AddressSenior Mountmaker
Clerk Grade 7/8
Temporary Full Time Position until 30 December 2027
Powerhouse Ultimo
The Senior Mountmaker plays a crucial role in ensuring the successful delivery of exhibitions, programs and events across all Powerhouse sites including Ultimo, Parramatta, Castle Hill and Sydney Observatory.
The role is responsible for all aspects of the mountmaking process, from planning, technical design, fabrication, installation and documentation of mounts produced for collection items as required. The role provides leadership, coordination, expertise and support to internal and external project teams, while managing, delivering and maintaining high standards, considering conservation practices, safety for the collection items, and WHS practices within the directed design guidelines.
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. In 2024, 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
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To Apply: Please submit a CV and Cover letter through the iWorkforNSW site
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.
