Project Manager: Hazards in Collections

About the role

The focus of the role will be to support the British Library on a review of specific hazards within the BL collections, focusing on heavy metals (arsenic, lead, mercury and its compounds) and pesticides in printed books and manuscripts.

The post holder will be responsible in researching our collection to identify hazards and providing recommendation on their management during the various activities in which we interact with collections. They will work alongside BL colleagues to review workflows (e.g. conservation activities, digitisation, retrieval collection, access to readers), including our policies, standard operating procedures and risk assessment, and ensure our processes are practical and safe, changes are agreed, communicated and implemented.

The post holder’s role will be crucial in the delivery of training and workshops around the library, documenting all aspects of the development process and providing clear guidelines and documentation (e.g. training material, videos and/or eLearning modules for internal use, leaflets, posters) and other resources to support the BL in bringing awareness on hazards in the Collection.

About us

We are the national library of the UK and we are here for everyone. Our shelves hold over 170 million items – a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we aim to collect everything published in the UK today, tomorrow and far into the future. Our trusted experts care for this collection and open it up for everyone to spark new discoveries, ideas and to help people do incredible things.

What we can offer you

• A competitive salary.

• A fantastic pension scheme with minimum employer contributions of 28.97% (this may be higher dependent on grade).

• Flexible working hours, with the ability to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3-month period.

• 25 days holiday.

Closing date: 14 May 2025

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