Estate Manager

ESTATE MANAGER

THE GROUP NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM, YORK SCIENCE MUSEUM, LONDON The National Railway Museum in York houses the world’s greatest collection of railway items and objects from the past As the home of human ingenuity, the Science Museum’s 200 years. Set in former railway buildings close to York world-class collection forms an enduring record of scientific, Station, the museum attracts visitors from around the world technological, and medical achievements from across the and tells inspiring stories of railway history and engineering. world. Tracing its origins and birth of its collection from the The National Railway Museum has an unrivalled collection Great Exhibition in 1851 the museum aims to make sense of of famous locomotives and royal carriages and has a busy the science that shapes our lives and inspire visitors through programme of learning activities, exhibitions and events. iconic objects, award-winning exhibitions, and incredible stories of scientific achievement. VISION 2025 As the National Railway Museum approaches its 50th Among the key historical exhibits at the museum are Ark- anniversary, it is embarking on a far reaching £50m wright’s prototype spinning machine (1769), Amy John- transformation called Vision 2025. son’s Gipsy Moth aircraft (1928), Cooke and Wheatstone’s telegraph (1837), Alan Turing’s Pilot ACE computer (1950) Split across nine separate projects, Vision 2025 will and the Apollo 10 command module that went into lunar orbit reimagine the National Railway Museum to tell epic stories of in 1969. Our Library and Archives collection includes rare how the railways shaped the world, providing a much more and significant items such as the first printed translation and interactive and engineering-focused experience for visitors. commentary of Ptolemy’s Almagest and Charles Babbage’s drawings for his calculating machines. The museum has Vision 2025 will take place against the backdrop of York pioneered interactive science interpretation for over 80 years, Central – one of the largest and most significant brownfield while the Tomorrow’s World and Who Am I? galleries are developments in the country close to the centre of York. flagships for discovering cuttingedge science. The museum Vision 2025 will see a new Central Gallery that will showcase attracts over 3.3 million visits annually. the latest innovations and technology from the rail industry as well as a new interactive Wonderlab gallery and extensive Between 2014 and 2019 over one-third of public space at redevelopment of the museum grounds to create a the Science Museum will have been transformed through the more attractive environment. masterplan. Exciting new galleries are set to open in autumn 2019 with Science City 1550 – 1800: The Linbury Gallery that will explore London’s unique role in the evolution of scientific thinking and new Medicine Galleries that will transform the first floor of the museum, creating a new home for the extraordinary collections of Henry Wellcome and the Science Museum.

SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY MUSEUM, MANCHESTER Three annual festivals – Widescreen Weekend, the Yorkshire Games Festival and the Bradford Science Festival bring The Science and Industry Museum tells the story of where cutting edge technology and industry experts to the science met industry and the modern world began. museum, inspiring the scientists, engineers and creators of Manchester was one of the first global, industrial cities, and the future to see more, hear more, think more and do more. its epic rise, decline and resurrection has been echoed in The Sound and Vision Galleries – due to open in 2022 – will countless other cities around the world. From textiles to bring together the star objects from our collection for the first computers, the objects and documents held in the museum’s time, presenting a comprehensive history of the still and collection tell stories of everyday life over the last 200 years, moving image. from light bulbs to locomotives. The museum’s mission is to inspire all its visitors, including future scientists and inventors, with the story of how ideas can change the world, from the industrial revolution to today and beyond. Work continues on the new special exhibitions gallery, an ambitious project which will provide a venue for world-class contemporary science exhibitions in the New Warehouse. It is planned for completion in 2020 and will help develop our reputation and Manchester’s as a globally significant place for science innovation and understanding. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MEDIA MUSEUM, BRADFORD At the National Science and Media Museum, in the heart of Bradford, we explore the science and culture of image and sound technologies and their impact on our lives. Our galleries and exhibition spaces help us illuminate worldfamous collections in photography, film and television. Our team of Explainers create learning activities that fuel the imagination and get under the skin of our collections and exhibitions. And our three cinema screens—including an IMAX theatre—allow us to showcase the magic of moving images from around the world in Bradford, the first UNESCO City of Film.

