Job Vacancy: Heritage Engineering Manager – Brooklands Museum

The Brooklands Museum are now recruiting for the new role of Heritage Engineering Manager.  The successful candidate will be responsible for the maintenance, care and preservation of Brooklands Museum’s historic aviation, vehicle and large mechanical objects through a range of activities that include their inspection, conservation, handling and movement.

The Heritage Engineering Manager will be responsible for the planning and delivery of key projects.  These will range from routine maintenance of the museum’s historic car and motorcycle collection to the development and co-ordination of preservation works on our aircraft. The postholder will work closely with volunteers, providing direction and ensuring all activities are carried out to the highest possible standard.  The Heritage Engineering Manager will also play a vital role in the live running of key historic vehicles and aircraft,  used to bring the site to life in a safe and enjoyable way for visitors to Brooklands.

More details are available at:  https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/about/work-for-us and download the Job Description and Application Pack to find out how to apply for this position. If you are interested in this role and would like to book a 10 minute phone call to find out more, please email Alex Patterson, Director of Collections, Interpretation & Heritage apatterson@brooklandsmuseum.com.

The deadline for applications is Sunday 3 March 2019. Interviews will be held on Friday 15 March.

 

 

 

Brooklands Museum – Director of Collections Role Advertised

Details of a new role at Brooklands Museum:

The Museum is seeking a new Director of Collections, Interpretation and Heritage who is passionate about bringing history alive for people; telling stories of science, engineering, industry and innovation in ways that enthral and excite people of all ages and backgrounds and who wants to play a key leadership role in this growing, ambitious, independent museum.

Brooklands Museum is on the site of the world’s first purpose built motor racing circuit and the most productive aircraft factories in Europe in the twentieth century. Brooklands’ heritage includes themes of inventiveness, adventure, ambition and engineering innovation. The museum is well-known and loved by enthusiasts, and has a growing family audience. Our aim in coming years is to bring out its interest and relevance to the wider public.

It is an exciting time to join the museum. A new CEO started earlier this year, and much of the site will be reinterpreted and developed over the coming years, building on the extremely successful new £8m development of the Brooklands Aircraft Factory and Flight Shed exhibitions, completed last year.

The ideal candidate will have a good knowledge of motor sport and / or aviation collections, with a background in engineering and experience of working collections, as using collections is a key principle of the museum. Experience of working with a large team of enthusiastic, knowledgeable volunteers would be helpful. Crucially, the post holder will be able to lead the development and implementation of a site-wide interpretation plan that will engage visitors with the Brooklands story and bring it to life for a wide-range of types of visitors.

For more information about the post and how to apply please visit https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/about/work-for-us