Historic Environment Scotland is taking forward a programme of corporate projects with a significant business change impact. These projects are highly interdependent. To assure efficient management and to maximise potential benefits of this transformational change, the projects deliveries must align. To do this we are have established a governance structure that supports cross-project direction and oversight and helps ensure the smooth delivery of the change programme.

These key projects are:

• Headquarters transformation
• Archives and collections relocation
• Corporate Management Information System (CMIS)
• Electronic Document and Record Management System (eDRMS)
• IT Projects (including, mobile working, Wi-Fi and cyber security)
• Properties in Care Asset Management System.

Each project is significant in its own right with established project teams and boards. Together, they represent a significant programme of change for HES. Beyond the specific aspects of each project, they also represent an opportunity to deliver a wide range of organisational development and culture change benefits that will equip HES for the future.

This post is initially required to deliver key workstreams including the Headquarters Transformation Project and the Archive and Collections Project summarised below:

• The HQ Transformation Project will move our two Edinburgh offices into one building and provide Agile working facilities for our staff. The total project budget is around £9m. A full design team has been appointed. RIBA Stage 2 is complete, and Stage 3 is underway.
• The archive project will provide fully compliant storage for our internationally important collections of objects, drawings, photographs and records including conservation workshops, digitalisation facilities and offices. This project is at RIBA Stage 0 – 1 with an estimated project budget of £3m
• The postholder will also manage a smaller project to relocate of our National Collection of Aerial Photography to a new facility in Sighthill.

The postholder will manage these projects to completion, into handover, and post project evaluation. The postholder may be expected to manage other projects alongside the main duties on these business critical workstreams.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities and objectives

• Management – you will manage the delivery of these projects, ensuring all objectives are met.
• Engagement – you will represent the projects across the organisation and manage proactive communication around the organisational change plan for the projects.
• Risk Management – you will be responsible for identifying and managing the risks associated with the projects.
• Programme Liaison – you will work with the other project and programme managers through the Joint Working Group, you will be expected to maintain good project management procedures in line with HES best practice; including efficient reporting on progress to the Programme Board.

Benefits

Benefits

What we offer

We welcome applications from all nationalities, ensuring that they have the right to work in the UK and applying for a job with us could open the door to a unique work environment. It could also give you job satisfaction and excellent development opportunities, plus a competitive salary, 25 days paid holidays (rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service) and 11.5 public holidays a year – pro rata for part time staff.

In addition we offer a great benefits package to our employees which includes:

• flexible working hours (where appropriate)
• special leave
• maternity/paternity leave
• adoption leave
• reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions
• support for further education and personal development
• study leave for work related courses
• access to a learning resource centre

Health and welfare
We offer you access to:

• our Employee Assistance Programme – for confidential advice and counselling
• an occupational sick pay scheme
• discounts at some local authority leisure facilities
• interest free loans for bicycles and annual travel passes (see ‘season ticket’ below)
• reasonable adjustments when needed, as part of our Equalities policy

Staff discounts
You will receive:

• free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests)
• free entry to English Heritage, Manx and Cadw properties
• 20% off purchases in our retail outlets

Season tickets

You can receive an advance to help with the cost of buying an annual season ticket for travel between home and work. The advance is then repaid from your salary over the life of the season ticket. Available to all permanent and fixed-term staff.