Principal Project Manager

The Position

The National Gallery’s Capital Works Taskforce was established in 2021 to lead delivery of the Gallery’s significant capital works program that includes delivery of over $100 million in capital asset upgrade projects, the establishment of a planned sustainable asset management program for the future, and the delivery of significant or iconic capital works projects.

The Capital Works Taskforce is led by the Taskforce Project Director who has responsibility for:

• Strategic Asset Management Planning
• Significant Projects
• Capital Works
• Facility Management
• Security Services.

The Taskforce is committed to meeting the Gallery’s commitments to the:

• Reconciliation Action Plan
• Disability Inclusion Action Plan
• Environmental Sustainability Action Plan for which the Taskforce is the lead department.

The newly formed Strategic Projects unit within the Taskforce is responsible for providing project management leadership for the delivery of complex, high profile and strategically significant capital works projects. These projects are varied in scope with a focus on positioning the Gallery a leading contemporary cultural institution for the future. Current strategic projects include:

• Oversight and planning of the Gallery’s Strategic Asset Management Plan
• Delivery of a major commission by artist Lindy Lee to celebrate the National Gallery’s 40th anniversary
• A re-imagining of the Gallery’s beloved sculpture garden,
• Oversee implementation of the Gallery’s Environmental Sustainability Action Plan, and
• Other strategic projects that may be included in the program at the direction of the Gallery Director.

Contact

Further information about the position may be obtained by contacting Kaila Hutchinson on +61 6240 6611 or kaila.hutchinson@nga.gov.au. The Recruitment team may also be contacted on + 61 6240 6495.