Head of Network & Planning Scheduling at Qantas · Sydney

Company Description

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

• Lead the development and optimisation of Qantas’ Domestic, International and Regional network
• Drive strategic network decisions that directly influence profitability, customer experience and market share
• Full-time permanent position located at our Mascot head office

The aviation sector doesn’t stand still. Challenged to adapt and change, we’ve responded by reinventing our customer experience, broadening our business and achieving what was thought impossible. This allows us to stand strong as the Qantas Group.

As the Head of Network & Planning Scheduling, you will lead the end-to-end planning, development and optimisation of the Qantas network across Domestic, International and Regional operations, including Network Aviation. This critical leadership role is responsible for translating commercial strategy into a deliverable schedule, balancing customer demand, profitability, operational performance and network competitiveness. You'll oversee network planning, schedule development, schedule variations, charter activity and slot coordination, ensuring Qantas maintains a schedule that is both commercially attractive and operationally robust.

You'll play a key role in developing new route opportunities, managing Qantas' Australian and international slot portfolio, influencing fleet deployment decisions and identifying opportunities to improve network performance through better processes, technology and analytics. This role requires a highly commercial and strategic leader who can navigate complexity, influence senior stakeholders and translate analysis into decisions that drive profitable growth across the network.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• 10+ years’ experience leading network planning, scheduling, commercial strategy or operational planning functions within aviation or other complex transport environments.
• Strong commercial acumen with demonstrated experience evaluating route performance, network opportunities, capacity allocation and business cases.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience working across senior operational, commercial and executive leadership teams.
• Experience leading high-performing analytical teams and driving continuous improvement through data, technology and process optimisation
• Strong strategic thinking, communication and decision-making capabilities, with the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic and highly regulated environment.

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 up to 18 weeks paid parental leave and additional purchased leave options.
• 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. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

Applications close: Sunday, 12th of July 2026