APS5 Conservator at Australian National Maritime Museum

The Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney is looking for an experienced conservator to join its conservation team caring for the National Maritime Collection. The conservator carries out preventive and interventive conservation, condition assessments and treatments, manages projects from planning to completion, assesses risk, does research and technical analysis, and advises on collection care, exhibitions and loans alongside senior conservators.

Applicants submit a written response to the selection criteria with a CV through the museum's recruitment site; interviews and referee checks may follow. Applicants must be Australian citizens and obtain a National Police Check and a Working with Children Check.

The role is full time and ongoing at APS5 level in Pyrmont, paid A$88,834–A$96,829 a year plus 15.4% superannuation, with flexible working and salary packaging. Applications close 11:59pm AEDT on Sunday 8 November 2026.