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Project Manager: Saving the Home of Auld Lang Syne
The Robert Burns Ellisland Trust (RBET) is seeking a strategic, client-side Project Manager to lead “Saving the Home of Auld Lang Syne”. This major heritage regeneration project focuses on the A-listed farm where Robert Burns wrote his most famous works.
The Role
You will provide senior-level oversight during RIBA Stage 4 (Technical Design). Key duties include:
- Leadership: Managing the RIBA Stage 4 programme, design frees, and reporting to Trustees.
- Conservation: Ensuring all technical designs and cost decisions align strictly with the project’s Conservation Plan.
- Coordination: Overseeing a multidisciplinary team to ensure survey data is fully integrated into the design.
- Compliance: Providing independent assurance that procurement is transparent and meets the requirements of major funders like the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF).
Candidate Profile
- Experience: Senior client-side project management background.
- Heritage Expertise: Proven track record with A-listed buildings and Conservation Plans.
- Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of RIBA Stage 4 and procurement governance.
- Funding: Familiarity with publicly funded projects (specifically NLHF).
You can find the full brief here or to find out more about applying please contact us on admin@ellislandfarm.co.uk.
Apply with a cover letter outlining your specific interest in Ellisland and this role along with an up to date CV to admin@ellislandfarm.co.uk.
Closing date, Updated: 2nd March 2026
There are always opportunities available for volunteers, so please visit our volunteering page for more information, or view any current vacancies below.
Trustees
We are recruiting new trustees for the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust board. Follow the link below for more information and how to apply.
See & Do
Burns experienced his most creative and fruitful years here at Ellisland, finding poetic inspiration in the beauty of the surrounding countryside, the various people he met and the events he witnessed whilst living here.
Burns’ Life at Ellisland
Ellisland Museum and Farm is conveniently situated on the road between Robert Burns’ birthplace in Alloway and his final resting place at St Michael’s Cemetery in Dumfries.