Senior Operational Emergency Services Leader - Karratha

Airservices Australia•Washington, DC

14h•Onsite

About The Position

This position offers coastal living, wide open spaces, a close-knit community, and outdoor access while leading Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting. This is a high-impact role shaping frontline operations, safety, and workforce outcomes. The role is within Airservices Australia, a government-owned organization responsible for managing 11% of the world’s airspace and delivering Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Services at Australia’s busiest airports. Our people operate across the country, working together to keep Australia’s skies among the safest in the world. We connect people, communities, and economies through safe aviation, while offering inclusive, flexible, and meaningful careers for people who thrive on challenge and purpose. Airservices leaders demonstrate our Leadership Standard by knowing, focusing on, and valuing our people, role-modeling our values, and leading inclusively, strategically, and collaboratively to deliver outcomes grounded in trust, care, and accountability while connecting people with their world safely. This is an exciting, rare, and unique opportunity for an experienced Senior Operational Emergency Services Leader to join Airservices Australia as a Line Leader within our Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Service (ARRFS) Team. Reporting to our Head of Aerodrome Services, you will ultimately be responsible for the safety, leadership, and performance of ARRFS teams within your respected station location, including workforce planning, managing budgets and operational costs, and effective delivery of our services to our clients.

Requirements

Extensive people management experience, particularly within an emergency first-responder environment
Strong commercial acumen
Extensive management experience in a similar operational environment, preferably within a highly regulated industry
Strong communication, leadership and management skills which will support, motivate and influence others in the achievement of goals and objectives
Diploma of Public Safety, Firefighting Management (PUA50519 or PUA50513) is essential
Extensive people and change management capabilities
Ability to partner with, encourage and influence others across all levels
Demonstrated business and safety/risk management expertise
Ability to manage high workloads, set priorities & meet deadlines
Commitment to all things related to health, safety & wellbeing
Ability to obtain an Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC)
Must be able to undertake and hold a medical based on the Civil Aviation Safety Authority Class 2 Medical Examination.
Australian citizen or permanent resident as an Australian Government Baseline Security Clearance is required.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Resuscitation and Oxygen Therapy Course (HLTAID015) desirable
Advanced First Aid (HLTAID014) desirable

Responsibilities

Adherence to regulatory and organisational compliance requirements
Uphold operational excellence and maintain workplace safety and compliance
Accountable for the engagement and performance of your people by actively monitoring individual and team performance/behaviours and take action to address performance/conduct issues
Optimise, maximise and manage resources to meet operational requirements and deliver required services within set timeframes by the National Rostering Team, Shift Manager/s and Business Support
Identify and deliver solutions to new and emerging operational risks
Define performance expectations and provide coaching/mentoring
Maintain financial requirements and propose/implement cost saving initiatives