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Senior Preventive Conservator: Projects, East Molesey
Client:
History Royal Palaces
Location:
East Molesey, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
38c732c4817f
Job Views:
3
Posted:
18.04.2025
Expiry Date:
02.06.2025
Job Description:
About the role
We are a team of passionate individuals responsible for six of the most iconic palaces in the world: Hampton Court Palace, the Tower of London, Kensington Palace, the Banqueting House, Kew Palace, and Hillsborough Castle and Gardens. We strive to make history come alive, creating unforgettable experiences and inspiring all those who visit. Our mission is to open doors to the past and make history relevant and accessible to everyone.
We are looking for someone to join our conservation team, who are responsible for the care of thousands of historic objects within these palaces, many of them on open display in their original setting.
As a key part of this team, you will play a vital role in ensuring the buildings and collections in our care continue to be provided with the highest standards of preventive conservation.
Your work will cover a wide range of activities, with particular responsibility for the planning, co-ordination and delivery of collection moves and protection works associated with our upcoming Fire Upgrades project, which will involve replacing the existing fire monitoring system across the estate.
You will also work to deliver our day-to-day preventive conservation programme, providing specialist preventive conservation advice and support across the organisation, carrying out environmental risk management assessments and hands-on conservation cleaning of these fragile objects, undertaking condition auditing and working with our stored collections.
You should be able to work at heights and move collection items on a routine basis.
The role will also include additional evening and weekend working at any of our sites to supervise events and activities such as filming and corporate functions.
Although based at Hampton Court, you may be required to travel to assist in the care of our other palaces.
Benefits include:
1. Enhanced holiday entitlement
2. Generous Employers Pension Contributions (up to 11%)
3. Annual Pay reviews & Bonuses
4. Critical Illness Cover & Life Assurance
5. Family friendly policies and benefits
6. Staff discounts and membership to all palaces
You will have a passion for heritage and a recognised conservation qualification or equivalent. You are passionate about building your knowledge of preventive conservation through practical experience working in a delicate heritage setting.
Closing date: 21st April 2025
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