Senior Project Manager

The British Museum is seeking a Senior Project Manager for Exhibitions and Temporary Display. This is a full-time, permanent role, offering a competitive salary of £48,144 per annum.

The role: As a Senior Project Manager, you will manage the successful delivery of all aspects of major exhibitions and display projects in the British Museum’s world-class exhibition programme. You will oversee projects from inception to closure and evaluation, in line with the Museum’s Exhibition Strategy and project processes. Your responsibilities will include developing and managing multi-disciplinary project teams, managing project budgets, schedules, and objectives, and contributing to the selection process of outside contractors and consultants for nominated projects.

Job requirements: You should have a degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent experience, along with a project management qualification. Experience in managing complex public facing projects, involving multi-disciplined teams is essential. Excellent organisation and communication skills are required, along with the ability to drive projects with multiple diverse elements. You should have a proven track record of building relationships across teams and departments, and externally with other organisations.

Benefits: The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including a generous annual leave allowance, membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme, free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions, participation in private and public Museum activities, interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans, professional and personal development opportunities, and discounts on food and gift shop purchases.

Additional details: We have a legal responsibility to ensure that employees have the right to work in the UK. If you currently do not hold the right to work in the UK, we can only sponsor a limited number of roles that meet eligibility criteria. To offer a sponsorship, the job role you apply needs to be in the list of eligible occupations. Additionally (with some limited exceptions), the role will need to meet the minimum salary threshold of £38,700 or the going rate for the job, whichever is the highest. The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We offer a flexible way of working scheme that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation.