Full Time

Project Co-ordinator

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is seeking a proactive and organised Project Coordinator to play a key role within our Estates & Sustainability function. This role supports the smooth coordination and delivery of strategic programmes and projects, including major capital works and infrastructure upgrades that help shape RBGE’s future.

You will provide high quality administrative, financial and governance support across a diverse portfolio of work, working closely with colleagues and stakeholders to keep projects well governed, well documented and on track. From coordinating meetings and maintaining project trackers to supporting financial processes and internal communications, you’ll help ensure information flows clearly and efficiently.

We’re looking for someone who enjoys working collaboratively in a fast paced, evolving environment, can balance multiple priorities, and brings strong organisational and communication skills. You’ll be confident using digital tools, comfortable handling sensitive information, and motivated to find smarter, more efficient ways of working.

RBGE is unable to sponsor applicants without the right to work in the United Kingdom for this role. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure eligibility to work in the United Kingdom for the duration of the appointment.

For more information including job description, person specification and to apply, please visit our website.

Facilities Visitor Services Manager

Facilities Visitor Services Manager

Brodick Castle, Gardens & Country Park, Isle of Arran

Eden Scott is delighted to be working with the National Trust for Scotland to appoint a Facilities Visitor Services Manager for Brodick Castle and its wider estate.

About National Trust for Scotland

National Trust for Scotland is a charity established in 1931, to provide access and enjoyment to the properties, places and collections in its care. They also exist to protect what they look after for future generations to enjoy; and increasingly they are keen to act as a strong conservation voice for heritage and climate change response across Scotland.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team at the Trust as Facilities Visitor Services Manager (VSM) for Brodick Castle, Gardens & Country Park, looking after on of the trusts most iconic properties, Brodick Castle and its wider estate.
Brodick Castle, Gardens & Country Park comprises of gardens, woodlands and waterfalls, a grand baronial castle and estate, a Woodland café, park café, gift shop and holiday lets. Set in the picturesque town of Brodick on the Isle of Arran, Brodick Castle is Britain’s only island country park.

The Facilities VSM is responsible for supporting the optimisation of properties facilities and services, operational leadership, and the smooth running of the property, gardens and country park. Specific areas of responsibility include:

• Ensuring compliance is met and adhered too across the property and within the team
• Sustainability and environmental management
• The conservation of the property and wider estate
• Financial Sustainability
• Project management
• People management of a small team
• Willingness to develop new skills, knowledge and qualifications in relevant fields.

The Facilities VSM has first-line responsibility for the supervision of all services and maintenance that support the core business at Brodick Castle. They will ensure that all managed departments are safe, secure, clean and comfortable environments in which the team, students, and volunteers can effectively work, and visitors and tenants can enjoy.

About You

We are seeking a Facilities Manager with experience of working with similar property types, who has a good understanding of compliance, health & safety, and planned and reactive maintenance.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• HND or Equivalent in a technology related discipline
• IOSH or H&S at Work Certification
• Demonstrable knowledge of Health & Safety.
• Experience of supervising or working in the safe and effective operation of buildings and facilities in a busy operational context.
• Experience of risk management and managing safe systems of work.
• Ability to read and understand building plans and drawings and evidence of record keeping skills.
• Ability to cope with physical demands of the job i.e. working at height, lifting/carrying tools and materials.
• Have a solution focused approach and be able to act independently.
• Full UK driving license.

