Principal Fatigue Specialist - Sydney, Australia - Qantas Airways Limited

Qantas Airways Limited

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Sydney, Australia

3 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Challenge yourself in a role where you will provide Fatigue, Sleep Health, Fatigue Risk Management expertise

Use your past expertise to assist in the collection of fatigue and sleep data within scientific data collection studies
Permanent fulltime position located at our Mascot campus

We've overcome many obstacles in our long history. This is because we've quickly responded to changing environments and worked to produce the right outcome.

It's our willingness to try new things and our commitment to learn from mistakes that gives us the courage to push the boundaries.

We think passion facilitates creativity, and creativity feeds innovation. We work in an environment where ideas are welcome and questions are encouraged.

Working within Qantas Group Safety Services, the Principal Fatigue Specialist is responsible for providing Fatigue, Sleep Health, Fatigue Risk Management expertise, advice, innovation and support across all Qantas Group Airlines to enhance safety risk management and assure regulatory compliance.

The role includes integrating fatigue risk management requirements into safety management and business activities, including fatigue management in operational and people safety risk assessments, design and procurement, change management, job/task design, selection and training, investigations, audits, and safety reporting/data analysis.

The Principal Fatigue Specialist is required to assist in the collection of fatigue and sleep data within scientific data collection studies, and the interpretation of scientific data to assist in the development of risk management strategies to mitigated fatigue physiological performance impairment.

They are also required to carry out risk-based training needs analyses and develop and implement fatigue, sleep health and fatigue risk management training and assessment materials.

Key responsibilities and experience include:

Development of fatigue risk related policy, standards, tools and processes to enhance Safety Management Systems
Overseeing and monitoring regulatory requirements ensuring compliance for SMS and FRMS regulations. Including CASA, National Heavy Vehicle (NHVR) and Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) regulatory requirements
Manage provision of specialist fatigue and FRMS advice in the analysis of data. Including Fatigue Reporting trends, biomathematical model outputs and Safety Performance Indicators
Conducting SMS health checks for Fatigue Risk Management compliance and continual improvements
Conducting riskbased training needs analysis (RBTNA), developing human factors, fatigue and FRMS training, education and assessment materials
Establishing, managing and participating in safety committees, fatigue panels, and other management meetings
Establishing and maintaining positive ongoing working relationships with key stakeholders across multiple business divisions within Qantas Group, Pilot, Cabin and Engineering Associations
Development of sleep health and personal fatigue management wellbeing programs
Reviewing scientific papers and safety publications regarding fatigue, sleep science and fatigue risk management to further develop FRM processes
Maintaining of Group wide biomathematical model program. Including roster platformmodelling tool interface, and training of model users
Conducting Fatigue Impairment Assessments for Safety Investigations
Development and monitoring of Fatigue Safety Performance Indicators (SPI) reporting and analysis across Group Airlines
Minimum 5 years applied experience in fatigue risk management
Tertiary qualifications in human factors, psychology, fatigue risk management or a related discipline.
Comprehensive knowledge of the technical and regulatory requirements in the aviation industry.
Comprehensive knowledge and experience in the use of biomathematical fatigue modelling tools, fatigue data collection processes and analysis, and interpretation of fatigue impairment performance physiological factors.
Broad knowledge and experience in fatigue risk management, human factors and safety management systems.
Experience integrating fatigue risk management into safety management systems.
Experience and qualifications in training design, development and delivery.
Operational experience within a highrisk industry (preferably aviation) as a safety professional.
Strong customer focus with the ability to build constructive and effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Strong commitment to business improvement and willingness to support change and 'make things happen'.
Why Qantas?_
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 coac