Museum Exhibition Site Manager

Museum Exhibition Site Manager

Exhibitions and Temporary Displays

Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)

Permanent

£35,928 per annum

Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday, 24 November 2025

About the role

This is a truly exciting opportunity for a site management professional to support the British Museum's busy programme of exhibitions and temporary displays. The British Museum is proud to be one of the world's most visited museums. In 2024, its home in Camden received 6.5 million visitors, more than any other museum in the UK. Against this backdrop, the British Museum is now undergoing an extraordinary transformation, including the recent historic loan agreement for the Bayeux Tapestry to come to the British Museum for display.

The successful applicant will manage and maintain temporary exhibition galleries, display spaces and related facilities and stock. They will be responsible for safe site operations during exhibition build and strike, and object (de)installation periods, in line with current CDM regulations, health and safety requirements, and building regulations.

Key areas of responsibility

• Maintain temporary exhibition galleries, display spaces and related facilities and stock in coordination and consultation with internal colleagues, and consultants and contractors, problem solving as required.
• Provide site management services for temporary exhibitions and displays ensuring the operation of safe exhibition construction sites in line with current safety regulations, managing risk associated with construction activity.
• Facilitate effectiveness in all construction activities managing the flow of information between the Museum, consultants and contractors.
• Assess and manage Risk Assessments and Method Statements submitted by external contractors in compliance with Museum requirements.
• Manage exhibition equipment, overseeing complex schedules and inventories.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we'd love to hear from you. A full job description is available below; this details the key dimensions of the role and the person specification.

About you

• Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent practical experience, ideally with IPAF, forklift licence and First Aid qualifications.
• Knowledge and application of construction regulations and guidelines including CDM and COSHH.
• Experience managing construction projects involving multi-disciplined teams.
• Experience working and negotiating with external contractors, consultants and suppliers.
• Technical knowledge of demountable showcase systems, exhibition lighting and other exhibition equipment.

Benefits

• Be a part of a world-renowned institution, where history, culture, and innovation come together
• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days after long service) plus 2.5 privilege days, in addition to bank holidays
• Generous civil service pension scheme (find out more here)
• Complimentary exhibition tickets
• Free entry at paid national museum and gallery exhibitions
• Free and discounted entry to international cultural organisations
• Interest-free travel loans and rental deposit loans
• Employee Assistance Programme for mental health support
• 1 hour paid lunch break
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Discounts on gift shop purchases

Our Values

Our values drive everything we do, from how we handle our objects to how we work in our team to fostering a culture where everyone feels heard and empowered. These are:

• Care Deeply
• Embrace the Unknown
• Spark Curiosity
• Value Many Voices

Additional details

If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details to

The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all employees and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated in line with their relevant knowledge, skills and experience.

*Unfortunately, for this role we are unable to offer Sponsorship to applicants*

The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.