Analyst Roster Planning

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Qantas is seeking an Analyst Roster Planning to join the Workforce Planning team on a permanent full time basis, based at Mascot Corporate Campus in Sydney. The role focuses on creating and optimizing crew pairings and rosters to balance operational stability with cost efficiency while complying with Industrial Agreements, CASA regulations and internal protocols, requiring strong stakeholder partnerships and the ability to present data driven insights. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in workforce planning, advanced analytics and MS Office skills, plus proven problem solving and effective communication. To apply, tailor your CV to highlight rostering projects, quantify impact, and show collaboration with internal external partners; demonstrate how you improve utilization and align with Qantas values and growth opportunities.

Company Description

Building on more than 100 years of history and experience, QantasLink is a consolidated network of regional airlines that connects passengers and communities across Australia. QantasLink is made up of four subsidiary organisations – Eastern Airlines, Sunstate Airlines, National Jet Systems and Network Aviation. Operating as an end-to-end airline, QantasLink harnesses the strength of its regional partnerships and a strong sense of family, to provide meaningful career paths for its more than 2,500 people with opportunities that might take you to exciting destinations across QantasLink or the Qantas Group.

Job Description

• Challenge yourself with this exciting opportunity within the Workforce Planning Team
• Together we drive positive business outcomes
• Permanent, full-time opportunities - based at Mascot Corporate Campus

Today, we’re busy planning for tomorrow. We look to the future to guide the way we innovate, helping us stay relevant and responsive in an unpredictable incredibly fast paced industry. We’re constantly evolving, and this means the opportunities for our people are endless.

In every role there’s the opportunity to embrace personal development and career growth, ownership of projects, and the ability to make an impact. With this role, there’s a real opportunity for you to showcase the Spirit of Australia in new and exciting ways – while taking your career to exciting places as well.

Part of the Workforce Planning team, the Analyst Roster Planning is responsible for the creation and optimization of crew pairings and rostering to attain optimal operational consistency and reduce expenses, all while upholding adherence to Industrial Agreements, CASA regulations, and internal protocols. This role requires strong partnerships with both Internal and external stakeholders with the ability to present data sets and improvements to the business. This role will conduct thorough evaluations of various planning scenarios, extracting key insights to identify the most economical and operationally advantageous rostering strategies.

You’ll have:

• 2+ years of experience in workforce planning with a strong understanding of workforce planning fundamentals
• Highly developed analytic, strategic, lateral thinking and problem solving skills
• Advanced numeracy skills – ability to analyse, interpret and present numerical data for business insight
• Proven ability to identify issues, develop strategic options, facilitate or make decisions and plan action
• Highly effective written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated capability and commitment to improve roster efficiency and utilisation within a complex organisation
• Advanced user of MS Office including excel and other cloud services
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Planning, Finance, Logistics, or Aviation is desirable but not essential

Why Qantas? 

If you’re successful in your application, 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 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 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 for everything from motor vehicles to electronic devices.
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether its learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan. 

We firmly believe that the sky is the limit. It’s not uncommon to hear stories from our people who have achieved great things and gone on to experience roles across many different parts of our business. Demonstrate the right skill and attitude and we’ll place an incredible amount of trust in you to move on to bigger and better things.

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 have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

Be a part of something special and play your part in the Qantas story – get in touch today.