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Join the British Museum in a transformative era, to lead one of the most exciting cultural renovations globally as a Programme Manager.
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Salary
£58162
Location
Bloomsbury, London - Hybrid
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary - The British Museum, revered globally for its collection, is undergoing an exciting physical and intellectual makeover. The Museum has kicked off numerous new projects, including constructing a new research centre, an energy centre aimed at achieving carbon neutrality, and has appointed architect Lina Ghotmeh to redevelop the Western Range which is over a third of their galleries. The museum's commitment to make its collection the most accessible, loved and used worldwide presents candidates with an exceptional opportunity to join at a crucial juncture of their transformative journey.
Role Summary - As the Programme Manager, you will be integral to steering the delivery of significant capital projects around the museum. You will assertively lead and coordinate a team of Design Managers while also working with other Programme Managers. Besides your managerial role, your portfolio spans across diverse disciplinary knowledge like architectural interfaces, heritage buildings, fire safety and sustainability.
Role Requirements - Your application should demonstrate significant experience in managing complex projects, especially in multicultural built environments. Expertise in gallery displays, museum base builds, and storage projects is highly desired. The ability to analyse intricate information and make insightful decisions on construction projects is essential. A competent leader, you should have experience in managing teams and providing pastoral care. An independent individual, you should be able to manage targets and timelines for various projects while keeping pertinent stakeholders informed.
About the Role: We are looking for a highly experienced Programme Manager with a strong architectural background, to lead the delivery of major capital projects across our estate. The postholder will manage the delivery of projects in our Western Range, by leading and coordinating up to 4 Design Managers in the team. They will also coordinate works with the other Programme Manager, currently overseeing the Energy Centre and Visitor Welcome Programmes. This is a highly skilled role, requiring the postholder to draw knowledge on core-built environment disciplines, including architectural interfaces, heritage / listed buildings, MEPh engineering, sustainability, fire safety, among several others.
About the Programme: The British Museum is undergoing an extraordinary transformation, both physical and intellectual. We have built a new state of the art research centre in Reading, begun work on a new energy centre that will help us in our drive to become net zero, and we have just appointed world-renowned architect Lina Ghotmeh to rejuvenate and redevelop our Western Range – accounting for over a third of our galleries. This will be the biggest building project the Museum has undertaken since the Victorian era - indeed it will be one of the biggest and most exciting cultural renovations in the world. And that makes it a uniquely exciting time to join the Museum. And while the physical transformation will be spectacular in its own right, it is done in the service of a wider intellectual transformation. Alongside redesigning our galleries, and rethinking how we display the collection, we are documenting and digitising our entire collection and expanding our national and international loans programme. Taken together we are determined to make our collection the most accessible, used and enjoyed of any in the world.
About You: Significant experience of project and programme management involving multidisciplinary teams in a complex built environment. Demonstrable experience of delivering major museum basebuild, gallery display and/or collection storage projects. Strong experience of analysing complex information, decision making and providing expert advice on construction projects. A competent manager, experienced providing pastoral care and / or leading teams and be able to monitor progress against action. A self-starter, you will work upon your own initiative, managing targets and timelines for various projects and briefing relevant stakeholders as necessary.
