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- Queen Elizabeth is renovating Buckingham Palace for almost $500 million.
- The palace is hiring a planner to manage the 10-year project.
- The planner will be paid $49,000 a year, plus benefits and pension, and they will have access to some of the palace's recreational facilities.
- Applications are due by November 2020, and you can apply for the position here.
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Home renovations are never cheap. So what happens when your house is a 775-room palace that was originally built in 1703? Yeah, you can expect your renovation budget to be legendary.
That's what Queen Elizabeth is discovering — she's getting ready to update Buckingham Palace, and her budget is clocking in at almost $500 million. I mean, think about what the light bulb budget alone must be at the palace.
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Apparently, Buckingham Palace has been kind of falling apart for years and is in desperate need of some modern upgrades.
It's infested with mice, the walls and roofs were made with asbestos, many of the pipes are lined with lead, Palace residents are in danger of falling masonry, and the electric system hasn't been updated since 1949.
That's why the renovation calls for such an enormous budget. And, to help with the overhaul, the Palace is hiring a planner to help orchestrate the renovations. Interested in applying? Here's what you need to know.
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According to the job listing, your position will last for 10 years, and you'll be working 37.5 hours a week. The yearly salary isn't that high considering the enormity of the project — you'll get $49,000 a year, along with benefits, a pension, and use of some of the palaces catering and recreational facilities.
According to the listing, there is room to grow in your position, but it sounds like you'll be responsible for a *lot* of what goes down as the palace gets its first major overhaul in almost 70 years.
If it sounds like something you might be interested in, you can apply on the palace's website. And don't worry, you have time to brush up your CV — applications aren't due until November 2, 2020.
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