Full-Time permanent role | Canberra, Brisbane Melbourne or Sydney location

Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Technology Assurance Specialist Infrastructure to join our Operations Standards and Assurance team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced infrastructure or engineering professional to influence technical assurance, compliance, risk management and continuous improvement across critical aviation infrastructure assets.

The Organisation

Airservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for the safe and efficient management of 11% of the world’s airspace and provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia’s busiest airports.

Our people are our greatest asset with a dynamic and diverse team operating from locations across the country - from bustling cities to regional and remote locations, including an island. This team keep are helping to secure the future of Australia’s skies and keep it amongst the safest in the world.

We connect people with their world safely – linking family and friends, generating economic activity, creating jobs, and facilitating trade and tourism.

Airservices is committed to fostering a culture that is diverse, inclusive, and respectful.  We encourage motivated individuals who love what they do, value a service first mindset and embrace a challenge to explore a career with Airservices. In return you will be a valued team member, be offered flexibility and experience a meaningful career in an exciting, ever-evolving aviation industry.

The Role & The Team

This is a great opportunity to play a key role in strengthening technical governance, compliance and assurance across Airservices' critical infrastructure assets. Working closely with engineering teams, operations, asset service providers and technical specialists, you will help ensure infrastructure asset management activities meet regulatory requirements, support continuous improvement and contribute to the safety and reliability of Australia's aviation network.

You will:

- Support and strengthen compliance with infrastructure technical standards, CASR Part 171 and internal governance frameworks.

- Maintain and enhance technical compliance registers and assurance mapping.

- Conduct risk-based assurance and compliance reviews, including desktop and field-based assessments.

- Identify risks, recommend improvements and monitor the effectiveness of controls.

- Drive awareness and understanding of technical standards and regulatory changes across the infrastructure environment.

- Contribute to infrastructure competency frameworks and assurance programs.

- Partner with Asset Service Providers, System Technical Advisors and other stakeholders to improve maintenance efficiency and compliance outcomes.

- Support continuous improvement across asset management, technical governance and quality assurance practices.

Please see the link below to view the full Position Description:

 PD - Technology Assurance Specialist Infrastructure .pdf

The Person

You are a collaborative and analytical technical professional who enjoys working across assurance, compliance and asset management. You can build strong stakeholder relationships, navigate complex technical environments and identify opportunities to improve governance, risk management and operational performance.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Essential

- A bachelor-level qualification in Engineering or a related technical discipline, or have demonstrated equivalent experience.

- At least five years' experience in an infrastructure-based technical, engineering or asset management environment.

- Experience working with technical standards, governance frameworks, compliance or assurance activities.

- Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills.

- Ability to be proactive, analytical and comfortable assessing risk and identifying improvement opportunities.

Highly regarded

- Knowledge of, or experience working with, CASR Part 171, Technology Management Systems (TMS) or Safety Management Systems (SMS).

- Experience within aviation or another highly regulated, asset-intensive industry.

- Exposure to technical assurance, compliance auditing or engineering governance programs.

At Airservices Australia, we embrace and thrive on diversity of thought, perspectives, and capabilities because we know the benefits of having a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve. We appreciate everyone is unique, and acknowledge diversity in thought leads to greater transparency and improved consideration in our decision making.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success. We actively encourage and welcome candidates from all cultural backgrounds, gender identities, people living with disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

Security Clearance

To be eligible to apply, you must be an Australian citizen as an AGSVA security clearance is required for this role. Please refer to the security check requirements successful applicants will be required to undertake as part of the recruitment process.

Should you require any further information please contact Alicia O'Rourke - Talent Acquisition Specialist at alicia.orourke@airservicesaustralia.com. 

To apply for this position please lodge an application online before Applications close 11.55 pm (AEST) Tuesday 18 August, 2026.
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