Head of Estate Management

THE POSITION

The Building Services and Infrastructure Portfolio brings together a highly experienced team of technical and professional experts to plan for, manage and upgrade the National Gallery’s facilities. The portfolio has responsibility for:

• asset management planning
• strategic projects
• capital works
• facility management
• security services

and is committed to meeting the National Gallery’s targets against our:

• Environmental Sustainability Action Plan (for which the portfolio is the lead)
• Reconciliation Action Plan
• Disability Inclusion Action Plan
• Gender Equity Action Plan

The role of Head of Estate Management is an exciting opportunity to lead asset management and maintenance of an architecturally iconic, and technologically sophisticated National Cultural institution with responsibility for care of infrastructure assets and protection of art works in the national collection valued at over $6.8 billion.

Under the capital works taskforce, the National Gallery is delivering a once-in-a generation asset renewal program with capital works initiatives over $100 million underway and a funding pipeline to contemporise facilities and implement new asset management systems.

The Head of Estate Management will work closely with the Head of Capital Works to oversee a whole-of-life asset management framework. Leading a technical inhouse team and external suppliers, the role provides direction to the estate management department, comprised of building services and security. The role provides expertise and leadership on delivering sustainability innovations and technology to achieve government’s Net Zero by 2030 policy.

This position reports to the Project Director, Capital Works Taskforce and is responsible for the management of the Estate Management Department. Salary is negotiable and is subject to qualifications and experience, this role also requires someone who can be on call and work outside of the normal 9–5, Monday to Friday, on occasion. This position of Head of Estate Management is an ongoing full-time role.

CONTACT

Further information about the position may be obtained by contacting Nichole Tyrie on +61 2 6240 6527 or nichole.tyrie@nga.gov.au.