Estates Projects & Environmental Coordinator
Royal College of Music Closing date: Wed, 01 Apr 2026
- Full time
- £30k-£40k
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 "> published -
Job Summary
Job Description
Founded in 1882, The RCM is a world leading music conservatoire with a prestigious history & contemporary outlook. Our excellence was recognised by the 2025 QS World University Rankings, in which we were ranked as the global No. 1 institution for both Music & Performing Arts.
The RCM is seeking to engage a proactive administrator with a flexible approach to join the Estates team as the Estates Projects & Environmental Coordinator.
The role of the Estates Projects & Environmental Coordinator is:
To provide an efficient, effective, pro-active and organised administrative service to the Estates Project Manager and Director of Estates and the wider Estates teams
To work closely with and support all four strands of the Estates team: Operations & Projects, H&S, Maintenance and Environmental Sustainability
To lead on management of sub-projects that feed into the Estates and Sustainability strategy
To lead on ISO-14001: 2015 certification process, including HESA, HEFCE, AUDE and other sector bodies liaison
To lead on management, development and maintenance of all project administration systems and procedures to support the smooth running of all capital project team members and projects
To act as the primary departmental contact for financial procedures, including invoice processing and reconciliation, supporting budget monitoring and forecasting
To act as a key role for the College's environmental agenda, including strategy, projects, accreditations and initiatives, towards our carbon zero goal
High levels of accuracy & methodical working practices are also key as the postholder will be responsible for ensuring accurate records are held.
This role is offered on a FT, permanent basis & is available from April 2026.
Job reference number: 202-26
Closing date: 9am Wednesday 1 April 2026
Interview date: Wednesday 15 April 2026
Salary: Grade 6, £34,350 - £37,968 per annum. Appointments will normally be made to the first point of the grade.
Job Requirements
Project management experience within a HEI or the arts/creative sector
Working in an office environment as an administrator, ideally in an Estates or Finance related environment
Being responsible for financial information; logging, recording and monitoring
Reviewing and improving filing, management or administration systems to improve overall service delivery
Providing overall PA support including diary, email and meeting management
Servicing meetings and ability to take accurate and concise minutes
Writing reports using a range of IT packages; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Database
Ability to plan tasks, achieve deadlines and prioritise effectively, coping successfully with working under pressure
Excellent organisational skills - methodical and systematic in organising all workloads and individual tasks and ability to meet strict deadlines
Enthusiastic and motivated; eager to learn new skills
Interest in and knowledge of classical music and Higher Education
Job Responsibilities
Project management responsibility, engaging with stakeholders across multiple departments and facilitating strategic change and coordinate practical logistics to enable project delivery.
Overall responsibility for setting up and maintaining administrative systems and processes for the efficient running of the Estates team and Projects including managing, maintaining and updating records for project documentation, programmes, construction drawings, contracts, and other project management activities in both electronic and hard copy formats.
To lead on administration of all Estates financial information including receiving, inputting, coding and processing invoices, resolving queries and ensuring suppliers are paid within agreed timescales. To maintain accurate and detailed records, both paper and electronic copies and assist with the provision of financial/statistical information as and when required.
To assist with managing day-to-day operational aspects of capital projects
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Job Overview
- Job Title: Estates Projects & Environmental Coordinator
- Salary: £30k-£40k
- Hours: Full time
- Artform: Music
- Role: Admin, Secretarial & PA
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing date: Wed, 01 Apr 2026
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Job: Estates Projects & Environmental Coordinator
Job: Estates Projects & Environmental Coordinator
Organisation: Royal College of Music
Postcode: SW7 2BS
How to Apply
For full details of this position please read the Applicant Information Pack, available to download from the RCM website: www.rcm.ac.uk/jobs
To apply, please complete our 1) Application form and 2) Equal Opportunities form (available to download from the RCM website) and submit in Word or PDF format by email to [email protected]
CVs without an application form will not be accepted. Please ensure that you include the Job Reference Number when submitting your application.
The RCM is committed to nurturing diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.
- Contact name: Recruitment
- Contact email: [email protected]