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Join the British Museum and Shape the Future of Cultural Heritage as an Assistant Project Manager
Overview
Salary
£38750
Location
Bloomsbury, UK with occasional travel to other sites in Reading, Wiltshire and London
Expires
Expires at anytime
The British Museum, a custodian of human history and culture, is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to join its Estates and Capital Projects department. This iconic institution not only preserves a vast collection of artifacts but also continuously evolves its space to enhance the visitor experience. Working at the museum offers a unique chance to contribute to both the conservation of history and the innovation of presentation within a world-renowned setting.
Role Summary:
- Support a variety of transformational building projects from refurbishment to large-scale constructions.
- Ensure projects meet quality, time, and budget requirements while adhering to legal and statutory obligations.
- Develop skills in a role that balances the heritage environment with modern construction techniques.
- Manage project delivery, budget, risk, stakeholder engagement, and information coordination.
- Lead project related meetings and uphold Health, Safety, and Welfare standards.
Role Requirements:
- A-Level education or equivalent.
- PRINCE2 or equivalent project management certification.
- Experience in project management roles.
- Strong organizational and data analysis skills.
- Knowledge of project budgeting and cost control.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Benefits:
- Generous annual leave and civil service pension.
- Free museum and exhibition access.
- Participation in Museum activities and events.
- Interest-free loans for travel and rent deposits.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Discounts on food and gift shop items.
The British Museum’s Estates and Capital Projects department is looking for an Assistant Project Manager. This role will support work on a range of transformational building projects ranging from refurbishment to large-scale construction projects typically between £25k - £5m gross with occasional involvement in larger schemes. The projects vary from infrastructure projects to public facing gallery developments and generally involve significant internal and external stakeholder management.
The role will be part of a team working to ensure that all projects are carried out efficiently, to the required quality, time, and budget constraints and in accordance with legal and statutory requirements. This role is ideal for enthusiastic and motivated individuals looking to strengthen and develop their project management skills in a construction and heritage environment.
Key areas of responsibility include supporting the delivery of Museum capital planning and construction projects, ensuring effective delivery of projects on time and to budget, ensuring best practice in delivery across all standard project management activities, including budget, risk, and stakeholder management, coordinating information management required for assigned projects, coordinating project related meetings, and ensuring compliance with Health, Safety and Welfare standards and procedures.
The successful candidate will be educated to A level standard or equivalent, have a PRINCE2 or other project management qualification, have some experience of performing project management duties, have excellent organisational skills, have strong ability to analyse data, have awareness of project budgets and the ability to monitor and control costs where possible, and have proficiency in Microsoft Office.
The British Museum offers a competitive benefits package including 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, Employee Assistance Programme, and discounts on food and gift shop purchases.
