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Project Manager

Employer
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Location
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Salary
Starting salary £39,500 to £50,000, plus civil service pension and other benefits
Closing date
28 Jun 2022

Edinburgh Biomes is the most exciting and visionary project being undertaken by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) since its relocation to its fourth site at Inverleith in 1820. The project aims to conserve plant life for generations to come. 

Edinburgh Biomes is central to RBGE’s response to the twin challenges of the biodiversity crisis and climate emergency.  In a world where 40% of plant species are estimated to be under threat, our mission has never been more urgent.

The project will protect global plant science and conservation through the restoration of the Garden’s A-listed historic Palm Houses, modernist Front Range and research houses. It will also provide new facilities for cutting edge plant science, accelerating RBGE’s research into plant pests and pathogens.

Edinburgh Biomes will create a new destination within the Garden for visitors, staff and academics from around the world - the creation of a new Glasshouse that will enrich our National Botanic Collection, provide a spectacular visitor experience and inspire the scientists, horticulturists and conservationists of the future.

Edinburgh Biomes has now reached the construction stage, and we are looking to recruit an experienced project manager to support in its delivery. Reporting into our Head of Edinburgh Biomes Programme, you will work with internal colleagues, external consultants, contractors, and partners to support and co-ordinate the delivery of the programme works using construction management tools and techniques.

This is a key post in the project team and will be critical to its success. Applicants should have demonstrable professional and technical experience in design, construction, procurement and project management, and a record of delivering a range of planning and successfully implementing a range of capital projects.

More information on the role, including a full job description and person specification, can be found in our recruitment brochure for the role on our website www.rbge.org.uk/about-us/working-with-us/vacancies/. Further information on the Edinburgh Biomes project can also be found there at https://www.rbge.org.uk/news/edinburgh-biomes. Informal enquiries on the role can be addressed to Amy Murray at amurray@rbge.org.uk

Interested applicants should send a CV and covering letter which outlines your suitability for this post as well as a completed equal opportunities questionnaire to recruitment@rbge.org.uk by Tuesday, 28 June 2022 with interviews likely to take place on Thursday, 14 July 2022.

If you haven’t heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume your application hasn’t been successful on this occasion.

No recruitment agencies please.

 

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