Full Time

Job Summary
The Conservation Technicians make up a small group of specialists sitting within the Conservation Department. Their main purpose is to devise and implement systems to ensure that the NGS collections and those works on loan to NGS are displayed, stored and transported in a safe and appropriate manner.

The role of the Conservation Technician – Paper is to work with the Senior Conservation Technician – Paper to deliver the paper conservation technician service. This primarily consists of delivering technical work, with reference to agreed standards where appropriate, and monitoring progress against agreed targets.

Key Responsibilities
Technical work (95%)
Undertake the preparation of art works upon acquisition, or for the public, loans and collections care programmes, following standard methodologies as appropriate but also finding innovative solutions where necessary. This work includes:
• Designing and cutting mounts and securing objects within them;
• Removing objects from frames and putting objects into frames;
• Making new standard frames and liaising with colleagues to organise the manufacture of complex frames;
• Packing and unpacking objects, creating new packing systems as necessary.

Organisation and management (5%)
Assist the Senior Conservation Technician with the organisation and management of the paper conservation technician work, including:
• Liaising with the Paper Conservators to plan work on objects for acquisitions processing, for the public programme, for loans or for collections care projects;
• Liaising with the Paper Conservators to organise the movement of paper-based objects in and out of the conservation department, ensuring that location records are maintained;
• Ensuring that objects in the paper conservation technician studio are safe and secure, and that the studio is tidy and well organised;
• Ensuring that any paper conservation technician contractors have the resources they need for their work;
• Liaising with the Paper Conservators and the Digitisation team to organise the photography of objects as required;
• Monitoring the progress of the paper conservation technician work so that any potential failure to meet deadlines can be identified and addressed, and so that collections care work can be programmed in when capacity permits.

The role

An exciting opportunity has arisen as Caretaker to assist the RZSS Edinburgh Zoo Property & Estates Team in managing the day-to-day build and maintenance of all buildings, facilities and infrastructure, to ensure that all areas of are safe and well presented for our visitors and in accordance with agreed service standards and in a cost-effective manner, in support of RZSS’ mission and vision. This post also supervises the vehicle gate receiving deliveries and making contact with departments to advise them of arrivals.

Some of the things you’ll do:

– Work with minimal supervision, under the direction of more senior tradesperson, to provide labouring and driving tasks to agreed standards
– Supervise the vehicle gate and follow arrival/departure procedures of all vehicles entering the site, including drivers signing in and out, receive deliveries and alert relevant departments of arrival.
– Responsible for site security and access of contractors/vehicles via the vehicle gate and follow the opening and closing procedures of both the vehicle gate and pedestrian gate for staff.
– Proactively undertake daily site inspections of public areas and perimeter checks, diary any tasks by their priority order and complete minor repairs, including fencing repairs, replacing damaged signage, replacing light bulbs or clearing chocked wastes pipes smaller multi trade repairs or works which didn’t require an experienced tradesperson to complete.
– Maintaining onsite recycling area ensuring this is kept clear and that our onsite waste is being disposed of correctly.
– Ensure all machinery is cleaned, inspected, maintained and user log book updated daily to agreed transport policy standards and procedures, e.g. oil/tyre/light checks and ensure all pre-start check sheets are completed as required.

What we’re looking for:

– Full driving licence.
– Working knowledge of risk assessment processes.
– Ability to identify and make safe (for self, colleagues and the public) all the utilities and services encountered whilst working on RZSS sites.
– Significant practical experience in the construction and maintenance of buildings, fencing and infrastructure.
– Experience of working as part of a team, and on your own.
– Construction Safety Certificate or equivalent is desirable as is being trained and competent in the operation of RZSS vehicles (e.g. forklift, dumper/lifter, 360 digger, telescopic lift) in a range of complex driving situations

Role will require weekend working on a rotational basis.

Salary for the role is £19,305 – £19,772 per annum.

Glasgow Science Centre (GSC) is an educational charity and leading science centre and visitor attraction with a 5-star status. Our mission is to inspire everyone to explore and understand the world around them and to discover and enjoy science.

We are a place of learning, creativity, curiosity, and fun, inspiring and empowering around half a million people every year, both inside and outside our amazing centre in Pacific Quay, on the banks of the Clyde.

