Senior Conservator

**Opportunity ID**

508

**Location**
- IWM Duxford**Career Level**
- D**Salary**
- £41,638.00 per annum**Hours**
- 38.75 hours net per week**Department**
- Collections Management**Position type**
- Permanent**Job Summary**

The Senior Conservator will be responsible for line managing a small diverse team of staff and volunteers, carrying out conservation and maintenance of the IWMs collection of large industrial objects.
- Line management and supervision of Conservator (Engineering) staff.
- The development and supervision of volunteer projects to support the work of the Conservation Engineering and Care and Conservation Section.
- Monitoring survey projects, as delegated by the Conservation Engineering Manager in order to deliver strategic preservation programmes.
- Support, promote and ensure the accountability of the collections by working within IWM collection management policies and procedures.
- Using your skills and specialisation, deliver the conservation of objects and ensure any risks to objects are managed effectively.
- Be responsible for the induction of new Conservation Engineering staff.

The post-holder will be required to work at any of the Museum’s sites as directed and will be required to work alternate rostered Sundays.

**In addition**, your duties will include:
This job description is not all encompassing. Over time the emphasis of the job may change without changing the general character of the job. Your duties may be reviewed from time to time and revised and updated in consultation with you to reflect appropriate changes.
- To identify and evaluate conservation options for objects, including hazard and risk assessments. Where relevant, working with stakeholders to ensure that appropriate measures are agreed and implemented.
- Setting priorities for your team to ensure completion and quality of work and goal achievement. Plan and set stretch goals and hold self and others to high standards of performance; demonstrating rigour and commitment to activities to ensure the best result for the Museum as a whole.
- Demonstrate an understanding of hazards relating to the your work and ensure that your work practices comply with relevant Health & Safety regulations and guidelines, minimising risk to yourself and others.
- To implement treatment-based, preventive or conservation management measures based on agreed conservation options, ensuring that measures are commensurate with proposal for use (display and storage) and risk aware.
- Identifying materials and components required in a timely fashion with your Conservation (Engineering) Manager.
- Ensure that conservation measures meet recognised conservation and engineering standards.
- Monitor and evaluate the effect of conservation measures.
- To inspect, assess and report on the condition of objects in support of long-term preservation. Prepare conservation work-plans based on survey results.
- To ensure that all conservation evaluation, planning, treatment and recommendations are accurately documented and centrally held.
- Exercising professional judgement in observing codes of ethics, conservation practise and legal requirements (such as hazard management). Informed by the context of the areas and use.
- Ensure that your practice, knowledge, skills and techniques are up-to-date, both at a general level and in relation to individual projects and tasks that you undertake.
- Train, supervise and quality assure the work of contractors conservators trainees, interns, students and volunteers in accordance with IWM policy, procedure and guidance.
- Carry out pre
- and post
- use inspections on equipment
- notifying issues arising on return of equipment to stores.

**January 6th 2025, 9:00 AM**

**Interview Details**

Interviews for this post are planned for the week commencing 13th January 2025.
- Benefits- ** Annual Leave**: You'll have 25 days of annual leave, with public holidays on top. After 3 years, this increases to 27 days and after 5 years, you’ll get 30 days
- ** Company Group Pension Plan**: Our commitment to your financial well-being includes competitive employer contributions to your pension starting at 7% to a maximum of 12%.
- ** Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Benefits**:**Celebrate life’s milestones with confidence, knowing that our policies support growing families.
- ** IWM4me**: Tailor your benefits to your unique needs through IWM4me. Access health, protection, and lifestyle benefits at corporate rates, ensuring your holistic well-being.
- ** Free Sanitary Products**: We prioritise your comfort by providing free sanitary products across all our sites.
- ** Retail Discounts**:25% off IWM Cafes, 20% discount in on-site shops, Benefits hub offering retail discounts to several high street shops (via our EAP provider) and MyActive discounts for health and wellbeing based retail discounts (via IWM4me)
- ** Free Entry to IWM Air Shows**:**Witness the thrill of vintage aircraft at our air shows.
- ** Free Entry to Partner Museums