About the agency
Sydney Living Museums cares for 11 of the NSW most important historic houses, museums and their collections: Elizabeth Bay House, Elizabeth Farm, Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Justice & Police Museum, Meroogal, The Mint, Museum of Sydney, Rose Seidler House, Rouse Hill House & Farm, Susannah Place Museum and Vaucluse House. All are listed in the NSW State Heritage Register. The Museum of Sydney and the Hyde Park Barracks on the National Heritage list and the Hyde Park Barracks is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
About the role
This role manages and implements a range of construction, conservation and other service delivery projects across Sydney Living Museums’ portfolio to achieve project outcomes, corporate plan objectives while meeting statutory obligations under the Historic Houses Act 1980 and other relevant legislations.
Essential requirements the role holder needs:
- Tertiary qualifications in architecture or experience in delivering projects in a multi-disciplinary cultural, museums or heritage environment.
- Experience in preparing technical and other project documentation including specifications and schedules of work, technical reports, professional correspondence and budget reports.
- Experience working with a range of technical and trade contractors and professional consultants.
- Experience in managing construction projects, budgets, work programs and delivering project plans with the ability to prioritise and meet competing deadlines.
- Knowledge and experience working with financial, project management, word processing and databases software applications used to develop projects, maintain and update information.
- A strong record of developing and coordinating relationships across teams, divisions and externally to deliver planned outcomes.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Knowledge of current heritage conservation principles and practices in Australia, and knowledge of key legislation including the NSW Heritage Act 1977 and the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 and the Historic Houses Act 1980.
- Ability to work within the boundaries of heritage environment, legislation and statutory requirements particularly the Historic House Trust Act 1980 and the NSW State Plan.
- A current NSW drivers licence.
