Emergency Management Specialist

Are you passionate about building emergency resilience and supporting world-class events in a complex and high-profile venue? Melbourne Park is seeking an Emergency Management Specialist who thrives on coordination, stakeholder engagement, and operational readiness. If you're ready to make a tangible impact in a dynamic environment, we want to hear from you

**About the Role**

In this vital role, you’ll be the driving force behind emergency planning, preparedness, and response across Melbourne Park. Reporting to the Director of Precinct Operations and Australian Open, you’ll ensure our Emergency Management Framework is up to date, understood, and effectively implemented. You'll collaborate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including Tennis Australia, emergency services, and venue managers to enhance preparedness, training, and real-time response capability for both event and non-event periods.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Review and maintain the Melbourne Park Emergency Management Plan and related documentation.
- Coordinate the Emergency Planning Committee, including meeting facilitation and compliance with AS 3745.
- Develop and manage emergency training programs and drill schedules for wardens, staff, and key stakeholders.
- Lead the planning and delivery of emergency exercises for the Australian Open and other major events.
- Liaise with Fire Rescue Victoria and other emergency agencies to ensure alignment on incident response.
- Oversee resources such as warden kits, evacuation diagrams, and first aid readiness.
- Provide leadership to Fire Indicator Panel Operators and support workforce capability through training and post-event reviews.
- Support project work related to emergency communications and infrastructure readiness.

**What You’ll Bring**
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail in maintaining documentation and resource readiness.
- Effective stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build productive partnerships across agencies, tenants, and internal teams.
- Experience in delivering training, facilitating drills, and promoting operational readiness in high-profile or complex environments.
- Experience with permanent and temporary infrastructure environments.
- Confidence under pressure and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Clear and confident communicator with strong written reporting skills.

**Qualifications & Experience (Desired, Not Essential)**
- PUAFER or TAE qualifications related to emergency response and training.
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Emergency Management, Project Management, or related discipline.

**Applications close**: Friday, 30**th** May 2025 COB**

**A bit about us**

Melbourne Park is an iconic, multi-venue precinct with few parallels globally. We showcase Melbourne to the world during the Australian Open and deliver hundreds of entertainment, sporting and community events each year across our world class venues.

At Melbourne Park we are passionate about delivering world class customer experiences every person, every event, every time. How do we do this? By seeking out the best talent to build a high performance, integrated team who are passionate about creating exceptional experiences for our guests.
- Melbourne Park is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees._
- Please note successful applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment screening. This includes but is not limited to a national police check and working with children check. Melbourne Park may withdraw an employment offer in the event of an unsatisfactory screening result._
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