Quantity Surveyor
- Full time
- £38,637 – £41,916
- Edinburgh or Inverness (hybrid of home and office working with site visits)
- Closing 15th January 2023
- Advertised from 16th December 2022
- 35 hours per week
- 8% employer pension contribution
Role
Are you a Surveying professional passionate about tackling the climate emergency? Do you want to be part of Changeworks – Scotland’s leading environmental charity delivering solutions for low carbon living?
About the role
We act as a Managing Agent for Local Authorities and Housing Associations delivering a range of energy efficiency and decarbonisation projects working in homes across Scotland. You will work within the Technical Directorate to deliver domestic retrofit projects as the client’s representative carrying out procurement and commercial and contractual management ensuring projects are delivered to budget and to a high standard.
About you
You will understand the complexities of procurement, contractor valuations, change management and budget control helping successfully deliver multi-faceted housing retrofit projects driving quality and achieving high impacts in challenging timescales. You will be adept at developing relationships and working in partnership, a skilled communicator managing and motivating your team.
Benefits
Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.
The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.
We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.
At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.
About Changeworks
As Scotland’s leading environmental charity delivering low carbon solutions for over 30 years, we recognise climate change is the most significant threat to the environment and our way of life.
We firmly believe that our people are our biggest strength, and our goal is to provide a rewarding and fulfilling career in line with our values of collaboration, integrity, passion, innovation and empowerment. We are proud of the expertise and enthusiasm of our people and have over 200 employees and volunteers across Scotland, from the Borders to Shetland.
Working at Changeworks is working for an organisation who believe that a work-life balance is essential, and inclusivity and diversity are important to us. We therefore invite applications from a variety of backgrounds.
Working for Changeworks will not just give you the opportunity to make an impact on the environment around you in your role, but you’ll also be part of an ambitious and growing organisation who are committed to our vision of a world where everyone can live, work and enjoy life with a low carbon impact.
Application notes
To apply: please visit our website to complete an online application - Working at Changeworks | Changeworks
Interviews: Ongoing
For further information about this post please contact Billy Jackson on 07467875679 or email wjackson@changeworks.org.uk
Changeworks ~ delivering positive low carbon living
Top job! Venture Support Manager
- Full time or Part time
- £36,000 – £44,000
- Edinburgh (Hybrid)
- Closing 21st April 2024
We're on the lookout for a Venture Support Manager to join The Ventures Lab team at The Challenges Group.
This role is at Senior Manager level and part of our senior team in Scotland, reporting to the Chief Executive.
Download the full recruitment pack below or from our website:thechallengesgroup.com/jobs
About us:
Challenges Group is an international enterprise development organisation which improves organisational capabilities through learning and leadership development for people and strengthening enterprises and their ecosystems. The Ventures Lab by Challenges Group provides an inclusive, supportive path for aspiring or early-stage entrepreneurs to bring their purpose-led businesses to life.
EATS Educates Gardener - EATS Educates: Children and Families Growing and Eating
- Part time
- £23,997 pro-rata
- Rosyth (On site)
- Closing 22nd April 2024
Do you have experience as a gardener or horticulturalist and have a passion for growing fruit and vegetables and inspiring others? This is an exciting opportunity to join a new project that aims to actively improve the health of children and their families, and their understanding and interest in the environment and biodiversity. The project will span four Primary Schools in Rosyth. Where children will learn and participate in their schools sowing, planting, growing, harvesting, tasting, and cooking fruit and vegetables. They will take this learning home – growing and cooking and eating fruit and vegetables at home.
You will join an Education Officer and a Project Support Officer and be supported by the General Manager of EATS Rosyth. The gardener will lead on the planning, creating and maintaining of the growing spaced in the 4 Rosyth Primary Schools . Example of some of the main duties will include:
- Work with the Education Officer and schools to design and create the growing spaces.
- Prepare the growing aspects of the project, with the Education Officer, and plan to meet the agreed timescales of the education programme.
- Maintain the growing spaces within each school and manage the soil fertility, crop rotation, sowing, irrigation, pest and disease control etc.
- Prepare for the education programme lessons so that the Education Officer has the necessary equipment and materials ready to use with the children.
- Work with the Project Administrator Officer to support how the project is communicated, for example taking photographs for promotion on social media.
- Involve families and carers in the project and work with them through out.
Please see the job description for more details and we warmly welcome inquiries by email at info@eatsrosyth.org.uk or by phone to Charlotte Oakley (General Manager) Tuesday – Thursday on 07396734859 or 01383 341260
SCOREscotland is based in South West Edinburgh. Our mission and purpose for existence is to work in partnership with others to address the causes and effects of racism and to promote race equality and break down barriers to the full participation of local black and minority ethnic communities in all aspects of civic life. As a small organisation we offer the benefits of working in a team that is committed to making a difference to the people that we work with.
We are looking for skilled and experienced youth project worker who is passionate about engaging with young people (11 – 18 years) old and about supporting them to make progress on our outcomes.
Are you passionate about working with young people?
Are you interested in working with the black and minority ethnic (BME) communities?
Are you professional and positive?
Are you a creative team player?
Do you have skills that you would like to share with young people?
We are based at WHALE Arts Centre, Wester Hailes but we take our young people throughout the city and beyond.
Please see attached job description for more details.
Community Development Officer (Funding)
- Full time or Part time
- up to £31,146
- Lochgelly (Hybrid)
- Closing 29th April 2024
Fife Communities Action Network (FCCAN) is a network of community groups in Fife that are taking action on climate change. Our aim is to empower and enable communities to create a low carbon future and promote local resilience and well-being.
We have three exciting opportunities to join our Fife Climate Hub team, funded by the Scottish Government.
The Fife Climate Hub is part of a new network of regional community climate action hubs, created by the Scottish Government. The Hub empowers community-led action on the climate crisis. Our vision is for a growing Fife-wide network of groups taking climate action to meet the needs of their communities. We build capacity of existing community groups working on climate, encourage collaboration and reach beyond the climate engaged to grow a diverse network across Fife. We also provide a voice for our members to influence local and national policy. Together we are driving change and strengthening climate resilience in Fife.
The Hub offers training, advice, inspiration, networking, funding and signposting to places of support. We provide opportunities for networking and shared learning to create a strong climate movement across Fife and drive change across all sectors.
We’re looking for passionate, enthusiastic people to further develop the project. This is an exciting opportunity to shape community climate action within Scotland through a model of localised ‘grassroots’ collaborative support.
The Community Development Officer (Funding) will support existing community groups to access funding to deliver their climate projects. The post holder will signpost groups to relevant funding opportunities, support them through the application process and act as a liaison between community groups, local authority and funders. They will also administer Fife Climate Hub’s Community Climate Grants scheme.
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