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Conservation Advisor

Employer
Historic Environment Scotland
Location
Edinburgh and the Lothians
Salary
£43,960 - £49,953
Closing date
7 Jun 2023
Reference
HES/23/080a  

Job Details

As the technical adviser for the Grants Team’s repair grants activity, the Conservation Advisor will play an integral role in enabling grantees to deliver high-quality conservation and repair outcomes whilst ensuring that we deliver excellent customer service. To be successful in this role, you will be a Conservation Accredited Architect/Surveyor with strong technical expertise and a collaborative, customer-oriented approach.

If you are someone with an in-depth knowledge and proven experience of project, contract and financial management in relation to construction projects, then this could be a great opportunity for you.

Benefits

We offer a number of excellent benefits, such as special leave, reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions, study leave for work related courses, an occupational sick pay scheme, access to a free Headspace subscription and access to a civil service pension scheme with minimum employer contributions of 26.6% (pro rata’d).
 

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To apply for this post, please complete an online application form, which can be accessed below. Guidance on completing the application can be found in the ‘Guidance notes for applicants’ document, which we recommend that you read, as well as Job Description for the post – both can be accessed via the links above. If you are unable to complete an online application form, please contact the recruiting team (contact details are provided in the Job Description for each post) and they will arrange for an application form to be sent to you. Please note that as we operate an e-recruitment system, we will contact you via the email address that you provide to update you on the outcome of your application.

Company

We lead and enable Scotland’s first historic environment strategy Our Place in Time, which sets out how our historic environment will be managed. It ensures our historic environment is cared for, valued and enhanced, both now and for future generations.

We’re a non-departmental public body with charitable status. We're governed by a Board of Trustees, who were appointed by Scottish Ministers.

We’re responsible for more than 300 properties of national importance. Buildings and monuments in our care include Edinburgh CastleSkara BraeFort George and numerous smaller sites, which together draw more than 3 million visitors per year.

We’re also responsible for internationally significant collections including more than 5 million drawings, photographs, negatives and manuscripts, along with 20 million aerial images of locations across the world.

We invest about £14 million a year in national and local organisations, supporting building repairs, ancient monuments, archaeological work, the Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme and the voluntary sector.

Our conservation experts provide guidance, training and technical research into Scotland’s built environment. Through our outreach programme, we promote community and individual learning engagement with Scotland’s heritage. We contribute to the Scottish Government’s strategy to tackle climate change and reduce Scotland’s carbon footprint.

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