AddressThe National Gallery is seeking applications from highly motivated candidates to, under direction and in line with corporate objectives, apply high level infrastructure project management and procurement skills to support delivery of key capital works initiatives. Multiple NGA6 positions are required to deliver these initiatives with roles that include strategic, architectural and engineering projects.
The National Gallery’s Capital Works Program 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 Program is led by the Assistant Director, Building Services and Infrastructure, who has responsibility for:
- Strategic Projects
- Capital Works
- Strategic Asset Management Planning
- Facility Management, and
- Security Services
The Capital Works Program is committed to meeting the Gallery’s commitments to the:
- Reconciliation Action Plan
- Disability Inclusion Action Plan
- Gender Equity Action Plan, and
- Environmental Sustainability Action Plan, for which the portfolio is the lead in delivery.
The Capital Works Program 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 National Gallery as a leading contemporary cultural institution for the future. Current projects include:
- The Integrated Capital Works Program with design and construction of critical upgrades at the Parkes and off-site facilities,
- Delivery of a major commission by artist Lindy Lee to celebrate the National Gallery’s 40th anniversary
- The sculpture garden revitalisation,
- Development of a new internal café and other possible hospitality initiatives,
- A modernisation program across the National Gallery facilities including office fit out and front of house refurbishments,
- Oversight and planning of the National Gallery’s Strategic Asset Management Plan,
- Oversee implementation of the Gallery’s Environmental Sustainability Action Plan, and
- Other strategic projects that may be included in the program.
