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Assistant Project Manager

Assistant Project Manager

Contract: Permanent, Full-time (35 hours per week)

Grade: D

Salary: £42,750 - £47,620 per annum (inclusive of Inner London Weighting)

 

Summary

We’re looking for an Assistant Project Manager to work with us to support the successful delivery of the Barbican Renewal Project.  

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a keen interest in design and project management to develop their skills and experience, while working on the development of a major capital programme. This is a varied role with the opportunity to work across various workstreams as projects evolves through the phases. 


About the Barbican

The Barbican is an international arts and events centre, situated in the heart of the City of London and showcasing the most exciting art from around the world. 

Opened in 1982, the Barbican is a unique and audacious building, recognised globally as an architectural icon. The Centre was part of a visionary plan to radically transform how we experience the urban landscape. As well as our theatres, galleries, concert halls and cinemas, we are home to the UK’s largest post-war conservatory, a library, conference facilities, public and community spaces, restaurants, bars and a popular lakeside oasis. 

Each year the Centre welcomes millions of visitors and thousands of artists, all of whom come together in its spaces to share extraordinary experiences in a unique environment. 

 

About Barbican Renewal 

Barbican Renewal is our plan to ensure every part of the Barbican Centre’s iconic site is restored, revitalized and relevant for future generations. 

Over the past four decades the Barbican Centre buildings have deteriorated significantly. Through Renewal, building systems and ageing materials will be upgraded and restored, while underused areas of the site will be unlocked, releasing their full potential for public, civic and creative use.

Our goal is to care for the things people love about the Barbican, while delivering improved public and creative spaces and facilities. At the heart of Renewal is a commitment to celebrating the architectural vision and heritage of the Centre, with a programme of sensitive conservation and upgrade to bring the buildings back to their best, while also delivering a place that is truly inclusive, sustainable and resilient.

Barbican Renewal is already underway, with essential improvements being made to systems and visitor facilities. Thanks to additional funding of £191m from the City of London Corporation, we are now able to commit to delivering the next major phase of work as part of a five-year programme to forge the Centre’s future. Subject to planning permission, construction will begin in 2027 with this first phase complete in 2030, just ahead of the Barbican’s 50th anniversary.

 

Further information about Barbican Renewal can be found on our website: https://sites.barbican.org.uk/renewal/

Further information about the role can be found in the 'Job Information Pack'.

Job Information Pack
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Key Info

Salary: £42,750 - £47,620 (inclusive of Inner London Weighting)

Contract: Full time (35 hours) Permanent

Application Deadline: 23:55 on Monday 31 August 2025

Ready to apply?

To apply click on the 'Apply Now' button, or visit the Assistant Project Manager page on the City of London jobs site.

If there are any issues with the application process, please contact the Barbican Careers team at [email protected].

Deadline for applications is 23:55 on Sunday 31 August 2025. 

Please note that we are unable to accept late applications. We regret that we are unable to provide feedback on your application.

The City of London Corporation want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do. The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation – and is committed to regularly benchmarking and reviewing pay against external sectors.

As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of staff within the Barbican we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from groups that are currently underrepresented, including people from the Global Majority* and D/deaf and disabled people. We want to better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who would like to be considered under this scheme and who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Please contact us if you require reasonable adjustments as part of the application process.

*Global Majority is a collective term that refers to people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or, have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities'.