Our state-of-the-art centre contains more than 450 interactive exhibits, a digital planetarium, a science show theatre, Newton Flight Academy, a teaching laboratory, an IMAX cinema, and a maker space. We also take science out of our centre and across Scotland with our On Tour programme and our Community Engagement Programme works closely with people in our local communities.

Our staff are vitally important to us and play a key role in achieving our mission. We value diversity in our workforce and want our workforce to reflect the diverse communities we serve bringing a range of skills, experiences, knowledge, and ideas to help towards our mission.

Our company values are important to us as they underpin who we are and how we work, what we believe in and stand for:

We strive for excellence

We are inclusive

We innovate

We collaborate

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you committed to seeking excellence, creativity and innovation? Do GSC’s mission and values excite you? Do you want to work in a positive, vibrant and collaborative environment?

We are recruiting for a Technician to provide Facilities support, including installations, preventive & corrective maintenance.

The successful candidate will play a key role in planning and completing a range of planned maintenance works associated with electrical & mechanical systems, complete proactive inspections, remedial repairs and monitor and manage equipment operation via BMS systems

If this sounds like you then we would love you to get in touch!

APPLICATION DETAILS

Please find full job description and application form available on the Jobs and Volunteering section of our website.

We are equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

JOB PURPOSE
To combine responsibilities on nature conservation, visitor services, learning and community engagement to help deliver the strategic objectives of the property and wider National Trust for Scotland.
Protect the landscapes in our care and associated marine habitats as part of ecologically healthy habitat networks where natural processes predominate and help combat climate change. Enable more people to experience more heritage more often, get more out of it & put more back into it. Use evidence and practice from our natural heritage properties to support our voice in national debates advocating for natural heritage. Work with communities living on or close to our land or with an interest in our land so that they collaborate with us to help achieve our natural heritage outcomes. Protect the built and archaeological heritage in our care and use them to help us explain the “habitats” outcome and achieve the “visitor’s” outcome.
This post has a pivotal role in the delivery of our ambitious long-term project to restore the landscape at Kelton Mains Farm on the Threave Estate. The ‘Threave Landscape Restoration Project’ will return the land of Kelton Mains Farm (81 ha) to a fully restored woodland-wetland ecosystem, self-sustaining and self-adapting to Scotland’s changing climate over the next one hundred years.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Combine responsibilities across the following areas of work with direct implementation yourself and by overseeing the work of others such as contractors, volunteers, and colleagues:
Nature conservation
• Survey wildlife and habitats and feed this knowledge into management decisions, marketing of natural heritage, and further development of our voice.
• Maintain and manage habitats, wildlife with the aim of protecting species and increasing biodiversity.
• Contribute to the planning and lead the delivery of practical conservation to deliver the outputs agreed in the Annual Operating Plan
Visitor Services
• Provide information to visitors to encourage more visitors and help people get more out of their engagement with natural heritage and give more back to it including “upselling” (e.g.: of membership) using face to face and by other means of interaction such as social media.
• Maintain countryside estate infrastructure at small, day to day scale (e.g. paths, gates, signs, vegetation management) to achieve ecological, visitor services and safety outcomes.
• Occasional Visitor Services duties as cover, when required.
• Assist with events such as public gatherings, NTS events and weddings.
Community engagement
• Communicate with local stakeholders, neighbouring landowners, local businesses, local / regional agencies and others to increase understanding of their and our aims and develop collaborative working to help deliver our priorities.
Learning
• Provide educational and other outreach activities on site or to the community local to the natural heritage and to communities of interest, including for volunteers.
• Delivery of formal and informal learning activities including events, workshops, walks and talks.
Other responsibilities
• Management of practical conservation and wildlife recording.
• Ensure that all activities undertaken are compliant with the Trust’s health and safety policies and procedures including the safe system of work (SSOW), and environmental policy and practices.
• Manage contractors and supervise volunteers
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
Qualifications
• A full, clean driving licence for driving in the UK is essential.
• Criminal records (Disclosure Scotland) checking and clearance essential for safeguarding of children/vulnerable adults.
• Graduate level qualifications or equivalent experience in one or more of the following subject areas heritage or cultural studies, visitor services, rural land management, nature conservation, environmental studies.
• Experience of managing safety in the countryside.
• Strimmer, chainsaw and pesticide certification.