Dunvegan Castle & Gardens is one of the most dynamic, diverse, and popular multi award-winning 5* visitor attractions on the Isle of Skye. We are looking for enthusiastic and customer focused people to join our existing team and ensure that our 180,000 plus visitors receive our trademark warm Highland welcome during our open season which runs from 1 April to 15 October, with variable start and end dates depending on the role. You will be a team player, enjoy working in a busy environment, and take pride in maintaining high standards of customer service at all times. We offer excellent rates of pay, a generous staff benefit package, in-house training, accommodation, and the chance to work with a great team in beautiful historic surroundings.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team. We are currently fully staffed for the 2026 season, so we are not accepting applications at this time. However, circumstances can change, and opportunities may become available throughout the season. If you would like to work with us, please check this page regularly for any updates on vacancies. We will begin recruiting for our 2027 summer season in December 2026 and would love to hear from you then. We appreciate your interest and hope to welcome some of you to the team in the future.

Dunvegan Castle & Gardens is an iconic part of Scotland’s heritage at the heart of the 41,000-acre MacLeod Estate on the Isle of Skye. As the ancestral home of the Chiefs of Clan MacLeod for 800 years, Dunvegan is a multi-award-winning 5* heritage attraction, acting as a magnet for over 180,000 visitors per year.

This is a unique opportunity to helm a busy department that maintains a diverse range of buildings on the MacLeod Estate, ranging from the Grade A Listed Dunvegan Castle to our holiday cottages and heritage property portfolio.

You will possess qualifications and experience in a recognised building trade and be capable of leading a committed team with a diverse range of backgrounds and experience. Always calm under pressure, we expect you to be a self-motivated problem solver with a range of handyman skills, and to deliver results with energy complemented by a sense of humour. Ideally possessing some experience of working within the heritage or construction sectors, you will be able to forward plan and complete the numerous maintenance tasks and larger winter projects on time by providing the estate with a friendly, efficient and pro-active maintenance service.

The closing date for applications is 30 June 2026. We offer a competitive salary and staff benefit package commensurate with this role. Please include current salary details (basic plus any benefits) and your salary expectations of the role when applying. The job description can be downloaded here.

If this sounds like you, please email your CV and a covering letter explaining why the appointment interests you and how your experience and qualifications match the role profile to [email protected]

Dunvegan Castle & Gardens is an iconic part of Scotland’s built heritage on the Isle of Skye. As the ancestral home of the Chiefs of Clan MacLeod for 800 years, Dunvegan is an award-winning 5* heritage attraction and key driver of economic growth in the region, acting as a magnet for over 180,000 visitors per year.

This full-time post requires someone with a can-do and common-sense attitude, together with experience in all aspects of garden maintenance and hard landscaping work, to join the existing team and assist the Head Gardener with the upkeep of this award-winning garden of national importance which won the RHS Partner Garden Scotland in 2022.

With an ability to operate and maintain a wide range of garden plant and machinery, this will be underpinned by the desire to undertake physically demanding manual tasks in all weathers using your own initiative. There are no line management responsibilities associated with this post. The Garden dept. has a Head Gardener and Assistant Head Gardener who you shall report to.

The closing date for applications is 1st September 2026. We offer a competitive salary and staff benefit package commensurate with this role. Please include current salary details (basic plus any benefits) and your salary expectations of the role when applying. The job description can be downloaded here.

If this sounds like you, please email your CV and a covering letter explaining why the appointment interests you and how your experience and qualifications match the role profile to [email protected]