Lead Preparator, Clerk Grade 5-6

Temporary role for up to 4 years

Powerhouse Ultimo

Seeking skilled Lead Preparators with demonstrated experience in production workshops and/or mount-making to join our team. Candidates will have a passion for museum projects, fine craftsmanship, best-practice fabrication techniques, and new technology and enjoy working in a team environment.

The Lead Preparator is crucial in ensuring the successful delivery of exhibitions, programs and events across all Powerhouse sites and offsite venues, including Ultimo, Parramatta, Castle Hill, and Sydney Observatory.

Responsible for the coordination of staff and resources in the production workshop, the Lead Preparator provides leadership, expertise and support to the team, while maintaining high standards, considering conservation practices, safety for the collection items, and WHS practices within the directed design guidelines. This includes supporting the Production Managers to oversee the construction, fabrication and installation of all exhibitions, collection displays and other Museum projects to meet international museum standards.

About Powerhouse

Through the renewal and across its platforms, Powerhouse will redefine museums in the 21st century by renegotiating the terms of engagement with communities, radically returning to and reckoning with its legacy as a museum of industry and fortifying its vital role in the cultural and economic ecosystems of NSW, Australia and the world. The Powerhouse, one of Australia’s oldest and most important cultural institutions, continues the delivery of its renewal program across its five platforms, Powerhouse Parramatta, Powerhouse Ultimo, Powerhouse Castle Hill, Sydney Observatory and Powerhouse Digital, our space to tell stories and provide new levels of access to the Powerhouse Collection of over 500,000 objects. To find out more, take a tour through powerhouse.com.au

NOTE: You may be required to support teams across all Powerhouse sites, including Parramatta, Castle Hill & Ultimo

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To Apply: Please submit a CV and Cover letter through the iWorkforNSW site

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.

We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI+, people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans and those living in regional locations.