Location: Almond Valley Heritage Trust, Millfield, Livingston, EH54 7AR
Salary: £0 - £33,000 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 40 hours per week
At Almond Valley Heritage Trust, we are passionate about promoting, preserving, and celebrating the unique natural, built and cultural heritage of West Lothian. As a charity, we operate the Almond Valley Heritage Centre, a beloved visitor attraction spanning 23 acres and home to some of the region’s most heritage, including the historic Mill Farm and working waterwheel, an accredited museum and rare breed farm.
Almond Valley welcomes over 160,000 visitors annually, attracting families from across Central Scotland and beyond. As we look to the future, we are excited about expanding our heritage and conservation efforts and exploring opportunities to harness the heritage in our care to inspire the next generation and transform visitor experience. Our upcoming programmes will inspire action on important topics like climate change, and we aim to engage communities through innovative events and educational initiatives.
As the Estate Maintenance Manager, you'll be a vital part of our organisation, leading a team that work maintain, improve, evolve and fully utilise our extensive estate for the benefit of our visitors, community and future generations. You will actively support our vision of celebrating the power of heritage through the power of play, enabling a first class visitor experience. You will also prioritise a safety first culture, ensuring that our heritage centre operates smoothly, delivering a safe, and exceptional experience for over 160,000 annual visitors and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our workforce.
This is an exciting opportunity, to join Almond Valley Heritage Trust as we implement a new five-year masterplan to transform our site into a cultural beacon for the region and Scotland.
Responsible for the direct line management of the estates team (covering landscape & maintenance) you will lead in the planning and implementation of a comprehensive site maintenance and development service within the footprint of Almond Valley Heritage Centre.
You will oversee site inspections, of devices, structures and environments, identifying the need for repairs and renovations and directly contribute to the health & safety functions of the estate, maintaining robust safety practice in the maintenance of site buildings, infrastructure, and equipment, and prioritising the safety of our workforce and visitors.
You will also support the Director in the implementation of the 5 year master plan, in particular, advising on the development of the built heritage and wider estate to fulfil our ambition to embed heritage front and centre of our visitor and education offer.
The successful candidate will balance hands on practical maintenance skills, with a methodical and systematic approach to health & safety, and an ability to plan and deliver major building projects.
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