Historic Buildings & Construction Officer

Reference code: HLH/2602/20
  • Attractions
  • Newtonmore
  • Closing on 17th March 2026
  • Work location: Highland Folk Museum
  • Contract type: Part time (17.5 hrs per week)
  • Salary: £35,399 - £39,585 pro rata
  • Homeworking: This post is not suitable for homeworking
  • Responsible to: Curatorial Manager
  • Contact: Lorna Cruickshank 07884 752 328 / lorna.cruickshank@highlifehighland.com

Key duties and responsibilities

  • Actively promote a positive and collaborative workplace culture that supports the Charity’s purpose of Making Life Better and i-care values to increase morale, productivity and performance.
  • Lead on the development and maintenance of historic buildings, structures and landscape features.
  • Line-manage the Craft Skills Supervisor and Craft Skills Worker.
  • Deputy Responsible Premise Officer (RPO) with a responsibility for Health and Safety, construction site and maintenance management.
  • Lead on all Health and Safety procedures relating to area of work.
  • Oversee and ensure safe working practices in museum workshop
  • Oversee land management.
  • Annually install/interpret working collections in historic buildings and contribute to the training and support of the seasonal interpretive team.
  • Lead and collaborate on external funding applications to improve management and benefit the museum.
  • Assist in the development, review and implementation of projects towards the addition of further vernacular buildings and structures.
  • Work with colleagues, volunteers and external partners to enable and improve access through learning programs, interactive interpretation, activities or events.
  • Undertake all tasks in accordance with High Life Highland policies and procedures, including General Data Protection Regulations, health and safety procedures, relevant checks, reporting any concerns to management to ensure corrective action is taken.
Date posted: 24th February 2026

About us

High Life Highland is charity and our purpose is Making Life Better. We are a fun, friendly, caring, supportive, inclusive and proud organisation with strong people values based around integrity, community, accountability, respect and example. We believe if all our of employees strive to embrace our people values then, collectively, we give ourselves the best chance of fulfilling our purpose of Making Life Better.
High Life Highland (HLH) is committed to the protection and safeguarding of vulnerable groups, including children and protected adults and believes that they should never experience any kind of abuse. It has a responsibility to promote the welfare of those in vulnerable groups and to keep them safe and to practice in a way that protects them. HLH expects all those with whom the Charity engages to share this position. Where applicable, new positions will be subject to the appropriate level of Disclosure Scotland checking; identity checks (address, date of birth), employment/experience history, two references (one of which must be most recent employer, where appropriate), qualifications, Right to Work in the UK (where applicable). The above will apply to anyone working on behalf of HLH (paid or unpaid) including all board directors, staff, workers, volunteers, agency staff and students.