Month: July 2026

Job Role: Business Improvement District (BID) Projects Lead
Contract: Full-time, permanent (subject to BID term)
Location: Glasgow City Centre, full-time in the office
Reporting to: Chief Executive
Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Let’s Go Glasgow Business Improvement District (BID) is a newly formed, business-led organisation dedicated to improving Glasgow city centre. With a £14 million budget over a five-year term, the BID has both the scale and mandate to deliver transformative improvements across the city centre. Acting as a strong, credible voice for levy-paying businesses, the BID focuses on making Glasgow cleaner, safer and more vibrant – ensuring it thrives as a competitive destination for businesses, visitors and residents alike.

Role Purpose
The BID Projects Lead is a key member of the Let’s Go Glasgow BID management team. The postholder will work closely with the Chief Executive to translate the BID’s strategic priorities into operational delivery – ensuring the BID area of the city centre is clean, safe, well-managed and continually improving.

This is a delivery-focused role across place management, safety, cleaning, contract oversight and project delivery. The BID Projects Lead will be expected to take ownership of the BID’s operational programme and represent the organisation confidently with key partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy and Senior Support
• Work alongside the Chief Executive to develop and implement the BID’s operational strategy.
• Translate BID business plan commitments into clear, deliverable workstreams and programmes.
• Contribute to Board reporting, performance monitoring and strategic planning.
• Deputise for the Chief Executive where required, representing the BID at senior-level meetings and forums.
• Support the development of the BID’s renewal planning and long-term strategy as appropriate.

Place Management, Safety and Cleansing

• Take operational responsibility for the BID’s place management activity, including cleaning, environmental quality and public realm.
• Oversee the delivery of the BID’s safety and stewarding programmes, working closely with Police Scotland, Glasgow City Council and other statutory partners.
• Conduct and oversee regular monitoring of the BID area, ensuring issues are identified, logged and resolved promptly.
• Advise on emergency planning, resilience and incident response arrangements on behalf of the BID.
• Drive continuous improvement in place quality, identifying opportunities to enhance the city centre environment.

Contract and Supplier Management

• Actively manage all BID contracts across cleaning, security, and related services.
• Set clear service standards, KPIs and reporting frameworks for all contracted suppliers.
• Monitor contractor performance, manage underperformance robustly and ensure value for money at all times.
• Maintain accurate contract documentation, variation records and performance evidence.

Project Delivery and Programme Management

• Oversee and coordinate the delivery of BID projects across multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Maintain programme-level visibility of timelines, risks, dependencies and budgets.
• Report regularly to the Chief Executive on progress, risks and emerging priorities.

Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with Police Scotland, Glasgow City Council, transport partners and other key city centre stakeholders.
• Represent the BID at partnership forums, operational groups and city-centre working parties.
• Act as a senior point of contact for levy-paying businesses on operational and place-related matters.

Person Specification

Essential

• Demonstrable experience managing contracts, suppliers and frontline service delivery.
• Strong people management skills with experience in leading and developing a team.
• Confident working at a strategic level while maintaining hands-on oversight of operational delivery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Sound understanding of health and safety obligations in an operational, public-facing environment.
• Highly organised, solutions-focused and comfortable managing competing priorities under pressure.

Desirable

• Experience in an operational, place management and/or project delivery role – ideally within a BID, local authority, town centre partnership or comparable organisation.
• Familiarity with Glasgow city centre.
• NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent health and safety qualification.

If this opportunity sounds like the right fit for you, please email your CV and a cover letter to admin@Letsgoglasgow.com by 12 noon on Friday, 14 August 2026. Please note, we may close applications early depending on the volume of interest.

With just one week to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, excitement is palpable across the city. More than 70 Glasgow cafés, bars, restaurants and hotels have come together to launch the ‘All In Welcome’, a new city-wide hospitality campaign celebrating sustainability, creativity and community ahead of the UK’s biggest multi-sport event this year.

As part of Glasgow 2026’s All In programme, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce’s Circular Glasgow initiative, supported by Sustainable Glasgow, Glasgow City Council’s Sustainability team, is inviting venues across the city to serve coffees, cocktails and signature drinks finished with the official All In mark throughout the 11 days of competition.

At the heart of the campaign are reusable drink stencils made from repurposed ocean plastic, inspired by the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign connected to the King’s Baton Relay. By giving discarded material a second life during one of Glasgow’s most significant moments on the world stage, the initiative demonstrates how small actions can contribute to a more sustainable future.

Following the Games, the intention is to donate the stencils to schools across Glasgow, extending their impact by inspiring conversations around sustainability, creativity and circular design among young people.

Designed to create the warm Glasgow welcome for which the city is renowned, the activation showcases the strength of the hospitality sector while highlighting Glasgow’s growing reputation as a leading circular economy city.

More than a hospitality campaign, the All In Welcome demonstrates how businesses can work together to create a memorable visitor experience while embedding sustainability at the heart of celebrations. Participating venues are helping tell a positive story about Glasgow’s commitment to innovation, collaboration and responsible consumption.

Selected venues will also donate £1 from featured cocktails to the Official Charity partner of Glasgow 2026, The Commonwealth Sport Foundation, who supports programmes that use the power of sport to promote inclusion and bring communities together across the Commonwealth.

Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council, said:
“The All In Welcome is about creating small moments of connection across the city. Whether it’s a morning coffee or a cocktail with friends, this campaign gives venues a simple and creative way to celebrate Glasgow 2026 while sharing a positive sustainability story with visitors and residents alike.”

Chris Ansell, Glasgow 2026 Director of Live Programmes and Engagement, said:
“Bringing together sustainability, creativity and community, this initiative reflects the spirit of Glasgow 2026. It’s a fantastic example of how local businesses and establishments can help create a warm welcome for athletes, visitors and residents while supporting the Games’ wider sustainability ambitions.”

Alison McRae, Senior Director for Glasgow Chamber of Commerce said:
“It’s terrific to see so many of our city’s businesses coming together to showcase the innovation and hospitality which Glasgow is renowned for, to visitors from around the world during Glasgow 2026. The All In Welcome campaign is a great example of circular economy in action and also reinforces the city’s recent 5th place ranking in the Global Destination Sustainability Index.’’

Visitors and residents are encouraged to look out for the All In mark in participating venues across the city this summer, discover the story behind the campaign online and share their own All In moments throughout the Games.

Visit circularglasgow.com/all-in/ to find participating venues.

Don’t miss your chance to see the Glasgow 2026 sporting action live. Secure your tickets now at Glasgow2026.com/tickets