ANS Requirements Specialist

About Airways

Our people manage New Zealand's 30 million square kms of airspace, providing air traffic control, surveillance, communication, flight inspection, mapping, and airspace design services. We work with government, regulatory authorities, airlines, airports, and the general aviation community to ensure pilots, passengers and goods reach their destination - safely. At Airways, our values underpin all that we do. We value Safety, One Airways, Excellence and Success in all that we do.

Our organisation is made up of operational business groups that are supported by governance and corporate services functions. To learn more about our people and organisational structure, check out www.airways.co.nz/about .

About The Team

Airway’s Technology Group is responsible for the effective delivery, management and services of all technology disciplines within the air navigation services environment - engineering design, software design and development, technology architecture and infrastructure, asset management, installation and maintenance, technical training, workload planning, maintenance program development, project management, and logistics support.

Requirements

The domestic Air Navigation Services Requirements (ANSR) team represent Air Traffic Services (ATS) operations for the change and validation of Airways domestic Air Traffic Management Systems (ATMs). For these systems, ANSR is responsible for:

• Conducting system adaptation in synchronisation with Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control (AIRAC) cycles
• Triaging and correcting operational reported system issues
• Defining, developing and validating new functional requirements
• Realisation of operational/technical elements of Airways strategy.

Additionally, the unit provides considerable Subject Matter Expertise (SME) to operational, technical, project, and international arms of the business. ANSR also represents Airways at national and international regulatory forums.

About The Role

We have a permanent full-time ANS Requirements Specialist role available at our Christchurch based campus.

This role supports the development and enhancement of the domestic Air Traffic Services operational systems, focusing on improving service delivery by adapting to evolving customer and staff needs.

This will see you support the domestic ATM system adaptation and validation for AIRAC cycle releases. Additionally, you’ll participate in release activities, supporting the release lead in conducting these activities.

As experience grows, participation will expand to include more advanced system configuration and project work.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Assessing system related adaptation tasking (routes/procedures/etc.) and adapting them in the domestic ATMs so they are operationally effective
• Assessing operational issues and requests, determining the correct course of action for effective solutioning
• Devising effective validation for confirming changes to the ATMs are correct and effective
• Working collaboratively with other ANSR and Technology Group Operational team representatives to progress work streams and identify optimal solutioning for needs
• Developing operational-based ATMs functional requirements
• Preparing/conducting test programs
• Designing and implementing software/adaptation changes
• Triaging and correcting operational reported system issues
• Realisation of operational/technical elements of Airways strategy.

For a full list of responsibilities and additional insights, refer to the attached position description.

About You

You’ll bring the knowledge and skills needed to learn the core competencies and processes for adapting and validating domestic ATM systems.

An effective degree of ATM systems knowledge and operational experience is ideal though alternative degrees of system knowledge and wider aviation experience will be considered.

For Success, You’ll Hold

• A commercial pilot's licence (CPL), Air Traffic Services (ATS) qualification, Procedure Design (PD) background or similar to facilitate understanding of aeronautical procedures and their operational application
• High learning agility to continuously gain and deepen knowledge and expertise
• Analytic and methodical approach to problem solving
• Ability to collate and present data to support an evidence-based approach to issue identification and resolution
• Ability to work with and support effective problem solving with other team members on complex issue resolution
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and SharePoint.

Beneficial

• Knowledge of the Domestic ATS operations and exposure to their systems and applications
• Knowledge of the Air Traffic management system components and function, concepts of system/data adaptation, build and release process
• Knowledge of verification and validation process and expectations with regards to safety critical systems
• Experience with applications used in adaptation creation and validation.

To Apply

If you’re willingness and committed to continue your personal development at a company renowned for innovation and success, submit your application (CV and cover letter) via our careers site or Seek.

Please note that you mus t be l egally eligible to work in New Zealand to be considered.

This role will require the successful candidate to undergo pre-employment background checks including references, drug and alcohol screening, criminal conviction and related.

Application closing date is Sunday, 8 November 2026.

At Airways, our people are at the heart of what we do to keep NZ skies safe. We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where people feel they belong and can bring their whole self to work. We make our recruitment decisions based on the best candidate for the job and encourage applications from diverse candidates. We are proud to hold both Rainbow Tick and Gender Tick accreditations.

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