Technical Operations Manager

Cultural Facilities Corporation; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cultural Facilities Corporation – Canberra ACT invites applications for an experienced Technical Operations Manager to lead workforce planning, rostering, production coordination and broader technical operations supporting productions and events.

Working with the Technical Director, Production Managers and Technical Heads of Department, you will align people, resources, systems and information to ensure safe, efficient and financially sustainable technical operations across the Canberra Theatre

Responsibilities

• Lead workforce planning and rostering, production coordination, and other technical operations to support delivery of productions and events.
• Coordinate people, resources, systems and information with the Technical Director, Production Managers and Technical Heads of Department to ensure safe, efficient and financially sustainable technical department operations.
• Support planning, coordination, communication and administration underpinning productions and events, ensuring technical teams meet operational requirements and deliver exceptional outcomes for artists, hirers and audiences.
• Oversee workforce planning, labour utilization, industrial compliance, operational systems, workforce capability and financial coordination to maintain safe, efficient and sustainable technical operations.
• Contribute to workforce strategy, budgeting, reporting, WHS compliance, training coordination and continuous improvement initiatives across the Technical Department.

Job description

Cultural Facilities Corporation – Canberra ACT

Details: The Canberra Theatre Centre is seeking an experienced and highly organised Technical Operations Manager to lead workforce planning and rostering, production coordination, and other technical operations to support the successful delivery of productions and events.

As Australia's first multi-venue performing arts centre, the Canberra Theatre Centre is the cultural heart of Canberra and the surrounding region, presenting a diverse program of world-class performance and entertainment. With a new 2,000-seat lyric theatre currently under construction, we are entering a transformative period of growth that will establish the Centre as a performing arts destination of national significance.

Working closely with the Technical Director, Production Managers, and Technical Heads of Department, you will play a key role in coordinating the people, resources, systems, and information required to support safe, efficient, and financially sustainable technical department operations.

You will support the planning, coordination, communication, and administration that underpin the delivery of productions and events, ensuring technical teams are well positioned to meet operational requirements and deliver exceptional outcomes for artists, hirers, and audiences.

The role also oversees workforce planning, labour utilisation, industrial compliance, operational systems, workforce capability and financial coordination to ensure safe, efficient and sustainable technical operations.

The successful applicant will contribute to workforce strategy, budgeting, reporting, WHS compliance, training coordination and continuous improvement initiatives across the Technical Department.

Eligibility/ Other Requirements:

This role is ideal for a technical leader who enjoys bringing structure to complex environments, coordinating competing priorities, supporting technical teams and ensuring productions and events are delivered successfully.

Note:

A merit pool may be established from this selection process and may be used to fill similar vacancies over the following 12 months.