Assistant Project Manager

Responsibilities

• ● Coordinate scope of work for Exhibition Design Management & Construction Supervision on Specialist Museums, Cultural Institutions & Visitor Experience Projects
• ● Coordinate, implement, and deliver world-class museum exhibitions and cultural experiences from concept design through fabrication, installation, commissioning, and handover
• ● Ensure that exhibition environments, interpretive displays, multimedia systems, showcases, graphics, artifacts, and visitor experience elements are delivered to the highest international standards while meeting project objectives, schedules, budgets, and conservation requirements
• ● Act as the key interface between museum stakeholders, designers, architects, exhibit fabricators, contractors, multimedia integrators, conservators, and project management teams throughout the project lifecycle
• ● Manage exhibition design development from concept through detailed design and execution
• ● Review and coordinate schematic, concept, detailed, and construction documentation
• ● Ensure exhibition designs align with curatorial narratives, visitor experience strategies, and operational requirements
• ● Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams including Exhibition Designers, Interior Designers, Architects, Graphic Designers, Lighting Designers, AV & Multimedia Consultants, and Experience Designers
• ● Facilitate design workshops and stakeholder reviews
• ● Monitor design deliverables and ensure compliance with project milestones
• ● Ensure design solutions are practical, buildable, maintainable, and operationally sustainable
• ● Supervise exhibition fit-out and installation works on-site
• ● Monitor contractor and fabricator performance against approved drawings and specifications
• ● Conduct regular inspections to verify workmanship quality and compliance
• ● Review method statements, shop drawings, and material submittals
• ● Ensure exhibition construction activities comply with local regulations, international museum standards, and health and safety requirements
• ● Identify construction risks and implement mitigation strategies
• ● Coordinate installation sequencing to avoid conflicts between trades
• ● Manage exhibit fabrication processes, including factory inspections and mock-up reviews
• ● Review prototypes, samples, and fabrication methodologies
• ● Verify fabrication quality and compliance with approved designs
• ● Monitor progress of fabrication packages and production schedules
• ● Coordinate logistics, transportation, and installation planning
• ● Ensure all fabricated components satisfy conservation and collection protection requirements
• ● Oversee design and manufacture of museum showcases and display systems
• ● Ensure compliance with artifact conservation requirements, including temperature control, humidity management, lighting limitations, security requirements, and environmental monitoring
• ● Coordinate object mounting, artifact supports, and display fixtures
• ● Work closely with registrars, curators, and conservation teams throughout installation
• ● Coordinate integration of multimedia and AV systems within exhibitions
• ● Oversee installation of interactive exhibits, projection systems, LED displays, immersive environments, audio systems, and digital interpretation technologies
• ● Ensure all interactive experiences function according to approved user experience objectives
• ● Manage testing and commissioning activities
• ● Develop and implement exhibition quality assurance and compliance processes