Conservation Studio Manager

Location: St Pancras

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time (36 hours)

Grade: A

Salary: £42,179 per annum

About the role

The British Library is looking for a Conservation Studio Manager to join our Conservation Department.

As Conservation Studio Manager, you will oversee the key workstreams of our conservation studios and workshops at St Pancras. You will manage the bidding programme, track the progress of conservation projects, and work closely with the Head of Conservation to ensure timely delivery and compliance with budgets and KPIs.

Your role will also include managing stock materials and equipment, maintaining a clean and safe studio environment in partnership with the Estates and Preventive teams, leading reviews of new techniques and treatments to improve conservation practices, directly managing team leaders to support smooth workflows and progress, supporting the learning and development needs of conservators and team leaders, and guiding the conservation teams through a major relocation as part of the St Pancras Transformed capital project.

We are able to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role.

Closing date: 17/08/2025

Interview date: 28/08/2025, 03/09/2025 and 04/09/2025

If you have any questions, please contact mailto:[email protected] – [email protected]

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse candidates and disabled candidates. We would like to increase the representation of these groups within The British Library to ensure our workforce is as diverse as the public that we serve. Creating an inclusive workplace is the core of our business and a way to engage the diversity of thought that is essential to achieve our aims.