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