Noise and Emissions Lead

Orchestrate and support us with reducing noise and environmental impacts building long-term resilience
Drive excellence and promote, enable, and lead collaboration to achieve better outcome
Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne location with hybrid working

Summary

As Noise and Emissions Lead are you ready to shape and deliver our environmental strategies for aircraft noise and emissions. In this pivotal role, you’ll champion initiatives that reduce aviation’s environmental footprint while balancing industry needs with community expectations.

In this influential role you will:

Lead, develop and implement strategies to minimise aircraft noise impacts and reduce emissions.
Identify opportunities to reduce noise abatement.
Develop pathways to reduce aircraft emissions.
Collaborate across government, industry, airports, airlines and community stakeholders.
Represent Airservices in national and international forums, strengthening our environmental leadership.
Mentor environmental specialists and foster a culture of innovation and accountability.
Join a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement and service excellence.

Our Leaders

Leaders at Airservices demonstrate our Leadership Standard in the way they Know, Focus and Value our people every day. Our leaders role model our values of Safe always, Service first, Love what we do, Work as one, Own it to connect people with their world safely.

An Airservices leader leads inclusively, thinks strategically, collaborates and communicates with impact to deliver outcomes that support our culture of trust, care and accountability.

The Role & The Team

Your strategic thinking, ability to influence at all levels, and proven track record aviation and environmental operations will be essential to championing effective change leadership, delivery, and embedding of successful deliverables across the wider business.

The role will see you collaborating and partnering with cross-functional teams within Airservices including government relations, community engagement, media and operational areas and you will be a valued and rewarded member of this small but focussed team.

Skills, Qualifications and Competencies

Expertise in aviation and environmental management, with experience in airlines, airports, or ANSPs (e.g. Airways NZ, UK NATS) highly regarded.
Alternatively, a strong background in sustainability, community engagement or PR from sectors such as mining, oil & gas or resources.
Proven ability to influence stakeholders, translate data into insights, and deliver pragmatic solutions.
Tertiary qualifications in environmental management, sustainability, or related discipline.
Strong background in operational strategy, and process optimization.
Knowledge of regulated industries is desirable along with experience in stakeholder management, particularly in highly regulated environments.

The Person

Highly developed leadership skills that ensure broader business outcomes are achieved and value is delivered

Exceptional verbal communication and ability to listen and share the story – resilience and passion for driving enterprise-wide transformation, embedding change maturity, and delivering strategic outcomes

Highly honed advocacy, influencing, collaboration and persuasion skills

At Airservices Australia, we embrace and thrive on diversity of thought, perspectives, and capabilities because we know the benefits of having a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve. We appreciate everyone is unique, and acknowledge diversity in thought leads to greater transparency and improved consideration in our decision making.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success. We actively encourage and welcome candidates from all cultural backgrounds, gender identities, people living with disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

Security Clearance

To be eligible to apply, you must be an Australian Citizen or a Permanent resident as an Airservices Background check is required for this role. Please refer to the security check requirements successful applicants will be required to undertake as part of the recruitment process.

Should you require any further information please contact Christine Collins, TA Partner at Christine.collins@airservicesaustralia.com

How to Apply

To apply for this position please lodge an application online before Applications close 11.55 pm (AEST) Wednesday 10 September 2025.