Job Description

Come and help us build our first PassivHaus certified building.

From our iconic, Grade I Listed building in St Pancras, London to our 43 acre, ex-Military campus near Wetherby, North Yorkshire, the British Library property portfolio is large, impressive and varied. We have a unique and wonderful set of existing buildings, with a vision for a sustainable future.

Having completed a series of building consolidations over the past 15 years, our new Knowledge Matters strategy to 2030 includes a major new storage building at Boston Spa and renewal of staff facilities; a major extension of our public space in St Pancras; and the potential for a new presence in Leeds.

We have built two very large automated book storage buildings at our Boston Spa site. Our challenge is to make the next one as sustainable as possible, as a major contribution to our journey to Net Zero.

As well as being a highly experienced construction manager, you will be proficient at project delivery, stakeholder management and quality management.

Working for Estates as part of the Boston Spa Renewed Programme team, you will make a key contribution to ensuring the success of this construction project.

This is a senior construction role which requires expertise and experience as follows:

• To provide practical oversight of all construction activities carried out under the Boston Spa Renewed Programme.
• To support the Construction Project SRO and Programme Delivery Manager in providing a robust client interface for construction works, ensuring delivery to required time, cost and quality parameters.
• To support client decision making for construction activities (alongside input from the wider consultant and design team, and in accordance with project governance procedures) that ensures the best possible outcomes for the British Library.
• Working in partnership with the Programme Delivery Manager, deputise for the Construction Project SRO (within delegated authority) with a focus on technical construction (building fabric and MEP), construction quality, and automation interfaces.

As one of the world\'s great libraries, our duty is to preserve the nation\'s intellectual memory for the future and make it available to all for research, inspiration and enjoyment. At present we have well over 170 million items, in most known languages, with three million new items added every year. We have manuscripts, maps, newspapers, magazines, prints and drawings, music scores, and patents. We make our collections and programmes available to all. We operate the world\'s largest document delivery service providing millions of items a year to customers all over the world. What matters to us is that we preserve the national memory and enable knowledge to be created both now and in the future by anyone, anywhere.

In return we offer a competitive salary and a number of excellent benefits. Our pension scheme is one of the most valuable benefits we offer, as our staff can become members of the Alpha Pension Scheme where the Library contributes a minimum of 26.6% (this may be higher dependant on grade. Another significant benefit the Library provides is the provision of a flexible working hours scheme which could allow you to work your hours flexibly over the week and to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3 month period. This is on top of 25 days holiday from entry and public and privilege holidays.

Closing date: 22 October 2023
Interview date:
We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role, as it does not meet the eligibility criteria required for this immigration route

PLEASE NOTE THE BELOW FOR YOU APPLICATION:

• There is a limit of 2000 Character per application question
• All application questions must be answered to be considered for the role

Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident employer, and make a commitment to recruit and support disabled people. We guarantee an interview for disabled candidates who meet the minimum (essential) requirements for a vacancy.

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