Lead Painter - Fort George Depot bei Operations North MCU Highlands and Western Isles

Starting salary: £32255
Contract type: Permanent
Grade: 3
Location: Fort George 
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 35 hours per week 
Interviews: To be held in person at Fort George on Week Commencing 6 October 2025 

You will lead on operational delivery of conservation activities across all Properties in Care, and scheduled monuments within the North region.  You’ll bring thorough practical knowledge of the unique requirements of undertaking conservation works in the historic built environment, working alongside your team to implement specialist standards, processes, and skills needed to care for historic monuments and ensure they are safe environments for colleagues, visitors, and the wider community.

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Benefits of joining us at Historic Environment Scotland

• Enrolment onto a Civil Service Pension scheme – 28% employer contribution
• 25 days annual leave, pro-rata (increasing to 30 days after 3 years) + 11.5 public holidays
• Reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions
• Support for further education and personal development
• Study leave for work related courses
• Flexible working hours (where appropriate)
• Free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests)
• Free entry to English Heritage, Manx and Cadw properties

Key Responsibilities of this role

• Leading and supervising MCU craftspeople and trade staff delivering a programme of works.

• Purchase materials and supplies for required work activities ensuring value for money. Checking budget availability, obtaining competitive quotations, placing orders on the Fusion system and arranging for delivery /collection. 

• Maintain skills and qualifications required for the role, including health and safety and craft skills Checking and organising that all your team training certificates for access equipment, machinery operations and first aid are all in place and up to date.

• The lead tradespeople are expected to be working alongside their teams, working outside in variable weather conditions. 

• Carry out quality control checks on work output, recruitment, coordination of training requirements, staff development, attendance management, disciplinary procedures, and other staff-related HR issues.

• Collation and reporting of information related to your area of responsibility in the form of progress reports, programme updates, delays and blockers

• Ensure compliance with health & safety policies and procedures including compiling accident reports on the HES PRIME reporting system, production of job folders, carry out toolbox talks, compile risk assessments and method statements, inclusive of checking contractors risk assessments and method statements.

• Support colleagues across HES, and external stakeholders when required, with specialist advice and insight relating to the role, including to support the development of visitor and community engagement activity relating to conservation and work.

• Compile necessary weekly and monthly paperwork and work alongside the PM&CM to submit progress reports to Regional Office.

• Under CDM Regulations liaise and monitor project based contractors in terms of safe system of work procedures.

• Support the wider team in fulfilling conservation and site based activities for assigned projects, ensuring consistent national technical standards are applied. 

   

Key requirements of the role:

In order for you to be successful in this post, we will be looking for you to submit a cover letter which addresses how you can meet each of the essential and desirable criteria (in up to 1,200 words), using examples of where you have demonstrated these criteria previously. Please ensure that you provide real life examples for each of the criteria to be considered for this post. You can use examples of how you have met this criteria from your work life, home life, education or volunteer experience. Please read our CV and Cover Letter Guidance first before completing, as you will only be eligible for selection if you use examples of how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.

Essential:

• Qualified and experienced Painter. 

• Experience of leading and managing site based craftspeople in a construction site environment  

• Proven knowledge of the traditional building crafts. An understanding and knowledge of current building conservation practises and techniques  

• Experience and knowledge of health & safety practices including CDM Regulations, COSHH assessments, Production of Risk Assessment and Method Statements.  

• Awareness of financial planning and budgeting 

• Ability to support the organisation of multiple project programmes, including resources, budget, contractors and materials  

• Qualified to Advanced Craft Level SVQ level 4 or SCQF level 6.

Find out more about desirable skills and experience in our full job description here.

We are dedicated to building a workforce which is reflective of diversity within Scotland. We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religious beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or neurodiversity. In support of our Gaelic Language Plan, we welcome applications from Gaelic speakers.

We want every candidate to have the best chance to succeed during the recruitment process. If you require your application in an alternative format, please reach out to us via email at [email protected] or call our Head Office at 0131 668 8600 and speak to a member of our People Team.

Please note that, at this time, we are unfortunately unable to provide sponsorship as part of the recruitment process, therefore you must have current right to work in the UK to be considered for a post.

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