Senior Project Manager (Museums/Cultural Institutions)

Responsibilities

• ● The SPM for Exhibition Design Management & Construction Supervision is responsible for leading the coordination, implementation, and delivery of world-class museum exhibitions and cultural experiences from concept design through fabrication, installation, commissioning, and handover.
• ● 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, experience designers, and conservators.
• ● 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 control procedures.
• ● Conduct site inspections and quality audits.
• ● Verify compliance with design intent and technical specifications.