Production Manager - Circular Quay, Australia - NSW Government -Sydney Opera House

NSW Government -Sydney Opera House

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Circular Quay, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

An organisation where diversity of thought & experience is valued, supported & respected.

THE HOUSE
The Sydney Opera House is _the_ place to discover the best of performing arts and culture.

From whimsical musicals to side-splitting comedies, arias to ARIA Award-winners, symphonies to sundowners and talks, and backstage tours to playful puppet shows.

It's all waiting for you.

Working at the Sydney Opera House you will be surrounded by supportive and hardworking teams who are passionate about the work they do and the iconic building they work in.

You will be inspired to create value in everything you do and will be provided with opportunities to grow and achieve while making a positive contribution to our community.

Our vision for diversity, inclusion and belonging (DI&B) is that the Sydney Opera House - who we are and everything we do - reflects and respects the diversity of the community.

Our DI&B Strategy sets out the change we are driving in the lead up to our 50th anniversary in 2023.

These commitments work hand in hand with the commitments in our longstanding Reconciliation, Accessibility and Environmental Action Plans.

For more information about the Sydney Opera House please refer to our website.

YOUR NEW ROLE
This role is responsible for providing high level production management services to all hirers at Sydney Opera House.

This role interprets and communicates the artistic requirements of productions into cost effective technical solutions.

This role provides a single point interface for technical production services on the stage for clients and staff and effectively manages the collection, storage and distribution of technical production information to ensure the successful delivery of an event.

Further detailed information about the role and its requirements can be obtained from the role description.

ARE YOU THE ONE?

We are looking for someone with:

Demonstrated production management experience in a technical production environment, including experience in a live theatre and events.
Project management skills including demonstrated organisational, time management and prioritisation skills, and the ability to manage several events simultaneously, meet strict deadlines and forward plan
Demonstrated high level leadership ability in a challenging work environment including conflict management and negotiation skills
Strategic problem solving and analytical skills including creative/lateral thinking and the ability to interpret nontechnical requests into technical specification information
Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Understanding of WH&S systems and process and interpreting and drafting risk assessments
Sound decision making and crisis management skills
Ability to draft advanced technical drawings in VectorWorks (or equivalent drawing program). Advanced skills with computerised event management systems experience desirable including Microsoft Word, Excel, EBMS
Demonstrated experience developing and managing event production budgets.

BENEFITS & CULTURE

Being Australia's premier cultural institution, tourism destination & a celebrated community meeting place, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and dynamic working environment for all our staff.

With values of
Safety, Creativity, Excellence, Collaboration & Accountability your professional life is provided with every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen profession.

Working with the Sydney Opera House gives you access to a great range of benefits including:

Flexible working arrangements
5 weeks annual leave
Access to a range of internal and external professional development programs and staff engagement initiatives
Staff community groups like SOH Pride, First Nations Staff Network, Sustainable Environmental Action Leaders (aka 'SEALs') and more
Fitness Passport & complimentary wellbeing programs including Pilates, yoga, circuit classes, physiotherapy sessions as well as other wellbeing initiatives
Working for an organisation with a 5 Star Green Star Performance Rating from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA)
Working for an organisation who has committed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
And many more

SOUND LIKE YOU? APPLY
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An up-to-date resume (of no more than five pages)
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A cover letter, addressing suitability for the role (of no more than one page).
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Outline your previous PM experience and highlight what you think are the most important characteristics you possess that enable you to be successful in the role.
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Describe a challenging production or event that you have managed, and how you dealt with conflicting deadlines and stakeholder requirements.

Please note, this recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.

Applications will not be accepted from recrui