Project Manager (FTC)

Royal Academy of Arts; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exhibitions

Enhanced Pension

25 days annual leave plus bank holiday

Agile Working

RA Staff Council

Job summary

The Royal Academy of Arts is seeking a Project Manager to join our Estates team, delivering a varied portfolio from minor capex/opex to refurbishment and conservation projects. The role is fixed-term until November 2027 and requires onsite work four days a week.

You will coordinate with internal stakeholders, consultants, contractors and suppliers to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget and to high quality standards within a listed building and arts-institution environment.

Qualifications

• Relevant technical qualification or equivalent experience in engineering, architecture, surveying or project management.
• Proven experience managing building projects, ideally in a listed building or arts institution.
• Experience with planning/scheduling, budget management and contractor negotiations.
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder engagement ability.
• Understanding of procurement, sustainable building practices and health & safety.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of a varied project portfolio across minor capex/opex, exhibition builds, conservation and refurbishment.
• Work with internal stakeholders, consultants, contractors and suppliers to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Ensure projects meet required quality standards and safety requirements.
• Coordinate planning, scheduling and procurement activities for listed-building projects.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Communication skills

Procurement understanding

Health & Safety knowledge

Project coordination

Education

Engineering

Architecture

Surveying

Project Management qualification

Job description

The Vacancy

Please note that this role is being offered on a fixed term contract, until November 2027.

About This Role

The Royal Academy of Arts is currently seeking a motivated and capable Project Manager with proven project management experience, or relevant experience in a related field, to join our Estates team. The Project Manager will support the delivery of a varied portfolio of projects across the Royal Academy, including minor capex and opex projects, temporary exhibition builds, conservation, maintenance and refurbishment projects, and other strategic initiatives. This role will work closely with internal stakeholders, consultants, contractors and suppliers to ensure projects are delivered safely, on programme, within budget and to the required quality standards. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within a dynamic cultural and heritage environment, working on projects that directly contribute to the organisation's future success.

About You

To be considered for this role, you will have a relevant technical qualification and/or equivalent experience, for example in Engineering, Architecture, Surveying or Project Management. You will have proven experience managing building projects and installations, ideally in a listed building or arts institution environment, including planning and scheduling, budget management and negotiating with contractors and suppliers. As well as being highly organised, you will have excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and manage a variety of stakeholders, alongside a good understanding of procurement, sustainable building practices and Health & Safety requirements.

Please note that this role is required to work onsite 4 days a week.

The Company

The RA dates way back to 1768 when a group of artists and architects persuaded King George lll to help them to ‘establish a society for promoting the Art of Design'. The original academy, in Pall Mall, was less than 10 meters long. Since then, there have been many changes, though the RA’s core purpose of bringing art and design to a broad audience and championing art and artists still holds true. Today we are a contemporary art organisation hosting internationally acclaimed exhibitions and through investment in employee training and development, with courses such as Unconscious Bias, LGBTQ+ Awareness, Bystander, and Mental Health First Aid training, we are striving to foster a safe space for everyone through positive action. We also have Employee Network Groups, Ways In Groups, and an Employee Council so every employee has a voice and a way to feel heard by colleagues through the CEO. The RA is truly a unique place, both as an attraction to our visitors, but also as a workplace. Our people are at the heart of all we do, and we support a broad and inspiring mix of departments; from exhibitions, curators, art handlers, researchers, publishers, and digital to schools and education, visitor welcome, fundraisers, and corporate support.

The Benefits

• Exhibitions
• Reciprocal Agreements with galleries across the UK
• Enhanced Pension
• Generous employer contributions
• Enhanced Holiday
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Wellbeing
• Access to a virtual GP Service and Mental Health First Aiders
• Agile Working
• The opportunity to work flexibly
• RA Staff Council
• Where your views are heard and listened to
• Employee Clubs
• Football, Staff Choir and more