Programme Manager: Design Management
Hybrid role - 3 days on-site
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:
• Educated to degree level in Architectural/built-environment/ construction-related disciple, or equivalent experience
• Post-graduate degree in Architecture/ Interior Architecture/Heritage Management/Exhibition design
• Professional body accreditation, or formal qualification in a related field, eg. ARB
• Project Management/ Programme Management/ Risk Management/Design Management qualifications (desired)
• Significant experience planning, developing and delivering fitout (permanent exhibition) projects within a large national museum or art gallery, or similar context
• Experience of working with design teams on new-build and refurbishment projects in the cultural sector
• Knowledge and expertise on procurement of consultants and contractors within the public sector, and knowledge of relevant suppliers in the marketplace.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write strategies, briefs, and scopes, providing clarity via written appraisals to Project Team members.
If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of in order to support you with your application, please provide details.
The Museum adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.
