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About the Role

Join the Sydney Opera House as Deputy Head of Production Management and play a key role in delivering world-class events. You'll provide senior production management expertise, support, and mentorship to a high-performing team, building strong partnerships with hirers and stakeholders. You'll help balance workloads, contribute to strategic planning, and ensure exceptional service with a focus on wellbeing and professional growth.

Responsibilities

Provide senior production management expertise, support, and mentorship to a high-performing team.
Build strong partnerships with hirers and stakeholders to bring a diverse range of events to life.
Collaborate across the organisation to help balance workloads.
Contribute to strategic planning.
Ensure exceptional service with a focus on wellbeing and professional growth.

Requirements

Extensive production management, or equivalent experience, in a technical production environment including experience in complex live theatre and events.
Demonstrated skills in management of a team, including setting professional development milestones and strategies, negotiation & conflict management skills.
Project management skills including demonstrated organisational, time management and prioritisation skills, and the ability to manage several events or projects simultaneously, meet strict deadlines and forward plan.
Strategic problem solving and analytical skills including creative/lateral thinking and the ability to interpret non-technical requests into technical specification information.
Advanced skills with computerised event management systems, including experience in quoting and setting event budgets.
Demonstrated ability to draft advanced technical drawings in VectorWorks (or equivalent drawing program).
Existing Australian work rights.
Satisfactory National Police Check.
Satisfactory Pre-Employment Health Assessment.

Skills

Management of a team
Setting professional development milestones and strategies
Negotiation
Conflict management
Project management
Organisational skills
Time management
Prioritisation
Strategic problem solving
Analytical skills
Creative/lateral thinking
Interpreting non-technical requests into technical specifications
Computerised event management systems
Quoting event budgets
Setting event budgets
Drafting advanced technical drawings in VectorWorks (or equivalent)

Location

Sydney

Work Type

Full Time
Ongoing

Experience Level

Senior production management expertise

Salary/Compensations

Base salary of $136,339 per annum plus 12% Superannuation Contributions

Benefits

10% off onsite food and beverage outlets
5 weeks’ annual leave
Access to salary packaging
Discounted health insurance
Access to a range of professional development programs
Staff engagement initiatives
Staff community groups
Fitness Passport
Complimentary wellbeing programs
Working for an organisation with a 6 Star Green Star performance rating
Working for an organisation committed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Complimentary tickets to shows

About the Company

The Sydney Opera House occupies a unique place in the cultural landscape. A globally recognised icon synonymous with inspiration and imagination, it’s one of the world’s busiest performing arts centres, the nation’s premier tourism destination and a World Heritage masterpiece that belongs to the people of NSW.
Driving this incredible place is a team of passionate and dedicated people.
The Opera House is a living work of art. A place of possibility and wonder – on and off the stage. We bring people together to be uplifted, empowered and entertained.
As set out in the Sydney Opera House Strategy 2024-2026, our ambition is to be Everyone’s House.
We are focused on four themes that underpin our organisational values (Creativity, Courage, Inclusivity, Integrity, Collaboration and Care): Everyone feels welcome here, We better understand and connect with the community, We are future ready, We lead and inspire positive change.

Equal Opportunity

An organisation where diversity of thought and experience is valued, supported and respected.
The Opera House is an inclusive employer that recognises everyone is unique. The organisation welcomes you for who you are – as you are.
We welcome and encourage applications from First Nations people, recognising the value, unique skills and knowledge that First Nations employees bring to the workplace.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders, people who are d/Deaf and/or with disability, from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, neurodiverse, refugees and the LGBTQIA+ community.