Built Heritage Officer
Salary: £33,000 – £34,000
Contract Type: Full-time, permanent
Location: GCHT offices, Glasgow / Hybrid
Glasgow City Heritage Trust (GCHT) gives out almost £1 million in funding each year to help people in Glasgow protect, repair, and promote the city’s historic buildings and places, and tell the city’s story. Through our grant programmes, we support individuals, communities, and organisations to care for Glasgow’s historic built environment, ensuring its sustainability for future generations. Our work helps create successful neighbourhoods and vibrant high streets, which are vital for sustainable and thriving communities.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Built Heritage Officer to join our team. This role is central to the delivery of the Trust’s Historic Built Environment Grant Programme, supporting best practice in traditional building repair and conservation. The role combines training and education for those responsible for maintaining Glasgow’s historic buildings with the assessment and management of grant-funded building repair projects.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Grants Manager to provide technical advice and support, monitor grant-funded repair projects, and deliver training and outreach activities. As part of their career development, the Trust will support the successful candidate with training towards securing Conservation Accreditation.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience in heritage management, built heritage, or conservation construction in a customer-facing role.
- Knowledge of traditional building materials and techniques and current building conservation practices.
- Experience of managing multiple projects or activities and working with different stakeholders.
- Experience of construction phase operations and visiting / monitoring progress on building sites
- The ability to evaluate complex information, including technical drawings and specifications.
- Strong communication and partnership-building skills.
- Excellent numerical and IT skills, including record-keeping.
Desirable criteria:
- A degree or equivalent in a relevant field (e.g., architecture, conservation, surveying, construction).
- Experience in grant scheme administration, building repair, or heritage-led regeneration projects.
- Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., IHBC, RICS, RIAS).
The successful candidate will embody our core values: passionate, collaborative, innovative, and forward-looking.
GCHT welcomes applications from all sections of the community and is an equal opportunities employer.
To Apply:
Please download the Job Description and Application Form via the links below:
Built Heritage Officer Job Description
Completed application forms should be returned by email to info@glasgowheritage.org.uk.
Deadline for applications: Monday 14th April 2025, at 12 noon.
Interviews: Interviews will take place at our offices in Glasgow on Thursday 24th April 2025.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Niall Murphy, Director, at niall@glasgowheritage.org.uk.
