You’ll enable informed decision-making by ensuring risks are clearly identified, assessed and actively managed, while supporting robust audit and business continuity practices. Working closely with leaders across the business, you will help build capability, improve processes and ensure governance frameworks align with best practice and QAL’s values.

Cam who joined Queensland Airports Pty Ltd (QAL) in 2016 within the Finance Team shares his unique experience of working at QAL:

“At QAL, I work with a diverse group of people who are committed to enhancing the customer experience for the Airport. I joined QAL due to location initially, and I stayed because we have a great team. I am able to take up QAL’s flexible working offerings and this arrangement directly enables me to volunteer coach my kid’s soccer team on two afternoons each week

How will you make an impact?

In this role, you will partner with leaders across QAL to drive a proactive, enterprise-wide approach to risk, ensuring key risks are clearly understood, effectively managed and aligned to business objectives. You’ll strengthen organisational resilience by delivering robust risk, audit, insurance and business continuity frameworks, while providing clear, actionable insights that support confident decision-making at Executive and Board level. Through continuous improvement and a focus on best practice, you will help embed a strong risk culture that balances performance with disciplined, responsible governance.

Key deliverables/responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead and continuously enhance QAL’s enterprise risk management framework, ensuring alignment to risk appetite and best practice
• Partner with leaders to identify, assess and manage strategic, operational, financial and regulatory risks
• Oversee and uplift risk registers, key risk indicators and mitigation plans across the business
• Deliver a robust internal audit program, including managing external providers and tracking remediation outcomes
• Strengthen business continuity capability through effective planning, testing and continuous improvement
• Manage and optimise QAL’s insurance program to ensure appropriate, cost-effective coverage
• Provide clear, timely risk, audit and insurance reporting to Executive and the Risk & Audit Committee
• Build risk capability and awareness across the organisation through training, coaching and guidance
• Contribute to continuous improvement, stakeholder engagement and safe, compliant operations across all sites

How we support you

At Queensland Airports Limited (QAL), we believe work should support life, not compete with it. Through our Living Well approach, we offer flexible working options for all roles, wellbeing initiatives and a supportive culture so our people can thrive both professionally and personally.

As we continue to grow and transform, we encourage flexible ways of working and open conversations about how work fits alongside life. We also invest in our people through learning, mentoring and career pathways across our four airports.

What we’ve built together

At QAL, our people connect communities. We own and operate Gold Coast, Townsville, Mount Isa and Longreach airports, linking regional Queensland and northern New South Wales with the rest of Australia and the world.

More than 8 million passengers travel through our airports each year, supported by teams working together to create safe, welcoming and efficient experiences. Our vision is to be the first-choice gateway for our regions, creating valuable connections and inspiring a sustainable future.

We’re committed to an inclusive and psychologically safe workplace where people feel valued, supported and encouraged to be themselves. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement.

QAL is a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, independently recognised for supporting long‑term careers, flexibility, wellbeing and equal opportunity. Learn more about working at QAL here.

The successful candidate will be required to adhere to QAL’s Drug and Alcohol Management Plan (DAMP), which includes pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Testing and have the ability to obtain an Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC), which requires the completion of a Police Check.

Please obtain the Position Description by clicking HERE, or if you are on Seek, by copying the following location into your browser to access the Position Description through our careers site: https://qal.elmotalent.com.au/careers/QALcareers/jobs375