Advertised from 18 February 2026

Role

We are an award-winning family attraction and heritage charity at the heart of West Lothian. Our 23-acre site features historic buildings, a working waterwheel, accredited museum, rare breed farm, landscaped grounds and vibrant visitor spaces welcoming over 160,000 visitors each year. 

As we deliver our ambitious five-year strategy, we are seeking an experienced and strategic Operations Manager to lead the safe, efficient and commercially successful day-to-day operation of Almond Valley Heritage Centre. 

Reporting directly to the Director and forming part of the Senior Management Team, this is a pivotal leadership role responsible for visitor experience, commercial performance, events, and health & safety compliance across the site. 

Key Requirements: 

• Senior operational leadership experience within a visitor-facing or multi-use site
• Proven ability to implement strategy and drive commercial growth
• Strong understanding of health & safety and compliance management
• Experience leading and developing teams
• Financially confident with strong organisational and problem-solving skills
• A collaborative, people-centred leadership style

This is an exciting opportunity to take a visible leadership role within a much-loved community attraction while helping shape its future growth and resilience.

Application notes

Please email us at jobs@almondvalley.co.uk with a full CV, and a covering letter demonstrating your suitability for the role. 

If you have any queries or would like to discuss an application in an alternative format, please email jobs@almondvalley.co.uk 

Equality and Diversity Commitment

Almond Valley is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to offering equal opportunity for all and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment and are working hard to create a space in which people from all walks of life see themselves.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and encourage applications from people currently under-represented groups, targeting in particular people of the Global Majority and Deaf or disabled applicants.

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