Work for Cadw
Current vacancies
Location - South East Wales
Main office base - Merthyr Tydfil
This is a wide-ranging role for someone with strong retail management experience ideally having responsibility for maximising retail income from multiple sites. Experience in the heritage/cultural sector would be an advantage. Candidates must have a flair for retail and a real commercial drive to improve the retail income generated at Cadw’s sites.
This post reports to the Senior Commercial Manager and has line management of 2 Executive Officer and 2 Team Support staff. The role will lead on all retail matters within Cadw, developing an improved and more profitable offer to ensure the goods and services Cadw provides are commercially viable and all systems are compliant and efficient.
Closing date: 05/02/2026, 16:00
Chief Inspector of Historic Buildings and Monuments
The Chief Inspector of Historic Buildings and Monuments leads Cadw’s Historic Environment Inspectorate branch with responsibility for managing the delivery of strategic policy and statutory functions supporting the protection and conservation of the historic environment of Wales.
The Historic Environment Inspectorate comprises Historic Buildings, Parks and Gardens and Ancient Monuments and Archaeology Inspectors, policy and protection administration, grants and information management teams.
Closing date: 11/02/2026, 16:00
Recruitment team Shared Service Helpdesk
Working in Cadw provides an opportunity to play your part in looking after the historic environment of Wales.
Whether carrying out specialist conservation work, advising owners of historic properties on best practice maintenance or welcoming visitors to one of the special places we look after.
Cadw is an agency of the Welsh Government, so people who work here are civil servants. We offer many benefits, including training and development opportunities, pension schemes, a generous holiday allowance, flexible working (depending on your role). And of course the chance to be a part of a committed team who are proud to be keeping Wales’ historic assets ‘tidy’ for future generations to enjoy.
There are a number of jobs for which the ability to speak Welsh is essential and this will be set out in the job advertisement. We encourage and provide opportunities for people to learn Welsh and, if you are a Welsh-speaker, you can expect a bilingual working environment and HR services and information available bilingually.
Our jobs include:
- Stonemason
- Custodian
- Conservation specialist
- Archaeologist
- Historic Buildings inspector
We also employ people who do:
casework, estates, events, facilities, finance, grants, health & safety, HR, interpretation, lifelong learning, marketing, photography, publications, retail, web development and even wedding planning!
We recruit on merit on the basis of fair and open competition in line with civil service recruitment principles. Details of vacancies can be found by visiting Jobs and vacancies | GOV.WALES.
If you are interested in working for us and would like to be notified as and when opportunities arise, please visit the Welsh Government recruitment website and register for job alerts.
As part of the Welsh Government, the relationship we have with our trade unions is based on a social partnership. We believe our goals can best be achieved by management and trade unions working together.
Our 3 recognised trade unions are:
- PCS
- Prospect
- FDA
This relationship is underpinned by a partnership agreement. This sets out how our unions work with Welsh Government on issues such as:
- pay
- terms and conditions
- policies and procedures
- organisational change.
Our Welsh Government trade union colleagues work together to give their members a real say in the workplace. They make sure that the interests of their members are promoted and protected. They also help reduce inequalities and improve terms and conditions.
The Welsh Government has an excellent track record of working in partnership with its trade unions. We encourage staff to get involved. We support you to join a recognised trade union, to ensure your voice is heard in the workplace. and to learn more about trade unions and partnership working.