People Manager (Engineering)

Job Description

Parent Business Function: Corporate & Support Functions Time Type: Full time Worker Sub-Type: Fixed Term Company Description About Us: 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. Job Description Take an opportunity to work on challenging and exciting initiatives. Join and support our experienced People team at Qantas. This is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity based at our Mascot Campus. The People Manager is a key and strategic HR business partner to the Qantas Engineering business unit. This position leads and drives the People plan, initiatives, and programs, and supports the business to achieve its operational objectives. This role has joint responsibility with business leaders to ensure the growth, development, and engagement of all employees. The People Manager will partner with a number of Senior Leaders within our engineering team, supporting our leaders to set Qantas Engineering up for the future. Supporting a varied workgroup from operational employees through to Professional Engineers and support functions, no day will be the same. You will have: Strong HR business partnering capability with experience in an operational and industrial workforce. Demonstrated ability to strategically partner with business in a large organisation. Proven ability managing change and building organisational capability. Strong stakeholder management ability. Proven ability to work in a matrixed environment with a geographically dispersed workforce. Commercial acumen and proven ability to understand the operation. Proven interpersonal and relationship development skills. The ability to work autonomously whilst remaining collaborative. Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills with an ability to communicate in both technical and business language. Driven to succeed, self-motivated and able to work independently with limited direction or guidance. Tertiary qualification in HR / Business related degree or equivalent experience required. 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. 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. By coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities, and environmental initiatives. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you’re ready for a culture that will challenge and excite you, apply today! Applications close: #J-18808-Ljbffr