Head of Capital Works and Property

Posted: 16/10/2025
- Closing Date: 02/11/2025
- Salary: $137,956.00 - $153,017.00
- Job Type: Ongoing / Non-ongoing; Full time
- Location: Canberra
- Job Category: Arts, Culture,Organisational Leadership,Procurement, Contract Management,Project Management,Property Management/Maintenance

**About the National Film and Sound Archive**

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is Australia’s audiovisual archive, telling the national story by collecting, preserving and sharing audiovisual media, the cultural experience platforms of our time. The collection itself dates back to 1935, making it one of the world’s oldest audiovisual collections. It is also one of the country’s most used cultural collections, with around 125 million views of collection content each year. The NFSA is in a period of significant change. Following increased Government investment, the institution is in a process of digital transformation, establishing the NFSA as Australia’s most dynamic and valued cultural organisation. We are rebuilding our curatorial workforce and developing the NFSA’s capacity to digitise our collection at scale - to preserve it for the future, to make sure it can be discovered, and to share it with all Australians.

We continue to work on developing a stable, secure and future-proof workforce across our four physical sites based in Canberra and Mitchell in the ACT as well as in Sydney and Melbourne.

We are also undergoing a program of business improvement for many of our corporate systems to improve efficiency and reduce manual handling.

We are an ambitious organisation, and we aim to be an employer of choice within the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) sector, providing exciting and challenging work, as well as favourable employment conditions and unique development opportunities for our staff.

**Cultural Values**

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At the NFSA we prioritise the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia is committed to ensuring a child-safe and child friendly environment. All employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to, and support for these principles in theory and practice.

**About the Team**

The Property and Capital Works section sits within the Collection Preservation Branch and is expected to work cooperatively across all branches and teams, including public programs, learning, curatorial, collection management, digitisation and digital, with an emphasis on ensuring a safe site for visitors and staff and actively contributing to the delivery of the Acton place strategy.

The team supports the NFSA’s mission by providing a safe, resilient and fit for purpose work environment by managing the Agency’s capital works program, property strategy, accommodation and facilities as well as the provision and development of protective security services.

**The Opportunity**

Based at the NFSA’s headquarters in Acton, ACT, the Head of Capital Works and Property leads the Capital Works and Property & Security teams to deliver capital works and operational projects across a portfolio of nine distinct locations in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to practically contribute to the revitalisation of the NFSA including large scale capital, renewal and restoration projects, accommodation planning and small to medium scale construction and asset replacement projects.

We are seeing an individual who is:

- Energetic and caring professional with well-developed skills, interests and networks in facilities management and infrastructure delivery.
- Both a problem spotter, and a problem solver.
- Interested in the role of audiovisual culture in Australia, and able to support the effective management of a complex analogue and digital collection.
- Someone who thrives on change and relishes tactical ducking and weaving.
- An enthusiastic, generous and fun collaborator and team member.
- “Please note: This recruitment process is intended to fill both current and future vacancies. While the position on offer is Ongoing a merit pool of suitable applicants may be established to fill similar Ongoing/Non-ongoing positions within the next 18-months.” _

Under broad direction, this position is responsible for delivering the following functions:

- Lead and support the position’s direct reports to:

- promote a culture of collaboration, facilitate continuous improvement, capability building and innovation across the NFSA.
- deliver a program of repairs and