CareerPlan

Head Of Airworthiness And Maintenance Control

The Rocks, SydneyFull-time2026-11-02

Core

Lead airworthiness and maintenance control for a global aerial firefighting fleet (fixed-wing and rotary-wing) to ensure regulatory compliance and operational readiness.

Role type

Senior leadership, hands-on IC

Builds

Airworthiness compliance and maintenance programs for emergency response aircraft

Domain

Aviation + Aerial firefighting

Required skills

Aircraft maintenance licensing (CASA B1/B2/C), airworthiness management, CASA regulations, maintenance planning, technical recordkeeping, leadership, regulatory compliance

Preferred skills

AOC operations knowledge, quality management systems, aviation logistics, process improvement

Technologies

CASA regulations, ICA, ADs, SBs, SLs, aircraft logbooks

Responsibilities

Provide leadership to maintenance and engineering personnel; monitor maintenance effectiveness and reliability; forecast and plan maintenance activities; ensure access to current airworthiness documentation; oversee technical records and logbooks; generate maintenance work packages; liaise with maintenance organizations; coordinate with Chief Engineers and Shift Leaders; assist in investigations and safety initiatives

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC