirit of Australia. Join a team where safety, collaboration, care, and innovation are at the heart of what we do, and where your work helps shape the future of aviation. 

Qantas is Australia's leading domestic and international airline, connecting millions of customers across Australia and around the world. 

The impact you'll make 

• Provide specialist regulatory and safety support across Qantas Engineering operations, helping engineering activities remain safe, timely and compliant. 
• Support regulatory approvals covering design, continuing airworthiness management, aircraft maintenance, manufacturing and technical training. 
• Contribute to safety, quality and compliance programs, including aircraft entry into service. 
• Support the personnel authorisations and supplier organisation approvals process and contribute to continuous improvement. 
• Partner with engineering teams, service providers, regulators and stakeholders across the Qantas Group to interpret regulatory requirements and enable operational initiatives. 

Meet the team 

You'll join Qantas Engineering's Compliance and Regulatory Management team, working with engineering and operational teams, technical specialists, service providers, regulators and stakeholder groups across the Qantas Group. The team provides specialist regulatory support to help engineering operations run safely and on time, while maintaining regulatory compliance and operational quality. In this nine-month fixed-term role, you'll help to ensure that Qantas Engineering work is performed and certified only by people and organisations with the appropriate qualifications, competence, approvals and defined scope of authority, and bring practical judgement to safety, compliance, risk, change and continuous improvement. 

What you'll bring 

• At least 5 years practical knowledge of aviation maintenance, continuing airworthiness or engineering regulatory requirements 
• Practical working knowledge of civil aviation regulatory requirements, including relevant Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASR Part 21, 42, 145, 147) or equivalent regulatory frameworks. 
• Ability to interpret licences, qualifications, training records and competency evidence 
• Strong attention to detail and records-management discipline 
• Confidence working with applicants, assessors, operational managers and technical specialists 
• Sound judgement when applying procedures and regulatory requirements 
• Ability to manage competing requests without compromising safety, compliance or quality 
• Clear written and verbal communication skills 
• Confidence using systems such as eQ, Workday, Maintenix, SharePoint and Microsoft Office 
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required Red ASIC security clearance. 

Rewards and benefits 

• Build your expertise through training and development opportunities across the Qantas Group. 
• Work with advanced aircraft, engineering systems and operational capabilities. 
• Access leave options, wellbeing programs and resources to support you professionally and personally. 

Bring your spirit to ours 

If this opportunity sounds like the right fit for you, we’d love to hear from you. Submit your application by 5 November 2026 and we’ll be in touch regarding the next steps in the recruitment process. 

We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels included, valued and safe. We value the diverse lived experiences, perspectives and backgrounds of our people and are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to let us know at any stage of the recruitment process.