- Temporary (up to 12 months) full-time (35 hours per week) prospect,
- Office location based in White Bay Power Station with flexible working supported
- Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $116,981 to $129,492 + super

Join our team and shape your world in a workplace that empowers you to do your best work and build a meaningful career. In this role, you will contribute to shaping lives and communities across NSW, while shaping your own career. You will enjoy flexible work options, varied and impactful projects, and a vibrant, diverse team culture built on collaboration, inclusion and support. We are creating a workplace where everyone belongs and where you can balance work, life and wellbeing.

The role

Help shape the event and technical operations of White Bay Power Station, one of Sydney’s most distinctive heritage event venues.

As the Venue & Event Production Coordinator, you’ll coordinate technical production planning, venue configurations and on-site delivery, working with event organisers, clients, contractors and internal teams to ensure events are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

You’ll review event proposals and production requirements, provide practical advice and help develop workable solutions within the venue’s heritage, planning, safety, access and operational requirements. You’ll coordinate the review and delivery of venue configurations, including production layouts, temporary infrastructure, technical services and operational requirements, while helping stakeholders navigate the unique constraints of this complex heritage venue.

Drawing on your technical production experience, you’ll provide guidance on event lighting, audio, rigging and other production infrastructure,



working with specialist contractors where required.

The role will be based at White Bay Power Station, with hybrid working arrangements available where operational requirements allow, and will include rostered and site-based duties associated with event delivery.

For more information about this position, read the full Role Description: Venue and Event Production Coordinator

What you will bring to the role

- Experience coordinating venue operations, event production or similar activities, with the ability to manage planning requirements, logistics and site-based delivery.
- Practical technical production experience, preferably in event lighting, audio, rigging, temporary production infrastructure or technical venue operations, with the ability to review event plans and provide practical, technically informed advice.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, act as a key operational link between internal Event Managers, Security, Facilities, contractors and technical service providers to coordinate venue and production requirements.
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, changing event requirements and tight planning timeframes.
- Practical problem-solving skills and sound judgement, with the ability to identify production risks and constraints,



find workable solutions and elevate issues when required.
- A collaborative and adaptable approach, with the ability to work independently while contributing to coordinated, safe and high-quality event outcomes.
- Based primarily at White Bay Power Station, with flexible working arrangements available where operational requirements allow. The role includes site-based duties and rostered work associated with event delivery.

What is an essential requirement

- Tertiary qualification or relevant experience in a related discipline
- May be required to work outside standard business hours, including evenings, weekends and public holidays, and to undertake site-based duties across Placemaking NSW venues and precincts.

About Us

Placemaking NSW is responsible for managing and caring for some of Sydney’s most iconic harbourside venues and locations, including The Rocks, Barangaroo, Darling Harbour, Sydney Fish Market and White Bay Power Station. Our responsibilities include the full range of activities in our precincts, from major developments to heritage conservation, from delivery of Sydney’s hall mark events to weekly markets, making these areas welcoming, accessible and successful. Our team includes a wide range of professionals across multiple disciplines contributing to the coordinated management of the foreshore precincts.

Please note that Placemaking NSW is part of the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI).

We are a high-performing organisation that proudly reflects the communities we serve. Our diversity strengthens our cultural capability and enables us to make a meaningful difference in the lives of people across NSW. As an inclus

📌 Venue & Event Production Coordinator (Sydney)
🏢 NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
📍 Sydney