Job Description
Job Title:
Senior Project Manager (Post excavation)
Salary:
From £31220 to £37686
Hours:
37 hours per week. Flexibility with working hours will be required
Location:
1 Bolton House, Northampton
Duration:
Permanent
Responsible to:
Director, Northampton Office
Responsible for:
Project Officers, Supervisors and other staff as appropriate
Overall Job Purpose:
The primary purpose of this role is twofold:
1 To manage the post excavation analysis and reporting programme in
Northampton. To set the standard for our output at all levels and
implement forward looking strategies for archaeological publication and
archiving in order to meet client and curatorial requirements thereby
underpining MOLA’s reputation as a leading commercial archaeological
organisation.
2 To support the Director in the operation and development of the
business at MOLA Northampton. Working with the others in the Senior
Management Team to ensure the implementation of effective business
wide strategies
Main Job Tasks
1 Managing the preparation of project reports and publications within a
timely manner
2 Ensure MOLA Northampton projects comply with all local, regional,
national and professional standards
3 Managing and coordinating both in-house and external contributors to
post excavation programmes
4 Oversee the management of the drawing office, to ensure output
standards and coordinate resourcing with the Project Management team
5 Procure external specialist services as required
6 Provide subject matter expertise in post excavation ‘best practice’,
developing new strategies for effective project delivery
7 Ensure quality control of all output through copy editing and proof
reading
8 Provide high quality training and advice to staff at all levels in the
production of post excavation analysis and report writing
Key Result areas:
Leadership & People Management
1 To provide effective leadership in key areas of the business as part of
the MOLA Northampton Management Team.
2 To provide effective line management to the post excavation team
handling issues such as welfare, career development and appraisals
3 To champion and manage the post excavation process through
effective liaison with the Deployment Manager, other managers and staff
4 To motivate, inspire and manage multi-disciplinary project teams to
carry out thoughtful, focused work to produce high quality reports within
agreed timescale and budgets.
5 To develop good working relations with external specialists and support
in house artefact/ecofact specialists.
6 To develop and maintain excellent relations with clients, grant awarding
organisations, external specialists and local authority curators
Financial Results
7 To ensure that all assigned contracts meet target margins and that
future work is financially viable
New Business
8 To work with the Group Sales and Marketing team to grow the business
through the development of new clients and to win profitable contracts.
9 To seek grants and other income sources for synthesises and other
non-client funded work.
10 Develop and support innovative product dissemination strategies, in
order to ensure that MOLA output is targeted to developing audiences and
is as widely available as possible
Business Delivery and Financial Management
11 To maintain up to date records in the MOLA Project Finance system
for all assigned projects.
12 To review financial management information regarding assigned
projects regularly, and actively manage the successful completion of
projects in fulfilment of the agreed financial, academic, technical and
quality standards.
General
13 To assist in the further development and improving safe systems of
work.
14 To work in accordance with the requirements of the MOLA Health &
Safety Policy
NB This job description should not be taken as an exhaustive description of the role and is,
rather, indicative of the types of responsibility covered by this job. Post holders will be required
to carry out such other work as is required by MOLA as long as this is reasonable and
commensurate with the nature of the post held.
Person Specification
CORE
REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Relevant degree or extensive experience in commercial archaeological
practice
Postgraduate or further educational qualification in a
relevant academic subject.
MCIfA
Full Driving Licence
Experience &
Knowledge
Clear track record in the effective and efficient planning and delivery of
archaeological projects, including the management of post excavation
programmes.
Knowledge of the commercial archaeology market and the pressure of
delivering quality products to tight deadlines and budgets.
Extensive experience in a management or supervisory
role.
Experience of costing and bidding for archaeological or
similar project work.
Experience of using publication software.
Considerable evidence of report writing and publication.
Skills/Abilities/
Competencies
Demonstrable ability to edit other peoples reports.
Knowledge of other forms of communication including
social media.
Knowledge of common software packages used in preparation of reports
and illustrations.
Demonstrable experience of building strong
commercial relationships
Broad knowledge of British archaeology across a range of periods and
type sites. Awareness of current professional guidance and specialist
literature relating to the historic environment.
Demonstrable commitment to the commercial success of MOLA.
Academic publication background
Excellent planning and organising management skills.
Excellent prioritisation skills
An effective, concise, and confident written and verbal communicator.
Detailed knowledge in an archaeological specialism
such as a specific period or site type; or
artefact/ecofact; or use of technology.
Engagement with the wider profession such as
conference papers, lectures etc
CORE
REQUIREMENTS
Essential
Excellent people skills and an ability to motivate staff. Specifically the
ability to mentor authors to raise the quality of reports.
Excellent numerical ability.
Positive attitude, flexible, change orientated and outputs/results focussed.
An understanding of the principles of diversity and how they relate to a
role such as this. An active commitment to the principles of workforce
diversification.
Desirable