Work for us

Site Manager 

Full time, permanent

£35,000

Amberley Museum is a working museum dedicated to preserving the industrial heritage of the Southeast, showcasing and bringing to life our rural, transport, industrial and communications history for today’s visitors and for future generations.

We have a 41-acre site in and around a former chalk pit and lime kilns, which now includes historic buildings rescued and relocated from across the Southeast, a working narrow-gauge railway, an operational historic bus collection, and major electricity and communications exhibitions, together with woodland walks around the site. You can find out more about our purpose, values here [Our Mission & Values – Amberley Museum].

In addition to maintaining and improving what we have, the museum has ambitious plans for growth. We are therefore looking for a Site Manager to join our small team of employees and work closely with the Museum Director, Trustees, and Volunteers to build something they and we can be really proud of.

As Site Manager, your primary responsibility is to ensure a safe, secure and well-maintained Museum site, overseeing maintenance and repair activity, engineering workshops and health and safety right across the Museum site. You’ll also be responsible for leading a small team of employees, together with teams of volunteers. As the “number 2” to our Museum Director, you’ll run the Museum in her absence, and as a member of the management team you’ll play a key role in the overall success of the charity.

Key responsibilities include:  

• Planned maintenance, including overseeing works on historic buildings and taking responsibility for our working vehicles and plant
• Managing employees, volunteers, corporate volunteering events, and external contracts and contractors
• Making sure our site is safe and that we meet our legal and regulatory responsibilities
• Managing costs and achieving value for money for the charity
• Running the Museum in the Museum Director’s absence, and acting as Duty Manager, Duty First Aider, and Keyholder on a rota basis, including regular weekend working

See the full job description here

What we’re looking for:

• Someone with a passion for our heritage, who does the right thing, knows they don’t know everything, has lots of common sense, is a good team player, and can get things done
• Someone who is practical, willing to get hands-on and likes working outdoors
• Experience of managing and working with employees, contractors, and volunteers.
• Proven experience managing older buildings which are open to the public – experience of working in an open-air museum site would be useful but is not essential.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities
• Good record keeping abilities and IT skills, excellent written and verbal communication.
• An understanding of health and safety management systems including documentation required, together with an understanding of when to apply legislation affecting activities on site.  NEBOSH or similar, or willingness to obtain a suitable qualification, would be desirable.

What we offer 

We can’t offer top salaries and benefits, but we can offer something different – the opportunity to help us build and maintain something special, which will be appreciated by our visitors and our community now and in the future.

How to apply 

Please send your CV and a covering letter detailing why you are interested in the role and your relevant experience to Katrina Burton, Museum Director (katrina.burton@amberleymuseum.co.uk)

Closing Date: Friday 9th January

Interview date:  Saturday 24th January