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NATIONAL COLLECTIONS CENTRE LOCOMOTION, SHILDON The Science Museum Group’s site at Wroughton in Wiltshire Based in the world’s first railway town, Shildon in County was founded in 1979 on a 545-acre former airfield. It houses Durham, Locomotion offers visitors the opportunity to see a superb range of large artefacts – such as the world’s first more than 70 vehicles from the national collection. hovercraft and an early robotic arm used in manufacturing Highlights include the prototype Deltic, British Rail’s – available for both exhibition and research, as well as the Advanced Passenger Train and the iconic LNER locomotive Science Museum’s Library and Archives. No 4771 Green Arrow. Locomotion’s workshop carries out a In February 2019 construction started on our new collections range of restoration projects which visitors can watch from a management facility. By 2023 the site will become the home purpose-built viewing platform. This year the team completed for over 80% of the collection, providing stable conditions the restoration of a 2HAP EMU, the most-travelled unit in for its long-term care and increased public access. the NRM Collection, which is now on display. The museum continues to host a busy programme of events, exhibitions and activities from steam spectaculars to guided tours. Locomotion continues to benefit enormously from its partnership with Durham County Council, which includes generous financial support. Work on the restoration of the historic buildings, including the home of the early railway pioneer Timothy Hackworth, has started with options for their future use being explored. Plans are also in development for a new storage building on a site adjacent to the existing Collections Building. Planned for completion in 2021 this will allow us to considerably expand the number of vehicles housed on site and boost our visitor offer.





















ABOUT THE ROLE The Science Museum Group is the largest and most complex museum estate in the country and is vital to the delivery of the Group’s challenging corporate objectives. The responsibility for ensuring that the Science Museum Group Estate meets all legislative and business requirements, is consistently well maintained, efficiently run and delivers an excellent customer experience rests with the Estate Team. There is also a significant role for Estates in ensuring full integration with the Masterplan programme across the portfolio and to sustain those new developments once the project phase is completed. Transforming the Estate is a priority and there is now a need for significant growth and change – we are investing in a strategic prioritised repair programme that is being developed by the Estate Team to address known risks. To achieve this we are building on the senior appointments already made and developing the team to ensure that we can deliver a professional Estate Management function. In this role you will have primary responsibility for the operational management of the Science Museum in London and its associated buildings, facilities and contracts. You will also provide integrated support to our ambitious program of Masterplan projects. Working to high professional standards, ensuring regulatory compliance and continuity of business operations, you will deliver site-related knowledge and be a source of subject matter expertise to a range of stakeholders.





WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING Leading and motivating the Science Museum’s Estates team, ensuring the highest standards of work are attained. Ensuring provision of buildings and facilities that are safe, compliant and meet the needs of the business, delivering improvements and change in line with the Group Estates strategy. Ensuring that the, planned preventative maintenance and reactive maintenance of buildings and structures is planned and delivered through the term maintenance contract and other contract arrangements. Ensuring legislative and regulatory compliance around building design and use, plant, equipment, electrics and systems, highlighting any potential risks and mitigating actions. Managing facilities and maintenance contractors and service providers to ensure contracts meet the needs of the museum and deliver best value for money. Delivering Estates initiatives in line with the Science Museum Group energy strategy to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Managing, alongside the Contracts Manager, all building leases, contracts and the maintenance and development of essential building records. Using data to establish opportunities to develop more efficient and cost-effective contracts. Managing minor capital Estates projects. Managing London’s Estates budget and quarterly reforecast, constantly looking for ways to improve value for money and release efficiency savings. Providing local site knowledge and subject matter expertise to the Masterplanning process and applications for capital project funding. Taking care of your personal health and safety and that of others. Complying with the Science Museum Group Health and Safety Policies, risk assessments and safe systems of work and reporting any health and safety concerns.

ABOUT YOU WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM: Have leadership, influencing and communication skills, with a proven ability to work effectively with internal stakeholders, YOU WILL DEFINITELY … subject specialists, external consultants and contactors. Have experience of Estate Management. Have experience of leading and managing a team to deliver high quality outcomes. Have a working knowledge of building construction, materials, M&E systems and fabric. Have experience of managing budgets, with an ability to plan and use resources effectively, supported by an understanding of Be BIFM qualified to level 4 or equivalent. financial monitoring and administration. Hold a NEBOSH or IOSH certificate. Have strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills. Have knowledge of fire regulations. Be a strong team player, with confidence and experience to Be able to undertake surveys, audits and the production of influence and support colleagues across the organisation with reports. differing abilities and skills. Have experience of successfully delivering projects of varied IT WOULD BE GOOD IF YOU … sizes. Have experience of the cultural sector or buildings of historic Have thorough knowledge of all relevant Health and Safety interest legislation Additional Information: Have experience of taking a customer focused approach to This role is subject to a Disclosure Scotland basic criminal work. record check.



APPLICATION PROCESS The Science Museum Group is being supported on this recruitment campaign by the search consultancy The Management Recruitment Group (MRG). To arrange a briefing conversation please contact our retained advisor Rob Cullum ([email protected]) on 0208 892 0115. Applications should consist of a comprehensive CV (of no more than four pages) and a covering letter (of no more than two pages). Applications should be sent to [email protected]. The closing date for applications is Sunday 20 October 2019. MRG will undertake preliminary interviews with selected candidates during the week commencing 21 October 2019. Selection interviews will take place at the Science Museum on 01 November 2019.