Buildings and Operations Supervisor

Overall, Purpose of the Job

We are seeking to appoint a Buildings and Operations Supervisor to help us look after our wonderful building and the huge variety of things that we do in and around it.

About The Role

As Buildings and Operations Supervisor, you will play an essential part in the smooth and safe running of a busy public museum. You will support day‑to‑day building operations, ensuring that public spaces, back‑of‑house areas and event spaces are well presented, functional and welcoming for all visitors and staff.

Working closely with teams across the museum — including Front of House, Events, Education, Cleaning and Collections Care — you will help coordinate maintenance activities, support contractors, and assist with event delivery.

This is an active, hands‑on role involving regular movement of furniture and equipment, receipt and dispatch of deliveries, routine building checks, and general support for the smooth functioning of the building. You will support basic AV setups for meetings and events, with training provided as required. You will also contribute to the on‑call rota and occasionally work flexible hours to support openings, closings and events.

About You

You will be someone who enjoys working with others and takes pride in maintaining high‑quality public spaces. You’re friendly, calm under pressure, and confident communicating with a wide range of people — from colleagues to contractors to event clients. You take pride in delivering excellent service and have good attention to detail.

While you will support the operation of building systems such as access control, heating, lighting and alarms, we do not expect prior specialist knowledge. Instead, you will bring a practical, proactive attitude and a willingness to learn how to use the relevant systems and software, as well as confidence using everyday IT tools and office software.

You’ll also have good organisational skills, the ability to prioritise changing tasks, and the physical capability to undertake regular manual handling tasks. You’re comfortable identifying problems as they arise and taking initiative to resolve them or escalate appropriately. Above all, you will be motivated by providing excellent service and working collaboratively across teams to keep the museum running smoothly.

What Will You Get In Return

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers
  
  
  

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our university is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to [email protected]

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Connor Tierney

Email: [email protected]

General enquiries:

Email: [email protected]

Technical support:

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.