Quick overview
Job description
Starting salary: £27,740
Contract type: Permanent
Grade: 1
Location: Stirling Castle
Working Hours: Summer (Apr to Sept) Monday to Thursday 7.30am to 4.15pm, Friday 7.30am to 2pm. Winter (Oct to Mar) Monday to Thursday 8am to 4.15pm, Friday off.
Interviews: To be held in person at Argylls Lodgings, week commencing 7th December 2026
The Stirling depot monument conservation unit currently consists of various trades who carry out conservation and maintenance work on a variety of monuments within Stirling Castle area. The team is headed by a manager who has direct line management responsibilities for an MCU Team. As part of the MCU you will have responsibility for the on-going conservation and maintenance and presentation of Historic Environment Scotland monuments within the Stirling Area. You will provide general labouring duties to the team which may include some transporting of staff and materials to the various sites. Tasks including morning bin runs, event set up/breakdown, grass cutting and assisting various trades including stonemasons, Joiners, Plumbers, Electricians and Painters.
You may occasionally be asked to travel using HES transport to other remote sites out with Stirling area which may include overnight stays. You will be expected to work at any location as directed by the Manager. Although the depot is situated in Stirling Area, official transport is provided to and from the various sites within the Stirling Region. Individuals are however expected to make their own way to Stirling Castle for start and finish times. You may be asked on occasion to do some optional overtime in the mornings/evening/weekends.
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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
The main duties of the labourer’s post include:
Providing semi-skilled assistance to enable the MCU trades.
Transporting MCU staff, plant, equipment and materials from depot to various Historic Environment Scotland sites.
Carry out routine maintenance and cleaning at the sites ensuring continued high standards of presentation of the Properties in Care.
Carry out grass cutting duties and grounds maintenance to assist in the presentation of sites.
Maintain personal responsibility for Health & Safety and that of members of the public and fellow employees.
Keep the working site clean and tidy and ensure that access/egress to working areas are always maintained.
Assist Storeman with ad-hoc duties and maintenance at our central depot.
Carry out waste removal from site to central depot for uplift.
Assist with setting up and transferring temporary structures e.g. Herras fencing.
Weeding of low-level masonry, moss removal from low level wall heads.
Preforming, set up and derig of events often out with standard working hours.
You will be required to attend training courses identified to assist the work, or to comply with health and safety legislation (this may require overnight stays away from home).
Key requirements of the role:
In order for you to be successful in this post, we will be looking for you to complete a cover letter which addresses:
1. Why you are interested in the post with Historic Environment Scotland
2. How you can meet each of the essential and desirable criteria (in up to 800 words), using examples of where you have used these skills in the past.
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 Criteria:
A full UK driving licence, or a valid non-UK driving licence that permits driving in the UK, with a commitment to convert to a full UK driving licence within 12 months
Experience and knowledge of health & safety practices including Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) assessments and risk management etc
Experience of general labouring practices
Experience operating small plant and equipment
Find out more about desirable skills and experience in our full job description.
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 recruit@hes.scot 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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