• Permanent role based in our Collingwood office
• Grow and diversify your career
• Open to sponsorship

Jetstar thrives on innovation. We're always looking for proactive professionals to help our business work smarter and more efficiently. You will be encouraged to think innovatively whilst developing and maintaining best practice.

The Manager Fleet Planning is responsible for coordinating a range of strategy and planning activities associated with the Jetstar Group Fleet planning. Working closely with the engineering, customer, finance and group fleet teams, you will participate in aircraft specification decision forums for both existing and new fleet types, ensuring compliance to all regulatory requirements and alignment to network strategy for the airline. The role will also actively participating in the development of network strategies and capacity planning to understand fleet needs.

The core responsibilities of this role are:

• Airline experience, with strong commercial or strategy background, plus Engineering or Flight ops experience desirable
• Globally recognised university degree
• Airline modelling and systems experience advantageous
• Superior Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word skills
• Data analytics expertise highly regarded

To be considered for this role, you will need:

• In-depth knowledge of the airline industry and the Asia Pacific market
• Talented leader, capable of delivering business targets, while also motivating & developing people
• Proven ability to consider analytical inputs and diverse qualitative inputs to make top quality decisions
• Proven project management skills and track record of leading high profile projects
• Strong technical understanding of aircraft performance and engine lifecycle
• Previous experience with aircraft leasing (ACMI and other) is desirable
• Understanding of key commercial drivers for an airline, especially inter-dependency of network and fleet strategies to drive successful outcomes
• Demonstrated decision making ability and proactively driving outcomes
• Balanced risk appetite with willingness to take carefully measured risks and apply learnings to future decision making
• Resilient, capable of effective leadership in a dynamic business with evolving challenges and priorities
• Ability to work diplomatically across cultures with international based stakeholders, and proven experience managing senior stakeholders

Applications close Sunday 6th October

About Jetstar

The Jetstar Group has airlines in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Japan. Launch in 2004, we have grown from a team of 700 to 7,600 and have flown more than 250 million passengers. Collectively we now offer more than 5000 flights a week to more than 85 destinations in 17 countries and territories across the Asia Pacific region, with a fleet of more than 130 aircraft.

Our Culture

Jetstar is alive with a sense of adventure. Day in and day out, our teams search for new places to fly, new ways to add value and new ideas to improve performance. If you love the road less travelled, you’ll love working here because ours is a team who innovate every day, thrive on delivery, support each other and celebrate our successes. You’ll be supported to challenge, anticipate and explore while you work will connect people and enrich lives. We encourage diversity and aim to create an environment where our employees feel valued, respected and enabled.

Our Benefits

Team members have access to heavily discounted fares to destinations all over the world – not only for team members, but for their favourite travel companions too. Our staff travel benefit includes discounts on airfares, accommodation, car hire and travel insurance for both domestic and international travel. Discounts can be used within the Jetstar Group airlines, Qantas and other partner airlines.

Inclusion and Diversity

Jetstar is an equal opportunity employer, so 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 accessibility requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

If you’re ready to step into a culture that will challenge and excite you, submit an application and let’s explore how we go places together.