Project Manager – Heritage, Arts & Culture

Mace; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace is seeking an ambitious and forward-thinking project manager to join our heritage, arts and culture sector, which is currently growing rapidly. If you have a passion for museums and cultural organisations, bring strong project management and a solutions-based mindset to help clients solve complex projects.

This is a client-facing role, leading junior team members, coordinating consultant teams and project stakeholders, and working with our sector lead to drive business growth by developing

Qualifications

• Experience delivering heritage, museum or cultural projects.
• Strong project, commercial and stakeholder management.
• NEC4 accreditation or willingness to obtain.
• Client-focused with sustainability awareness.

Responsibilities

• Managing safe, high-quality and sustainable project delivery.
• Managing heritage, museum, arts or cultural projects through all stages.
• Overseeing project programmes, budgets, risks and compliance.
• Building strong client, consultant and contractor relationships.
• Providing heritage and museum project expertise and guidance.
• Driving innovation, best practice and continuous improvement.
• Supporting net zero carbon and responsible delivery.
• Supervising teams and developing new sector opportunities.

Skills

Heritage projects

Project management

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Sustainability awareness

Education

NEC4 accreditation

Professional membership

Job description

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The Opportunity

A great opportunity for an ambitious and forward-thinking project manager to join our established heritage, arts and culture sector, which is currently experiencing an exciting and sustained period of growth, providing great opportunities for development. If you have a passion for museums and cultural organisations, strong project management skills and a solutions-based mindset to help clients solve complex projects, we want to hear from you. This is a client-facing role, responsible for leading other junior team members, managing wider consultant teams and project stakeholders, while working with our sector lead to drive business growth by developing existing accounts and winning new clients.

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Managing safe, high-quality and sustainable project delivery.
• Managing heritage, arts and culture projects through all stages.
• Overseeing project programmes, budgets, risks and compliance.
• Building strong client, consultant and contractor relationships.
• Providing heritage and museum project expertise and guidance.
• Driving innovation, best practice and continuous improvement.
• Supporting net zero carbon and responsible delivery.
• Supervising teams and developing new sector opportunities.

You’ll Need To Have

• Extensive heritage, museum, arts or cultural project delivery experience.
• Strong project management, commercial and stakeholder management expertise.
• Professional membership, with NEC4 accreditation or willingness to achieve it.
• Client-focused, adaptable approach with strong sustainability awareness.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well:

We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise:

We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing:

We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel:

We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.