Further Details & Application Process

The role offers a competitive salary of £35,800 with significant company benefits.
Eden Scott is dealing exclusively with the Trust on this vacancy so to be considered for this exciting opportunity, please submit your CV online and for an informal chat or to receive the full Job Description, please contact Iain Atkinson, Director, Eden Scott on 07714 124 033 or by email iain.atkinson@edenscott.com

Warehouse Team Supervisor (Hands-On)

Warehouse Team Supervisor (Hands-On):

Location: Broxburn West Lothian.
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £30,000 – £32,000, dependent on experience
Hours of Work: 37.5 hrs per week: Mon – Fri with varying pattern between 8am – 5pm

Lomond Books is a well-established specialist book wholesaler and distributor, supplying customers in the tourism, heritage and gift market across the UK. We are looking for an experienced warehouse operative/team leader ready to step into this role or an experienced Team Supervisor, working hands-on alongside a small, close-knit warehouse team of 6.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who already knows how a warehouse runs day to day and seeks accountability, influence and results, while still staying practical and fully hands-on with the daily activities of the warehouse.

The Role:

You will be hands-on in the warehouse while also taking responsibility for helping organise the day, supporting colleagues and keeping standards high.

Key duties include:

Working hands-on across all warehouse activities: goods-in, checking-in, picking, packing and dispatch.
Acting as the day-to-day supervisor for the warehouse team, taking responsibility for workflow, task allocation and maintaining standards.
Helping plan daily/weekly workloads and priorities, and setting rotas.
Supporting and guiding other team members when required.
Maintaining high standards of accuracy, housekeeping and health & safety.
Carrying out routine equipment and safety checks.
Operating a forklift (where applicable).
Working closely with the sales office and senior management team.
Feeding back ideas to improve efficiency and ways of working.

About You:

This role would suit a senior or experienced warehouse operative or a current supervisor who:

Has solid, hands-on warehouse experience.
Is comfortable taking ownership of day-to-day operations and decisions.
Able to support, guide and motivate a small team.
Has good attention to detail and takes pride in getting things right the first time.
Is reliable, practical and calm under pressure.
Comfortable working in a physically active, hands-on role.
Holds a forklift licence (preferred, or willing to obtain).
Has Fire Warden and/or First Aid training (advantageous, not essential).

Previous formal supervisory experience is not essential — we are most interested in attitude, experience and the willingness to help achieve results.

What We Offer:

A stable, permanent position within a long-established independent business.
A supportive environment with direct access to senior management.
Training and development to support you in the role.
Competitive pay based on experience.
A straightforward, respectful workplace where individual contribution is visible and valued.

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you’re a good fit for this role and what you would bring to Lomond.

For more information visit our website and go to WE ARE RECRUITING. A detailed job description and person specification plus general information are available for download.

Gardener

Inverewe is a garden of international importance. Created by Osgood Mackenzie in the late 19th century, and in NTS ownership since 1952, exotic plants flourish in a challenging northern landscape of spectacular mountain and coast. Within its essential wooded shelterbelt, Inverewe’s planting has always been developed to ‘push the boundaries’.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Undertake practical maintenance (e.g. managing trees and shrubs, herbaceous plants, and bulbs; clearing invasive species; weed control; composting and soil improvement; hard-landscaping; path care), with particular responsibility for a designated area within the woodland garden.

Knowledge of composting systems with an interest and ability to work alongside the team to help maintain our composting systems and soil health

Undertake such other reasonable duties as may, from time to time, be required to ensure the smooth running of the property as required by the Head Gardener.

Contribute as required to the wider garden, to the standards expected by the Trust and for the maximum safety of, and enjoyment by, visitors.

Contribute to the management, conservation and development of the garden by assisting with plant propagation and other nursery work, and the maintenance of plant records and labelling.

Assist with education/interpretation activities such as introductory talks and guided walks.

Foster positive relationships with local communities, promoting the work of the Trust, and actively seeking opportunities to increase Trust membership.

On occasion, contribute to the review and development of property action plans and operational workplans for the garden.

On occasion, supervise and work with volunteers, student placements and/or apprentices to ensure they deliver required outputs at the appropriate standard, and gain benefit/satisfaction from their activities.

Ensure compliance with the Trust’s health, safety, and environment policies and procedures.

Demonstrate self-motivation, strong organisational skills, including time management and the ability to plan and prioritise.

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