Hybrid Lead Joiner - Stirling Depot at Operations North MCU Highlands and Western Isles

Starting salary: £32,255
Contract type: Permanent
Grade: Grade 3
Location: Stirling Castle 
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 35 hours per week 
Interviews: To be held in person at Argylls Lodging on Week Commencing 8 September 2025 

The Lead Joiner is a site based leadership role in our Operations Directorate. 

Reporting to the District Works Manager, you will lead on operational delivery of conservation activities across Properties in Care within the Stirling depot area.  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 Joiners and trade staff delivering a programme of works. 
• 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 
• 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. 
• 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.
• Maintain skills and qualifications required for the role, including health and safety and craft skills
• Work in tandem with the site Property Maintenance & Compliance Manager to ensure all activity is carried out in a safe and coordinated manner and that a health and safety presence is maintained on site so far as reasonably practicable.
• Work with your team to ensure they understand how their activity contributes to the overall aims of the region, directorate and organisation
• Build and maintain constructive relationships with internal and external stakeholders and partners relating to the conservation work and operations within your remit
• 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.
• Ensure project and monument activities are aligned with district, regional and directorate goals retaining line of sight from team to organisational goals
• 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.
• Ensure work carried out by your team is compliant with all Regulatory, Statutory or HES standards delivering against agreed performance indicators under the Scheme of Delegation.
• Support the wider team in fulfilling conservation and site based activities for assigned projects, ensuring consistent national technical standards are applied. 
• Use experience to proactively seek opportunities for efficiencies in process and procedure within your remit, and manage resources and budget aligned to project and depot activity.
• Lead, and work with your team of Joiners and apprentices complying with HES policies and procedures.
• Support the ongoing development of skilled conservation knowledge within the team. 
• Role model a proactive, collaborative, and helpful approach, supporting the District Works Manager, Regional Technical team and your own team members. 
• Partner with other Managers to ensure effective cover in the event of absence ensuring business continuity. 

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 Joiner 
• Experience of leading and managing site based Joiners in a construction site environment  
• Proven knowledge of traditional building crafts. An understanding and knowledge of current building conservation practises and techniques  
• Experience and knowledge of health & safety practices including CDM Regulations,  Production of Risk Assessment and Method Statements.  
• Awareness of financial planning and budgeting 
• Ability to support the organisation of multiple project programmes, including staff resources, budget, contractors and materials  
• Experience in planning and managing work for site-based teams, ensuring visitor and community access and safety.
• Ability to communicate effectively with varied audiences, from the general public to conservation professional level
• Practical knowledge and experience of high standards of conservation repairs
• Quality control of staff and contractors work to agreed standards 
• Skills and aptitude to plan and organise resources and develop staff
• Awareness of stakeholder management 
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Proven leadership skills

• Supervisory and administrative skills relating to trades as well as an ability to deal effectively with staff covering a wide range of professions at all levels

   

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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