Royal Collection Trust
Metalwork Conservator
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About the Role
It’s conserving a world class collection of works of art.
It’s knowing your expertise will help preserve cultural heritage for generations. And it’s joining a team committed to the highest standards of care. This is what makes a career with Royal Collection Trust so special.
Spanning everything from jewellery to sculptures, the Royal Collection's metals holdings are diverse, historic, and of international significance. Conserving such a vast and complex range of objects requires skill and a passion for craft and heritage.
Key Responsibilities
- Conserve and restore a wide range of metal objects, from jewellery and objets de vertu to large-scale sculpture, preparing them for exhibition, publication, photography and display.
- Prepare treatment proposals, documenting conservation treatments and maintaining accurate records in line with Royal Collection Trust conservation protocols.
- Work closely with art handlers, technicians and other specialists to coordinate the safe movement, handling and installation of objects across workshops, stores, photography studios and galleries.
- Collaborate with conservators, curators, photographers, exhibition teams and external mount makers to ensure projects are delivered to the highest standards and within agreed timescales.
- Contribute technical insights and research findings that enhance understanding of objects within the Collection and support future conservation activity.
- Provide advice on the care and preservation of metal objects, supporting both displayed and functional collections.
- Health and safety will be central to your work, and you'll take responsibility for maintaining safe working practices, including COSHH and RAMS compliance.
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Essential Criteria
- A master's degree in metals conservation, or equivalent professional experience, alongside experience managing conservation projects and delivering complex conservation treatments across a range of metal and mixed-media objects.
- Strong practical experience in the conservation of a wide range of metal objects, supported by an understanding of conservation theory and ethics, materials science and conservation technologies.
- Confident using conservation workshop equipment and applying safe working practices within a workshop environment.
- Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects to agreed deadlines.
- A confident communicator who can explain conservation concepts, treatment options and technical information clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
- Good IT skills and experience using databases or collections management systems to maintain accurate records and documentation.
- You'll be equally comfortable working independently and collaborating closely with colleagues across multidisciplinary teams to achieve shared objectives.
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What We Offer
We know that to deliver our best work; we need to feel at our best. That’s why at the Royal Household we offer a generous benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and life priorities.
- Enjoy 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days (pro rata, plus bank holidays)
- Our excellent non-contributory pension plan is highly valued by our employees, as is complimentary lunch on-site to keep you fuelled throughout the day.
- We also offer a range of leave options to support your life priorities, such as parental pay and leave and volunteering days, as well as benefits to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
- Other perks include 20% off at our Royal Collection Trust Shops and complimentary admission tickets across all our locations, along with many more exclusive employee discounts.
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