Brisbane or Sydney | Permanent Full-Time

We’re the airline that dares to be different, bold, down-to-earth and built around giving our guests real choice. Safety is our backbone, service is our heartbeat, and our people are our superpower.

At Virgin Australia, we’re on a mission to be Australia’s most loved airline, for our people, our guests and our owners and we’re looking for passionate talent to help take us even higher.

We’re vibrant, authentic and unapologetically human. Here, you can bring your whole self, your Virgin Flair and your ambition to a team that champions individuality, innovation and a whole lot of heart. If you’re excited by meaningful work, real opportunities to grow, and a culture where you can genuinely make a difference, you’ll feel right at home with us.

Your Impact

In our Flight Operations team, safety, precision and performance are at the heart of everything we do. We work in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment where every decision helps keep our operation moving and our guests connected across Australia and beyond. From strategic planning to real-time operational decision making, our teams thrive on teamwork, accountability and innovation, all while bringing Virgin Australia’s people-first spirit to life every day.

As Head of Fuel, you’ll be Virgin Australia’s senior aviation fuel subject matter expert, owning our enterprise fuel strategy and helping ensure the safe, reliable and commercially effective supply of fuel across our network.

This is a broad and highly influential role that sits at the intersection of aviation operations, fuel supply, procurement, safety, finance and strategy. You’ll shape how we source and manage fuel, work with Procurement through major supplier tenders and negotiations, oversee fuel quality and supply assurance, and provide expert advice when operational issues arise.

With are large portion of our cost base sitting in fuel, decisions made in this role have a significant impact across Virgin Australia. You’ll work closely with major fuel suppliers and internal teams including Flight Operations, the Integrated Operations Centre, Airports, Safety, Procurement, Treasury, Finance, Sustainability, and Transformation.

No two days will necessarily look the same. Your impact will include:

• Owning and evolving Virgin Australia’s enterprise aviation fuel strategy across demand, sourcing, supply, quality, resilience and supplier performance.
• Acting as the senior technical and operational authority for aviation fuel quality, handling, storage, airport fuel infrastructure and into-plane services.
• Partnering closely with Procurement on fuel sourcing strategies, tenders, supplier evaluation, commercial negotiations and contract outcomes.
• Building strong, commercially focused relationships with fuel suppliers and ensuring service, quality and resilience expectations are met.
• Providing leadership during day-of-operations fuel disruptions, including supply shortages, infrastructure failures and other events that may affect the network.
• Leading fuel quality assurance, supplier audits, incident investigations, corrective actions and operational risk management.
• Maintaining a deep understanding of fuel markets, refining and supply chains, logistics, airport infrastructure and emerging risks, and translating this into clear advice for senior leaders.
• Working with Treasury, Finance and Procurement to bring together the operational and commercial inputs that shape our fuel position.
• Supporting the Flight Operations Transformation team on fuel efficiency initiatives and ensuring new approaches can be safely and practically embedded into operations.
• Acting as a key aviation fuel SME in Virgin Australia’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel conversations, providing technical, operational, infrastructure and supply-chain expertise as this market continues to evolve.