Deputy Head of Estate and Facilities

Disabled Workers Co-operative; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent cultural institution in London seeks a Deputy Head of Estate and Facilities to manage its diverse portfolio of buildings. You will inspire a high-performing facilities management team while leading projects for the UK’s first smart museum. The ideal candidate will have excellent people skills, experience with contract management, and project oversight capabilities. The position offers competitive pay, a local government pension, and professional development opportunities in a unique cultural environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Local government pension scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Free entry to UK cultural sites

Qualifications

• Experience in hard and soft service contract management.
• Proven project management skills in a public site operation.
• Ability to inspire and lead a high performing team.

Responsibilities

• Lead on fabric management for the estate.
• Support the opening of the UK’s first smart museum.
• Deliver an outstanding experience for visitors and staff.

Skills

Contract management

Project management

People skills

Facilities management

Job description

Deputy Head of Estate and Facilities (viewed10 times)

CompanyName: Museum of London

JobLocation: London

JobStatus: Full Time

Job Description

London Museum tells the story of the world’s greatest city and its people. We have embarked on an extraordinary journey to create a new museum for London. The museum will sit in atmospheric former market buildings – over 30,000 sqm – at the heart of one of the capital’s most historic and creative quarters, Smithfield. The New Museum project is one of the largest cultural projects in Europe and will transform the museum, Smithfield and the City of London, creating a new cultural quarter for London.

At this exciting time we are seeking an exceptional facilities professional as our Deputy Head of Estate & Facilities to care for our diverse portfolio of buildings. Capable of inspiring and leading a high performing FM team, you will support the opening of the UK’s first smart museum, working with the Head of Estate to transition from PPM (Planned, Preventative Maintenance) to data‑led maintenance. Responsible for oversight of projects, you will lead on fabric management for the Estate and deliver an outstanding experience for visitors and staff.

You will bring a positive, collaborative style and a talent for motivating your team based on excellent people skills. With experience of hard and soft service contract management, project management and public site operations.

In return we offer a competitive salary, local government pension scheme, learning and development opportunities, free entry to UK cultural sites and finally a unique and varied workplace filled with passionate and knowledgeable people working to deliver the UK’s largest cultural infrastructure project.

Job Requirements and Application Instructions

For more information about this role, please see the Job Description. To know more about what it’s like to work in London Museum and to get some top tips on how to make the best of your application visit: https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/about/careers/

If you are successfully shortlisted you will be invited to an initial interview where you will be asked questions to help us understand more about what you share in your application, and in particular to understand how you meet the essential person specification criteria for the role and demonstrate our museum behaviours. As part of the interview process, a short presentation to the panel on a relevant topic will be required. Candidates may also be invited for a site tour of the new museum as part of the final stage of the selection process.

To apply, please click on 'Apply for this role' (bottom right hand side of this page). Applications are by CV and cover letter. The closing date for applications is Monday 26 January 2026. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview on Wednesday 4 February 2026.

London Museum is committed to being an equitable and inclusive employer, and to becoming representative of the diversity of London. We particularly welcome applications from people from Global Majority backgrounds, who are currently under‑represented in our organisation.

We also welcome applications from disabled people, as we’re a Disability Confident Leader and are committed to recruiting, retaining and developing disabled people.

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Human Resources
Museum of London
London Museum
London
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