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. 

Our Leaders 

Leaders at Airservices demonstrate our Leadership Standard in the way they Know, Focus and Value our people every day. Our leaders role model our values of Safe always, Service first, Love what we do, Work as one, Own it to connect people with their world safely.  

An Airservices leader leads inclusively, thinks strategically, collaborates and communicates with impact to deliver outcomes that support our culture of trust, care and accountability. 

The Role & The Team 

As our Head of Safety, you will play a crucial leadership role in guiding a diverse team to design and implement pragmatic strategies that enhance and assure Airservices' safety performance. Your thought leadership will be instrumental in fostering a generative safety culture, where collaboration and engagement are prioritized. 

Your practical and relentless approach to inspiring others to “own it” and, when necessary, “find a better way” will be key to driving results and achieving our safety goals. In this role, you will be at the forefront of creating a safer environment for everyone at Airservices. 

Your skills, qualifications and experience include: 

• Prior experience in leading Safety transformation, ideally in an aviation context or engineering process environment 

• Operational experience, ideally in an aviation context 

• Appropriate professional qualifications in a relevant field of study, with membership of relevant industry bodies desirable  

• Demonstrated experience in interpreting and designing strategic frameworks and policy to set and deliver enterprise people and workforce safety objectives across short, medium and long term time frames 

• Ability to work cross-functionally as a resilient leader with demonstrated experience in business partnering and navigating complex work environments  

• Proven advanced leadership skills and management experience 
• Advanced data and analytical skills with exemplary quality report writing  

Your aptitude for leading people with empathy while providing a sense of purpose and developing them to be the best they can be is vital and we value your current success and future focussed vision. 

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

 PD - Head of Safety.pdf

The Person 

• Highly developed leadership skills that ensure broader business outcomes are achieved and value is delivered 

• Exceptional verbal communication and ability to share the story – resilience and passion for safety are strengths 
• Highly honed advocacy, influencing, collaboration and persuasion skills 

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 or permanent resident as an Australian Government Baseline 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 Christine Collins, TA Partner at Christine.Collins@airservicesaustralia.com

How to Apply 

To apply for this position please lodge an application online before Applications close 11.55 pm (AEST) Sunday 18 May 2025 

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