Future ANSP Standards Lead

About the role

Airservices Australia, a government-owned organisation managing 11% of the world's airspace and providing aviation rescue fire fighting services, is recruiting a Future ANSP Standards Lead. The role reports to the ATM Standards & Assurance Manager and sits in the Air Traffic Management Standards & Assurance team within the Chief Airspace & Network Officer group. It is a permanent full-time position based in Brisbane or Melbourne, focused on shaping the future of Australian aviation standards.

Key responsibilities

• Identify, assess and implement emerging Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) standards and regulatory requirements.
• Work with regulators, industry stakeholders and technical specialists to lead air traffic management standards, operational policy, assurance and change implementation.
• Ensure Airservices stays aligned with international best practice and evolving operational needs.

Required profile

• Significant experience in air traffic management, aviation standards, aviation regulation, airspace management, aeronautical information services, operational assurance or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience implementing complex regulatory, operational or organisational change in a safety-critical environment.
• Experience engaging, influencing and negotiating with senior leaders, regulators, government bodies and industry stakeholders.
• Experience interpreting and applying ICAO and/or CASA requirements in an operational aviation environment.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in aviation, aviation management, engineering, aviation safety or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Australian citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain an NV1 Australian Government security clearance.

Required skills

• Strong working knowledge of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs).
• Experience developing, implementing or governing air traffic management standards, operational procedures, aviation policies or regulatory frameworks.
• Recognised experience acting as a technical subject matter expert in industry, regulatory or international forums.

Applications are made online by 26 November 2026.