How to Find Us
Contact us at the following locations to access information, get a 'Quick Query' answered or book a longer Guidance Interview:
Edinburgh Campus (SR 1.13)
Tel: 0131 451 3391
E-mail: careers@hw.ac.uk
Open: 10am - 5pm, Mon - Fri
Quick Queries: (Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri: 11am - 3pm) (Wednesday: 11am - 1pm)
Booked Appointments: As available
Scottish Borders Campus (High Mill, 007)
Tel: 01896 892157
E-mail: careersbc@hw.ac.uk
Open: 9am – 5pm, Mon – Fri
Booked Appointments: As available
About the Careers Service
Our aim is to assist Heriot-Watt University students and graduates make informed career choices. We do this by offering them opportunities to 
develop skills and gain experiences which will enable them to manage their future career development andachieve their goals.
We also offer impartial and confidential careers advice and guidance to all of our students and graduates up to 2 years after graduating. Find out how you can access our services.
Our Careers Advisers give professional and impartial advice on a range of issues. A careers interview could help if you:
- are unsure about your plans and how to make decisions
- have some ideas but need help putting them into action
- want help with application forms or yourCV
- need to know more about where and how to look for jobs
- want information/advice on postgraduate study
- need to practice your interview techniques
Our Staff
Director of Service
Nick Thow: MA, DipCG, DipCGHE, BPS Level A Certificate in Occupational Testing
Director of the Careers Advisory Service and International Student Adviser.
Tel: 0131 451 3392
Email N.W.Thow@hw.ac.uk
On graduating Nick worked briefly in the financial sector before taking the Diploma in Careers Guidance and working as a careers officer in schools. He joined Heriot-Watt in 1994 and became Director of the Careers Advisory Service in 2002. He holds the Diploma in Careers Guidance in Higher Education as well as the British Psychological Society's BPS Level A certificate.
Careers Advisers
Lindsay Adams
Careers Adviser in the School of the Built Environment.
Tel: 0131 451 3308
Email l.adams@hw.ac.uk
Lorraine Chambers: MA (Hons), BPS Level A Certificate in Occupational Testing
Careers Adviser with responsibility for the School of Management and Languages students (Job Share).
Tel: 0131 451 3395
Email L.S.Chambers@hw.ac.uk
Elaine Lynch: PG Dip Careers Guidance
Careers Adviser with responsibility for the School of Management and Languages students (Job Share).
Tel: 0131 451 3394
Email: E.Lynch@hw.ac.uk
Keith Kilgore
Careers Adviser in the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences and the Institute of Petroleum Engineering.
Tel: 0131 451 3393
Email k.kilgore@hw.ac.uk
Heather Marshall
Careers Adviser in the School of Textiles and Design.
Tel: 01896 892219
Email h.m.s.marshall@hw.ac.uk
Jill Muirden: BEng (Hons), Dip CG
Careers Adviser in the School of Life Sciences and International Student Adviser.
Tel: 0131 451 3579
Email j.f.muirden@hw.ac.uk
Following an BEng in Electronics and Music from the University of Glasgow, Jill travelled and worked abroad for 18 months before taking up a graduate management trainee position with Diageo. After undertaking several roles within Diageo, including Production Line Team Leader, Manufacturing Technologist and Supply Chain Analyst/Planner, Jill took a career break and re-trained as a Careers Adviser, completing the PGDip/QCG in Careers Guidance in 2005 at Napier University. Having worked at Stirling University as a Career Development Adviser for 3 years, Jill joined the Careers Service at Heriot-Watt in September 2009.
Alan Smith: MA (Hons), DipCG, BPS Level A Certificate in Occupational Testing
Careers Adviser with responsibility for the School of Mathematical and Computing Sciences, Combined Studies and MBA students.
Tel: 0131 451 3390
Email a.smith_3@hw.ac.uk
Prior to studying at university as a mature student, Alan worked in the photographic industry. He graduated with an MA from Edinburgh University in 1998 and completed the Diploma in Careers Guidance at Napier University in 1999. After spells working as a Careers Adviser in London and at Napier University, Alan joined the Careers Service at Heriot-Watt in September 2003.
Employer Liaison
Kristi Hayes
Employer Liaison Co-ordinator
Tel: 0131 451 3391
Email K.Hayes@hw.ac.uk
Kristi joined the careers team in 2007 and before that worked for Edinburgh Convention Bureau for 6 years with responsiblity for marketing Edinburgh as a conference destination.
During her time at the bureau she gained gained extensive experience in conference and event organising.
Secretarial/Administrative Staff
Corinna Hall
(Part-time), Edinburgh Campus
In addition to providing general admin support, Corinna has particular responsibilities within budgeting/finance, careers information and the graduate destinations survey.
After previously working as an administrator in the property and legal sectors, Corinna joined the careers team in 2005.
Tel: 0131 451 3396, C.A.Hall@hw.ac.uk
Karen Beattie, Scottish Borders Campus (mornings)
(Graduate Vacancies)
Tel: 01896 892157, K.Beattie@hw.ac.uk
Rebecca Egan, Scottish Borders Campus (afternoons)
Careers Assistant
Tel: 01896 892157, R.L.Egan@hw.ac.uk