GM Health Safety & Environment

GM Health Safety & Environment

Who is QAL?

Queensland Airports Limited (QAL) is an accomplished airport operator which owns and operates Gold Coast, Townsville, Longreach and Mount Isa airports – connecting the Gold Coast and northern NSW, along with regional Queensland, to the rest of the country and beyond. We are an Australian-owned company with a vision to engage customers, connect communities and deliver exceptional experiences – and a commitment to delivering for the communities where we operate. QAL is formally recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work – Certified’ organisation – currently the only airport operator in Australia with this certification and recently was awarded Work180 accreditation as a champion for gender equity. QAL is dedicated to a target of net zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2030. With strong passenger numbers, terminal upgrades underway - there has never been a better time to join QAL.

What you’ll contribute to:

An exciting opportunity has become available for a General Manager – Health, Safety & Environment to deliver excellence at a strategic and operational level with the QAL team.  This is a permanent full-time position that would suit a senior leader with a depth of experience in the health, safety and environmental space.

Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, this leadership role has responsibility for the development, implementation and monitoring of the QAL Group Health, Safety and Environment Strategic Plan. 

Brendan joined Queensland Airport Pty Ltd (QAL) and is the General Manager for QAL’s regional ports, Townsville Mount Isa, and Longreach. Brendan shares his unique experience working with QAL below:

“I joined QAL to be part of an industry leading aviation group. The company’s reputation as a progressive business with a positive and engaging corporate culture was also a big plus for me. Our teams are responsible for airside operations, passenger facilitation, commercial agreements, security, and emergency response along with assets and facility management. The purpose of our team is to provide a comfortable, safe, and reliable facility for air transport operations across regional Queensland. We deliver this in partnership with our business partners each and every day.  

QAL provides me with a sense of pride and achievement, I love what I do especially when we make a difference and support the community. My career started in at QAL as a specialist manager before moving into a senior management position and I love the people and the way we all work together to achieve a common outcome.”

How will you make an impact?

With a career history of successfully creating highly engaged, high performing, inclusive and diverse teams, you will also be an advocate for long term organisational sustainability and DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion).

Consistently calm under pressure whilst maintaining focus, success will require exceptional collaboration as you partner with the business to develop, implement and successfully embed HSE initiatives and programs of work.

In this dynamic, challenging and complex environment your proven experience in multi-location and multi-dimensional businesses (corporate and operational) will complement your ability to work on complex problems and use senior level influencing and execution skills to deliver QAL’s strategic HSE objectives directly, with and through others.

Additionally, the role requires extensive experience in Health and Safety with a further deep dive in Environment an advantage. 

Excellent communication skills, presentation skills and strong stakeholder management are also a must.

Key deliverables / responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide strategic direction & leadership to guide, protect and enhance the organisation in all things Health, Safety and Environment
• Provide subject matter expertise on legislation and codes of practice pertaining to health, safety and environment
• Lead the Group’s safety and environment regulatory reporting and record keeping requirements
• Lead the QAL ISO alignment journey
• Provide guidance and assurance around safe systems of work in place for all work completed by QAL employees (and its subsidiaries)

What we offer you?

This is an opportunity to be part of a progressive organisation with a great culture and assist in the transformation and growth of the business. Flexible working options are available for all employees. At QAL, we uphold the philosophy that the smooth integration of life and work benefits all. We call it ‘Living Well’.

QAL supports an inclusive approach and values diversity within the workplace. We aim to provide opportunities that allow individuals to reach their full potential regardless of their background, gender, age, work status, religious or cultural identity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will be required to adhere to QAL’s Drug and Alcohol Management Plan (DAMP, which includes pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Testing and have the ability to obtain an Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC).

Please obtain the Position Description by clicking here. 

Closing Date: 11/08/2024