Gilding Conservator

Household / Department- Master of the Household’s Office- Section / Branch- Craft- Location- Windsor Castle- Contract/recruitment type- Permanent- Starting salary- £30,000 - £35,000- Hours of work- 37.5 hours per week- About the role**It's conserving a magnificent history that will be enjoyed by future generations.**
- It’s being trusted to deliver. And it’s the satisfaction of caring for an irreplaceable collection. This is what makes a career with the Royal Household so different._

Joining our team of talented conservation and restoration specialists, you’ll provide high quality conservation-restoration services to gilded furniture and objects to the highest standard.

The collection of furniture across our locations is truly diverse, with many unique and historically significant items. What’s more, it’s a working collection with many items in regular use.

Based at our workshops in Windsor, but also working across sites with items in situ, the rich diversity of conservation needs will stretch you.

**Key responsibilities**:

- You’ll undertake in-depth remedial conversation treatments to gilded furniture and objects as identified by conditions surveys.
- With multiple concurrent conservation projects within your portfolio, you’ll prioritise your time to meet deadlines and maintain accurate records.
- Drawing on your expertise, you’ll evaluate the condition of items, recommending treatment proposals and working with colleagues to agree approaches.
- Working as part of a team, you’ll help maintain and upkeep specialist tools and equipment, undertake risk assessments, monitor health and safety compliance, and ensure the workshop is kept in good working order.
- With a passion for conservation, you’ll keep up to date with best practice and be keen to share your knowledge and skills with colleagues.
- About you**Essential Criteria**
- A relevant qualification or proven practical experience in the conservation and restoration of giltwood furniture, with specific experience of historic gilded furniture finishes
- The ability to survey and accurately evaluate gilding conservation projects and propose appropriate remedial treatments.
- An exceptional eye for detail, a meticulous approach and commitment to the highest standards.
- Organisation and time management skills with the ability to prioritise multiple deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with people at all levels and other specialists in their field.
- Able to work as part of a team, but also independently, using good problem-solving skills and initiative to assess situations and make decisions when needed.
- Experience working with relevant IT programmes.
- BenefitsWe know that to deliver our best work we need to feel at our best. That’s why at the Royal Household we offer a generous benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and life priorities.

Enjoy 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days (plus bank holidays) dependent on the length of time you have worked for us.

Our excellent non-contributory pension plan (we’ll contribute5% and you can contribute more if you wish) is highly valued by our employees, as is complimentary lunch on-site to keep you fuelled throughout the day.

We also offer a range of leave options to support your life priorities, such as parental pay and leave and volunteering days, as well as benefits to support your physical and mental wellbeing.

Other perks include 20% off at our Royal Collection Trust Shops and complimentary admission tickets across all our locations, along with many more employee discounts.

Find out more about the full range of benefits available to our employees here: Rewards and Benefits | The Royal Family