Senior Installation Technician
- Ongoing
- Full time – 38 hours per week
- Sydney CBD – The Domain
- Senior Display Technician
- Total Remuneration Package up to $106,026
- Salary range ($91,742 to $93,413)
Established in 1871, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is located in Sydney’s The Domain adjacent to the Royal Botanic Garden and near the Central Business District, the Gallery acknowledges the original custodians of this land – the Gadigal people.
The Art Gallery attracts around 2.6 million visitors annually and runs Australia’s largest education program with over 90,000 student and teacher visits per year.
With our expanded campus the Art Gallery has a new state-of-the-art building located next to our existing and much-loved building. Providing us with close to double the exhibition space, the expanded Art Gallery enables us to share more art with more people and provide more family, learning and educational programming for all our audiences.
We are seeking diverse, collaborative, supportive and brilliant individuals to work alongside our existing talent and build on our rich history to create an even more inspiring Art Gallery for the future.
For more information about the Gallery and our future, please visit our website www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au.
About the Role
Leads the installation of large scale exhibitions, installations, and artwork commissions, and oversees the work of Installation Technicians assigned to these exhibitions. Provides advice and technical solutions for the development, realisation and installation of allocated projects at the Gallery, while ensuring safe and compliant delivery of department services.
For more information about the role please view the role description and information for applicants or call the nominated contact person listed in the advertisement.
What Technical/Soft Skills you require
- Extensive experience in the delivery of complex contemporary commissions and exhibitions in an Art Museum environment with an ability to manage installation teams
- Relevant tertiary or safety qualifications and demonstrated technical specialisation in the following areas: rigging, forklift, working at height, large scale object installation, multimedia/multidisciplinary contemporary art practise, and the ability to work, document and manage multiple projects concurrently and in line with WHS practises
- Demonstrated communication and administrative skills with the ability to use museum databases, office and project management software, CAD visual software or similar, and SAP
- Proven experience with multi-tiered program delivery; managing competing priorities and networks of internal and external stakeholders
- Physically resilient and able to undertake repetitive manual handling, ability to stand for long periods of time and cover significant distances each day
Targeted Questions
- Provide an example of a successful exhibition in which you worked collaboratively with other team members to optimise deliverables for internal or external stakeholders and the organisation as a whole.(300 words)
- Provide an example of how you were able to use your organisational skills to manage a number of conflicting priorities and deadlines at once, successfully meeting the expectations of stakeholders. (300 words)
For your application to be considered, please submit your application online and provide:
- Your resume (maximum five pages)
- A covering letter addressing the technical/soft skills, as outlined above
- A response to the targeted questions, in the text box provided in your application form
Part of the assessment process may include additional online capability testing, skills testing or work samples in accordance with the Government Sector Employment Act 2013, therefore you may be contacted to participate.
Pre-employment checks are a critical part of our recruitment process and can include reference checks, working with children checks, criminal history checks, medical assessments, as well as various other checks to ensure your suitability for the role. It should be noted that discretion may be granted from the Art Gallery for those with a background check record. This is dependent on the role, its requirements, and the impact it has on the Art Gallery as a whole. A risk assessment will be carried out before a determination is made in this regard. Any criminal record information is kept in the strictest confidence, is not placed on an applicant's personal file, and is destroyed within very strict timeframes.
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and flexible workplace and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTIQA+, people with a disability and other diversity groups.
We strive to achieve an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require any adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the recruitment team via [email protected]. You can also view our diversity and inclusion strategic framework here.
Enquiries
If you require further details about this role, please contact Nikolaus Rieth, Installation Manager at [email protected], or Alexis Wildman, Installation Production Coordinator at [email protected].
If you require assistance submitting your application online or require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment team via [email protected]. For more information about adjustments, please visit: Information about adjustments available throughout the recruitment process
Closing date for applications: 10am on 21 September 2026 – applications must be lodged electronically. Applications submitted via email will not be accepted.
