Projects and Infrastructure Support Officer

Job reference: 000136

Salary: £35,075

Department: Transport & Industry

Location: Beamish Museum Co Durham

Team: Industry

Hours Per Week: 37

Job start date:

Closing date: 07/08/2026

Job Description

The Museum is looking for a candidate with recent experience of managing risk and buildings compliance activities with building infrastructure across a range of building types, styles and ages. With qualification/experience in related health and safety disciplines.

This new role will provide essential coordination, technical support, and assurance across the Buildings Maintenance function to support the safe and effective delivery, maintenance, and improvement of Beamish’s built estate.

Working closely with contractors, stakeholders, and in-house teams, the role will support the safe operation and continual improvement of buildings, plant, and infrastructure, including heritage and specialist environments, ensuring that risks are identified, controlled, recorded, and escalated appropriately.

The role contributes to embedding best practice in health and safety and sustainability, including implementing permit-to-work systems, undertaking risk assessments, and helping to drive carbon reduction and energy efficiency initiatives.

By providing project coordination, technical oversight, and informed input into team priorities and budgets, the post will support the strategic development of the Beamish estate and ensure that operational, statutory, and sustainability objectives are consistently met.

Some of the great benefits of working with us

• Joining a fantastic, friendly team of over 400 staff and 400 volunteers.
• Museum pass, allowing free entry for yourself and three other people.
• Work within a beautiful and unique location a 300-acre site that represents the diverse histories and heritage of the north.
• Discount on catering and retail.
• Free Parking.
• Bike2Work scheme.
• 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays) and increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
• 2 wellbeing days for all employees
• Work for a charity in the heritage sector where all profits are reinvested into further developing the museum, its people and reaching our communities.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Staff and volunteer social events throughout the year.

All new appointments are subject to the receipt of satisfactory references, and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

We recruit based on aptitude, positive attitude and potential, and work to ensure people from all backgrounds have the opportunity to work within the heritage sector. This is prioritised above academic qualifications and we support non-traditional routes into work. We recognise and value transferable skills and diverse experiences as a form of expertise. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates as well as applications from, LGB, Trans and non-binary candidates as underrepresented people within the museum.

Note to applicants: Please try to show in your application how you specifically meet the requirements in the about you section and refer to Our Recruitment Process for further guidance on completing your application form.

Should you have any queries with regards to the role or the recruitment process please do contact us at recruitment@beamish.org.uk or 0191 370 4335