Safety Advisor - Technical Operations

Auckland Council; Auckland; On-site; NZD 89,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited (TAU), part of Auckland Council, seeks a Safety Advisor – Technical Operations. Based at the Aotea Centre, you’ll apply your technical production experience to shape practical safety across live events and venues.

You’ll review event safety plans, inspect workplaces, and support high‑risk activities while building strong safety relationships and guiding teams toward proactive, safe work practices.

Qualifications

• Five or more years’ experience in technical production, entertainment, events, venue operations, production and/or health and safety
• Good understanding of operational risk and safe working practices
• Experience with operational procedures, SOPs or safe systems of work
• Confidence engaging with people and influencing positive change
• Practical, solutions‑focused approach
• Ability to stay calm and make sound decisions in a busy event environment

Responsibilities

• Review event safety plans and SOPs.
• Undertake workplace inspections.
• Support higher‑risk technical activities.
• Contribute to toolbox talks and identify where further training or guidance is needed.
• Build relationships and bring people along to strengthen safety culture.

Job description

Title: Safety Advisor - Technical Operations

Date: 8 Oct 2026

Location: Central Auckland, NZ, 1010

Description

• Bring your technical production experience into a role where you can make a real impact on safety
• Help shape safe, practical ways of working across live events and productions
• Permanent, full-time opportunity based at Aotea Centre

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited (TAU) is Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s cultural, events and destination agency. It is an Auckland Council-controlled organisation that works to make Auckland a vibrant place to live and visit, through events, experiences and taonga (treasures).

He angitūtanga: The opportunity

Do you have a technical production background and a passion for creating safe, practical ways of working?

We’re looking for a Safety Advisor – Technical Operations to join our Technical Production team. This could be a great next step for someone with a background in technical production areas of Lighting, Staging, Sound and Audiovisual, events, venues who has a strong interest in safety and wants to develop further in this space.

This is a hands‑on role where you’ll spend time with our technical teams, Production Managers and contractors and clients, helping make sure safety is practical, understood and built into the way we deliver events.

You’ll review event safety plans and SOPs, undertake workplace inspections, support higher‑risk technical activities, contribute to toolbox talks and identify where further training or guidance is needed. A big part of the role will be building relationships and bringing people along with you to strengthen our safety culture.

You don’t need to come from a traditional Health and Safety Advisor background. If you bring strong technical industry experience and a practical understanding of safe ways of working, further health and safety development can be provided.

This is a permanent, full‑time role based primarily at Aotea Centre, generally Monday to Friday, with some flexibility required around events and flexible working arrangements considered where possible.

He kōrero mōu: About you

You’ll understand the realities of working in technical production and be comfortable engaging with technicians, Production Managers, contractors, clients and other stakeholders.

You’ll bring:

• Five or more years’ experience in technical production, entertainment, events, venue operations, production and/or health and safety
• A good understanding of operational risk and safe working practices
• Experience with operational procedures, SOPs or safe systems of work
• Confidence engaging with people and influencing positive change
• A practical, solutions‑focused approach
• The ability to stay calm and make sound decisions in a busy event environment

A formal Health and Safety qualification is advantageous but not essential. We’re interested in your industry knowledge, practical experience and ability to build strong relationships with our teams.

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer

This is an opportunity to take your technical production experience in a new direction while helping shape a strong and proactive safety culture across our events and venues.

The salary range for this role is $88,528 to $119,773 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

Applications close Sunday 25th October at 11.59PM

This role is deemed safety sensitive and in line with TātakiAuckland Unlimited policy, you will be required to complete pre‑employment drug and alcohol testing.

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.
If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited is part of the Auckland Council whānau, responsible for Auckland Live, Auckland Zoo, Auckland Conventions, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, New Zealand Maritime Museum, Auckland Stadiums, and many of the festivals and events that make Auckland a great place to live and visit.

Our people are driven by passion and a sense of service to Aucklanders. What we share is our love of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and our passion about the work we each do to make it a dynamic and exciting place.

Each part of Tātaki is important, but when we come together, we bind into something more powerful than the sum of our parts. We all work in partnership with each other and our delivery partners, to make Tāmaki Makaurau a vibrant place where everyone can thrive.