Director of Safety, Risk and Building Facilities

ABOUT CARRIAGEWORKS

Carriageworks is a thriving cultural centre located on Gadigal Land in Redfern Sydney. Built within the spectacular Eveleigh RailwayWorkshops it hosts vibrant arts events and a thriving creative industriesprogram. As well as popular events such as the weekly Farmers Market Sydney Writers Festival and Sydney Contemporary Carriageworks presents its own compelling program of music theatre dance and visual arts.

CARRIAGEWORKS VALUES

• Respect Each Other: Everyone is welcome. Everyones voice is important. We learn from each other by listening with empathy and care.
• Share The Journey: Support others to be their best. We act with integrity and trust. We are collectively responsible.
• Be Adventurous: Embrace creativity. We search for courageous ideas and new opportunities.
• Take A Long View: Respect country prioritise sustainability and nurture new ways of thinking out of old. We lay foundations for generations to come.

OPPORTUNITY

The Director Risk Safety and Building Facilities is a senior leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering the organisations safety risk and infrastructure strategy. This position ensures strong alignment between governance obligations artistic ambition and operational capability supporting the delivery of safe innovative and sustainable programming.

Providing strategic oversight across safety compliance enterprise risk and building facilities the Director ensures that people programs assets and operations are effectively managed in line with legislative regulatory and asset management requirements. The role leads the Safety and Facilities team and works in close partnership with the Executive and operational leaders to embed a proactive safety culture strengthen risk management practices and maintain high-performing compliant and fit-for-purpose facilities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Including but not limited to:

Safety Risk and Compliance Governance

• Hold executive accountability of the organisations workplace health and safety enterprise risk and regulatory compliance functions shaping strategic direction to support safe compliant and high-performing operations
• Lead and continually strengthen the organisations safety governance framework ensuring policies procedures and controls are strategically aligned effectively embedded across the enterprise and continuously monitored and enhanced to meet regulatory and organisational obligations.
• Take executive ownership of safety culture and performance setting standards driving accountability and enabling informed strategic decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with the WHS Act 2011 (NSW) WHS Regulation 2025 and PCBU duties embedding these obligations into operational practice.
• Advise Officers (CEO Executive Board) on due diligence requirements psychosocial risk obligations and emerging legislative changes.
• Lead and maintain the Organisations Risk Management Framework (ERMF) including risk registers controls assurance risk appetite alignment and defined escalation thresholds.
• Oversee incident reporting investigations corrective actions notifiable incidents and regulator engagement.
• Fulfil organisation reporting obligations including Board and committee reporting incident escalation trend and leading indicator analysis and regulator notifications

Operational and Event Safety

• Provide strategic oversight and direction to programming production and technical teams to ensure the safe planning and delivery of events.
• Provide expert guidance on risk assessments safety management plans and high-risk activities.
• Ensure contractor hirer and resident company safety frameworks are robust and consistently applied.

Building Facilities and Asset Compliance

• Executive oversight of facilities management heritage and statutory building compliance fire safety and essential services.
• Maintain relationships with landlord Create NSW and regulators to align on compliance maintenance and capital works.
• Ensure audit trails and systems support regulatory obligations.
• Identify and support funding and capital opportunities to maintain and enhance the precincts infrastructure and operational capabilities
• Integrate sustainability into building services maintenance and capital works planning to support efficient resource use compliant upgrades and long-term asset performance.
• Oversee planned and reactive maintenance capital projects and asset upgrades.

Leadership and People Management

• Contribute to senior leadership strategy resilience and organisational culture.
• Lead and develop WHS and Facilities teams with clear priorities and accountabilities.
• Promote a strong safety and compliance culture across the organisation.
• Partner with People and Culture on inductions training and capability building.

Regulatory and External Engagement

• Represent the organisation with regulators authorities and external stakeholders.
• Oversee statutory compliance functions including development approvals and liquor licensing.
• Act as Licensee (or oversee the Licensee function) for the Carriageworks liquor licence.

At Carriageworks we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace that mirrors the creativity and dynamism of the arts we champion. If you share our passion for the arts and our commitment to excellence in quality communication we encourage you to apply and embark on a rewarding journey with us. Join our team and be a driving force behind the future of contemporary art in Australia.

PREFERRED CRITERIA

• Tertiary qualifications in WHS facilities management engineering building risk or a related discipline or extensive equivalent experience.
• In-depth knowledge of WHS legislation regulations Codes of Practice and PCBU duties including psychosocial risk obligations
• Strong understanding of enterprise risk management frameworks incident reporting and compliance governance
• Knowledge of heritage building compliance fire safety essential services and facilities management
• Experience with event safety management contractor compliance and high-risk activity oversight
• Ability to develop implement and monitor WHS systems risk frameworks and compliance processes
• Strategic leadership and decision-making skills with the ability to advise Executive Board andregulators
• Proven project and capital works management capability including funding and asset planning
• Stakeholder engagement and communication skills across regulators government contractors and internal teams
• Strong analytical problem-solving and trend analysis skills to proactively manage risks andcompliance obligations
• Flexible approach to working hours including capacity to work evenings and weekends as required.
• An understanding of and affinity with the arts and cultural sector.

BENEFITS

• Access to complimentary tickets for Carriageworks shows.
• Paid parental leave.
• Strong diversity and inclusion priority.
• Employee discounts through our HR Platform.
• Employee Assistance Program.

APPLY: Please submit your cover letter and resume to outlining your experience against role responsibility areas. Applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Application closing date: Tuesday 24th March 2026