Advertised from 18 July 2025

Role

Edinburgh World Heritage distributes around £600,000 in grants each year, funding projects across the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site which conserve, celebrate and widen access to Edinburgh’s unique historic buildings and public spaces. Grants are funded by Historic Environment Scotland and Edinburgh World Heritage’s own repayable grants fund.

The Public Realm projects programme helps to retain the authenticity and integrity of the historic streets and public spaces within the World Heritage Site. It promotes the better understanding, appreciation and care of the city’s historic environment through partnering with the Council and other stakeholders to repair, conserve, reinstate or interpret historic elements such as monuments and memorials, lanterns, ironwork, gardens and stairways. These projects are generally initiated and developed by EWH and aim to enhance and regenerate undervalued areas, engage the public with the heritage, and encourage better quality maintenance and management of the historic public realm by city partners. We also run a community small grants fund facilitating community groups and organisations to engage and care for their local heritage through conserving and enhancing their own historic environment.

Reporting into the Head of Conservation (Public Realm), the Public Realm Projects Manager will manage and progress grant-aided partnership projects. They will work with partners to initiate, seek funding for, develop, manage and deliver new projects to benefit the World Heritage Site using best practice methodologies for building conservation and community engagement. The Public Realm Projects Manager will be the first point of contact for the community small grants programme responding to queries and administering the grant funds. Projects work in close collaboration with artists and craftsmen, local communities and organisations, the City of Edinburgh Council and other key stakeholders.

We are seeking an organised and proactive project manager with excellent communication and community engagement skills. The successful candidate will bring experience in providing technical architectural conservation advice, building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, project budget management, monitoring, evaluating and reporting to funders and Trustees. Previous experience of procurement of contractors and onsite contract administration is required. Ideally, they will be confident using a CRM, digital tools and processes, and share our passion for heritage.

This is a unique opportunity to join a small but passionate team focussed on protecting, conserving and enhancing one of the world’s most celebrated World Heritage Sites.

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Application notes

If you would like to apply to this role, please submit: 

• A CV outlining your employment history, academic and professional qualifications 

• A cover letter explaining why you are interested in the role and how you meet the requirements of the job description and person specification (no more than two A4 pages) 

• The EWH Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form (optional) 

Applications can be sent by email to comms@ewht.org.uk with the subject line 

“PUBLIC REALM PROJECT MANAGER RECRUITMENT 2025”. 

If you have any questions, please contact Fiona Rankin – fionarankin@ewht.org.uk

What We Offer: 

• 25 days annual leave plus 10 public holidays

• 8% employer pension contribution 

• Flexible working 

• Historic office just off the Royal Mile 

Closing date for applications: 12noon on Friday 8th August 2025 

Interviews: expected to be on Friday the 22nd August 2025 (may be subject to change)