Senior Project Manager
Salary: £40,000–£42,000 (pro rata)
Contract: Fixed Term (until December 2025)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Hybrid Working: On-site 3 days per week, WFH 2 days per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Collections Services Project Manager to lead a major programme of work at a nationally significant collections facility in Wiltshire. It is advisable that you have your own transport for this role.
About the Role
This role leads the final stages of a Consolidation Project focused on rehousing large and complex objects, improving hazard management, and enhancing collections documentation. The Centre is home to over 400,000 objects and 1.5 million library and archive items, and you’ll oversee a team of Project Managers and coordinate with departments across the wider organisation.
You will manage project delivery, drive planning and reporting processes, allocate resources, and provide leadership across workstreams. The role requires excellent stakeholder management skills, as well as the ability to lead a team in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the Project team to deliver key workstreams to time and budget
* Line manage and support Project Managers
* Monitor programme-wide impacts, risks, dependencies, and reporting
* Ensure consistency and quality in planning, processes, and budget control
* Collaborate across departments to implement national collections management priorities
* Promote inclusive, safe, and effective ways of working across the site
What We’re Looking For
* A strong track record in Project Management, delivering collections-based projects
* Heritage / Museums experience is preferable
* Proven leadership and people management experience
* Expertise in museum collections care and documentation is preferred
* Strong planning, problem-solving, and communication skills
* Experience using project and risk management tools and databases
* Financial management capabilities, including budgeting and procurement
* Ability to work autonomously and adapt to changing priorities
* A values-driven, inclusive approach to project delivery
Why Join?
You’ll be working at a unique heritage and innovation campus in the countryside, surrounded by wildlife, historic collections, and a supportive professional community. This is a rare chance to shape how nationally important objects are managed and preserved for the future.
Due to the large number of applications that we receive, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Val Wade Recruitment are actively looking for applicants from underrepresented communities, and pride ourselves as an equal opportunities’ employer and agency.