£32,115 offered as 0.6 role at £19,269 (plus 10% pension contribution)
Permanent
People’s History Museum (PHM) is recruiting a Building Manager to join our team. This brand new role will oversee the maintenance and care of our Grade II listed building and adjoining museum extension (completed 2010) as well as the off-site collections store. The role will lead on managing planned and reactive maintenance, as well as leading fire management and security processes. We are seeking a dynamic professional with strong operational planning, risk management, and contractor collaboration skills to ensure the safety, compliance, and welcoming atmosphere of our museum facilities.
The Building Manager will ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, support sustainability initiatives, and maintain a high standard of security across the museum’s buildings and collections. The role will work closely with the Director of Finance and Visitor Experience and Operations Manager.
The role will also support the delivery of major capital projects at the museum to address risks to the heritage building, support decarbonisation across the site and create a stronger, more accessible experience for visitors. Experience of delivering grant funded capital projects is beneficial.
The core purpose of the role is to:
Salary: £32,115 offered as 0.6 role at £19,269 (plus 10% pension contribution)
Hours: Part time (21 hours a week) with flexible working
Annual leave: 24 days plus bank holidays offered pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Responsible to: Director of Finance
Location: Based at People’s History Museum with the opportunity for agile working in line with the museum’s flexible working policy
Please send a copy of your CV and cover letter outlining how your experience, skills and knowledge meet the job description to hr@phm.org.uk with the subject title “Building Manager application”. Your application will be assessed and scored against the job description using the information provided.
Deadline for applications: 23.00 on Thursday 5 June 2025
Interviews: Monday 16 June 2025 in person at the museum.
If you have any questions or would like to arrange to discuss the role please contact Jackie Royle, Finance & Operations Officer at hr@phm.org.uk
PHM prides itself on being a welcoming and inclusive organisation, profoundly committed to advancing equality and diversity in the broadest sense. We highly value the benefits that diverse perspectives bring to our mission.
We recognise the museum sector currently underrepresents global majority, disabled, LGBTQAI+ people, different socio-economic backgrounds and those with intersecting identities in our workforce; PHM is actively working to address this and encourages applications from these backgrounds. While the successful candidate will be selected purely on merit, in the event of a tie between two candidates with equal experience, we may select a candidate who helps us better represent the communities the museum serves.
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