Manager, Climate Change
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
As Manager, Climate Change, you’ll be instrumental in developing and delivering the Qantas Group’s long-term climate and nature strategy. You’ll lead cross-functional initiatives spanning decarbonization, investment, and strategic planning, ensuring our approach is ambitious, credible, and commercially robust. You’ll engage directly with senior stakeholders—including government, industry associations, and investor advocacy groups—to shape outcomes aligned with our sustainability vision. Your expertise will help embed sustainability into decision-making and investment frameworks across the Group. You’ll also champion initiatives in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), carbon markets, and waste reduction, supporting a holistic approach to sustainability and the circular economy.
If you have a background in top-tier consulting or corporate strategy and are passionate about applying your skills to complex, high-impact sustainability challenges, this is your opportunity to help define the future of aviation.
What You’ll Bring To The Role
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.
Applications close: Thursday, 15th of January 2026
Job Description
- Play a key role in shaping the future of aviation by driving the Qantas Group’s climate and sustainability strategy.
- Unique opportunity to work across every pillar of sustainability—including Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), carbon markets, climate resilience, nature, and waste.
- Permanent role based in Mascot, Sydney
As Manager, Climate Change, you’ll be instrumental in developing and delivering the Qantas Group’s long-term climate and nature strategy. You’ll lead cross-functional initiatives spanning decarbonization, investment, and strategic planning, ensuring our approach is ambitious, credible, and commercially robust. You’ll engage directly with senior stakeholders—including government, industry associations, and investor advocacy groups—to shape outcomes aligned with our sustainability vision. Your expertise will help embed sustainability into decision-making and investment frameworks across the Group. You’ll also champion initiatives in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), carbon markets, and waste reduction, supporting a holistic approach to sustainability and the circular economy.
If you have a background in top-tier consulting or corporate strategy and are passionate about applying your skills to complex, high-impact sustainability challenges, this is your opportunity to help define the future of aviation.
What You’ll Bring To The Role
- 5+ years’ experience in top-tier strategy consulting (e.g., McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Kearney) or in corporate strategy/sustainability roles.
- Tertiary qualifications in Business, Economics, Engineering, Law, Environmental Science/Sustainability, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing enterprise-wide strategy.
- Strong analytical and commercial acumen, with a track record of building business cases and evaluating strategic options.
- Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging with senior executives and C-suite leaders.
- Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional projects through to successful delivery.
- A genuine passion for sustainability and advancing the decarbonization of industry.
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.
Applications close: Thursday, 15th of January 2026