Technician

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in the UK is seeking a Museums Exhibition Technician to manage exhibition delivery and design outstanding displays. The ideal candidate will have strong ICT skills, museum experience, and knowledge of audio-visual equipment. Responsibilities include leading design and fabrication for exhibitions and ensuring safety for collections and visitors at Nottingham Castle and other sites.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Competitive pay and leave entitlement

Supportive work culture

Qualifications

• Sound working knowledge of ICT for exhibition design.
• Experience in a museum or gallery environment.
• Knowledge of audio-visual equipment for artwork presentations.
• Experience with museum documentation and object handling.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of exhibitions and displays.
• Design and fabricate exhibition furniture and displays.
• Ensure museum collections and visitor needs are met safely.

Skills

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) knowledge

Museum installation experience

Audio-visual equipment knowledge

Museum documentation experience

Exhibition management

Design and fabrication experience

Tools

SketchUp

AutoCAD

MS Word

MS Access

MS Excel

Job description

Overview

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week with evenings and weekend working to meet the needs of the role - single post

Worker Type: Onsite Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is Grade F £32,597 (Level one) rising to £35,412 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Primarily based at Nottingham Castle but operates across Museum service sites (Wollaton Hall, Newstead Abbey and others)

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Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

We require a creative and experienced individual with exceptional knowledge of historic and contemporary exhibition display practice. The Technician will also support the administration and manage the delivery of temporary exhibitions and collection displays. This includes the resourcing and line management of temporary staff to help fulfil their duties, and leading on all build and display requirements.

As the Museums Exhibition Technician, you will be responsible to the Curator of Exhibitions and support the museum team to design, develop and create outstanding displays, exhibitions and interpretation projects for Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery, and our other Museum sites as required, using a variety of materials, equipment and technical expertise for the purpose. You will have a leadership role in managing the exhibition gallery environment (lighting and air conditioning) within the building management system. Your role will be critical to ensure that the sensitive needs of museum collections and those of visitors are met fully and safely within all work and projects undertaken.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Sound working knowledge of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for exhibition design and planning, such as SketchUp or AutoCAD; e-mail and Web access; digital imaging, as well as MS Word, Access, and Excel basics.
• Experience of working in a museum, gallery or special collection environment, installing and handling artworks and artefacts.
• Knowledge and experience of audio-visual equipment specifically for the presentation of artwork in a gallery setting.
• Knowledge and experience of museum documentation, object handling procedures and report writing.
• Experience of managing exhibition installs in consultation with internal and external stakeholders, as well as managing and sourcing specialist freelancer support when required.
• Individual proven experience of leading the design and fabrication of exhibition furniture, vitrines, and display staging for a museum or gallery setting, for a wide variety of artefacts and uses.
• The role requires you to participate in a weekend duty management support capacity as part of a service rota.

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council, we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries, please contact Tristram Aver, Curator of Exhibitions, by email at [e-mail]

Closing Date: 30th September 2025

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

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