Organisation: Historic Environment Scotland
Location: Fort George and Highlands
Starting salary: £27,519
Contract type: Permanent
Grade: 2
Location: Fort George
Working Hours: Full Time – 1932hrs (annualised hours)
Interviews: w/c 22nd September 2025
Thank you for your interest in the Painter position with Historic Environment Scotland at Fort George, Inverness-shire. This permanent and pensionable appointment offers a diverse working environment where no two days are the same.
Your role involves planning, organising, and delivering painting and decorating repairs at Fort George and other HES sites in the scenic Highland region. Tasks include recoating sash and case windows and working on conservation projects to restore decorative coats of arms. You will collaborate closely with our team of joiners, as painting often follows their completed joinery work. Join us in preserving and beautifying these historic sites!
Benefits of joining 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:
* Carry out conservation and routine maintenance painting works to HES monuments in the Fort George District area, including traditional painting upkeep for Fort George and other historic sites across the Highland district.
* Work within the painting team to fulfill the painting work program at Fort George.
* Provide training and mentorship for apprentices in traditional painting skills.
* Comply with and promote HES Health and Safety Policy.
* Attend training courses as required throughout employment, which may involve overnight stays away from home, expensed by HES.
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