Regional Safety Advisor

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.

• Challenge yourself to support safety outcomes across Qantas Group regional business areas
• Take an opportunity to provide expert safety advice, coaching and continuous improvement support
• 18-month fixed-term opportunity based in Perth, Western Australia

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 take a commercial mindset to all we do, ensuring we make strategic decisions that live up to customer expectations. It's in us to be our best. We see it as our responsibility to take ownership and drive outcomes, ensuring we make a contribution to take the organisation forward.

As a Regional Safety Advisor you will play a key role in supporting the development, implementation and oversight of safety strategies, frameworks, policies and procedures across Qantas Group regional business areas. Working closely with operational leaders and frontline teams, you'll help drive a proactive safety culture, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and support the identification, mitigation and management of workplace risks.

This role provides an opportunity to become a trusted advisor to the business, influencing positive safety outcomes and partnering with stakeholders to continuously improve safety performance across a diverse operational environment.

You'll be responsible for

• Providing expert health, safety and environmental advice and support to leaders and employees across multiple business units
• Promoting safe systems of work and supporting compliance with relevant legislation, codes of practice and internal safety standards.
• Coaching and mentoring leaders to strengthen safety capability and foster a positive safety culture.
• Supporting the implementation of safety programs, initiatives, forums, training activities and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Providing specialist support for audits, inspections and investigations, including evidence gathering, corrective action management and stakeholder engagement.
• Analysing performance data and identifying opportunities to improve safety outcomes and operational practices.
• Building and maintaining strong working relationships across the Qantas Group to influence positive business outcomes.
• Supporting risk management activities and promoting proactive hazard identification and mitigation strategies.

What you'll bring

• Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety (or higher).
• Minimum two years' experience in a Workplace Health and Safety role.
• Sound understanding of WHS legislation and safety management principles.
• Experience developing and implementing safety strategies within a large operational environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with leaders, employees and regulators.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Knowledge of environmental management principles and an understanding of Human Factors.

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 18 weeks paid parental leave and the option to purchase additional paid leave 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.

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.

Be a part of something special and play your part in the Qantas story - get in touch today.

Applications close on Thursday 6th August 2026

Please note: Applications will only be considered for candidates who have the right to work in Australia / New Zealand without restriction or sponsorship.