Manager Fleet Projects – Aircraft Inductions & Disposals

• Lead high‑impact programs at the core of Qantas’ long‑term fleet strategy 
• Collaborate with experts across Engineering, Operations, OEMs and regulators 
• Drive technical excellence across complex aircraft lifecycle transitions 
• Permanent fulltime opportunities based at Qantas Headquarters in Mascot, Sydney 

For over 100 years, the Qantas Group has been part of Australia’s story. Today, we continue to operate one of the world’s most respected aviation brands—driven by safety, innovation, and the spirit of our people. Within Qantas Engineering, our teams work with a diverse and evolving fleet, ensuring technical excellence, operational reliability, and a future-focused aviation capability. 

Joining Qantas means being part of a collaborative culture that encourages growth, challenges convention, and gives you the opportunity to make an impact from day one. 

We are recruiting for two leadership positions within the Aircraft Projects team: Fleet Inductions Manager and Fleet Disposals Manager. 

These roles work side by side, supporting the full lifecycle of Qantas aircraft, from entry into service through to retirement and redelivery. While each role has a defined portfolio, both require strong program leadership, deep engineering knowledge, and the ability to collaborate across Engineering, CAMO, Flight Operations, OEMs, and multiple operational stakeholders. 

Fleet Inductions Manager

You will lead the full aircraft induction lifecycle, ensuring every new or transitioning aircraft is compliant, configured, and operationally ready.  

Responsibilities include: 

• Leading detailed induction project plans and governance across engineering, operations, training, supply chain and maintenance  
• Overseeing configuration verification, acceptance inspections, conformity activities, and resolution of technical issues  
• Ensuring manuals, training, spares, systems updates, and operational readiness are in place for Day 1 operations  
• Managing post‑induction reliability, rectification phases, and issue resolution  

Fleet Disposals Manager

You will manage the entire retirement and redelivery lifecycle of aircraft leaving the Qantas fleet.  

Responsibilities include: 

• Leading all aircraft phase-out activities from retirement planning through to sale, lease return, or redelivery  
• Managing lease return conditions, bridging checks, maintenance obligations, and technical/records audits  
• Overseeing de‑modification, configuration restoration, and Qantas‑specific equipment removal  
• Coordinating with regulators, lessors, purchasers, CAMO, Maintenance and OEMs to ensure compliant transitions  

You’ll have:  

• Strong technical leadership and stakeholder capability.  
• 8–12 years’ experience in Airline Engineering, CAMO, aircraft projects or fleet management  
• Proven experience in aircraft delivery/EIS, redelivery/induction, or major fleet introduction/phase-out programs 
• Strong knowledge of aviation regulatory frameworks (CASR Parts 21/42/145) and associated compliance requirements 
• Advanced program/project management capability, including scope, schedule, cost, risk and change control 
• Deep experience with OEM data, configuration control, SBs/mods embodiment, and technical documentation integrity 
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills across multi‑disciplinary teams 
• High resilience and sound judgement when balancing safety, risk, operational priorities, and commercial 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 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options 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.  

If you’re ready to help shape the future and the legacy of the Qantas fleet, we’d love to hear from you.  

Applications close: Sunday 22nd of March 2026