Legacy Estates Records Officer
The British Museum Closing date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026
- Full time
- £40k-£50k
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Job Summary
Job Description
You will be responsible for creating a comprehensive and reliable inventory of the Museum's legacy building and services drawings, helping to ensure accurate information is available to support major projects and day-to-day operations.
This role involves working with the original documentation, quickly and precisely capturing the information on the document, and making an assessment of its relevance. Documentation includes various types of building and electrical schematics, as well as structural engineering drawings. Being able to accurately read and process these will be vital for you to be successful in this role.
This is a focused, project based role supporting the Museum's Building Information Management (BIM) strategy to improve how building data and records are managed and accessed as part of a major programme of estate renewal and capital investment.
This is an exciting role where you will be able to see how the British Museum's buildings have evolved and changed, especially its New Wing from its design phase in 1973.
Job Requirements
Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent qualification/experience.
Able to review, document and structure building related data from numerous sources ensuring accuracy.
Experience of document, file or inventory management systems as well as creating and populating searchable data sets.
Ideally you will have experience working with archives or records containing building or services information with knowledge of construction environments.
Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and meet agreed deadlines.
Have a strategic approach and able to communicate with and guide colleagues working in the Museum's archives, Estates and Capital Projects department, senior management, and other colleagues as required.
Job Responsibilities
Maintain and improve a clear methodology for inventorying legacy building and services drawings, including milestones and priorities.
Work with Museum archivists and stakeholders to catalogue hard-copy drawings, recording agreed metadata such as date, revision, discipline, location and status.
Create and maintain a structured register in which each drawing is uniquely identified.
Support decisions on retention, disposal and digitisation priorities based on use, relevance and currency of information.
Prepare high-quality work packages to support the digitisation of selected drawings.
Liaise with stakeholders to confirm future storage and access arrangements for retained hard-copy and digital records.
Support the population of the Museum's Common Data Environment with relevant legacy information.
Make building information available to support capital projects and operational teams as required.
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Job Overview
- Job Title: Legacy Estates Records Officer
- Salary: £40k-£50k
- Hours: Full time
- Artform: Museums
- Role: Technical & Production
- Contract: Contract
- Closing date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026
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Location:
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Job: Legacy Estates Records Officer
Job: Legacy Estates Records Officer
Organisation: The British Museum
Postcode: WC1B 3DG
How to Apply
All applications should be made via the British Museum website by 12pm (midday) on 8 June 2026.
- Contact name: Anna George
- Contact email: [email protected]
About The British Museum
Founded in 1753, the British Museum was the first national public museum in the world. From the outset it was a museum of the world, for the world, and this idea still lies at the heart of the Museum's mission today. The collection tells the stories of cultures across the world, from the dawn of human history, over two million years ago, to the present.