Boathouse 4 is located in one of the oldest and most historic parts of the Historic Dockyard. Few visitors realise that we have been building wooden boats here for hundreds of years.

Would you like to join our team of volunteers?

Do you love Portsmouth, Wooden boats and our Naval Heritage?

Could you tell visitors the story of Boathouse 4?

Boathouse 4 has been restored and is now open as a FREE attraction at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and we are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our team

Our volunteers get involved in;

• The conservation and restoration of small boats from the Portsmouth Naval Base’s collection that come to us for repair or restoration. 
• Leading a daily tour of our workshop floor telling visitors about the work underway. 
• Telling our visitors about the significance and history of small boats in the Royal Navy and building boats in Boathouses 4,5,6,7.
• Demonstrate aspects of woodworking/boatbuilding or rope making to visitors – Training can be provided.
• Welcoming and interacting with our visitors.
• Help with our ‘hands-on’ activities and workshops for all ages.
• Crew our fleet of WWII boats.

For an application form or more information please email: volunteer.coordinator@pnbpt.com

We are looking for a full time supervisor to work in our Costa Coffee outlet in the historic dockyard. The job involves supervising staff and running shifts to the Costa Coffee brand standards, serving customers, making coffees, re stocking displays and clearing tables.

The working hours are between 9am-6pm and you must be available 5 days out of 7 including weekends. We are especially looking for someone who can cover a Sunday. You must have excellent customer service skills and be a team player with a positive attitude. We are looking for someone with previous experience of working at Costa Coffee and is ideally trained to be a Barista Maestro.

If you are interested in this role then please contact James or Scott on 02392 731552 or email jforrest@baxterstorey.com.

We are looking for catering staff to help in Boathouse 7 restaurant during the summer period. There are a variety of full and part time positions available as the restaurant is open seven days a week from 10am - 5pm. The successful candidates must be well presented, reliable, hardworking and demonstrate excellent customer service skills. Previous catering experience would be helpful.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Salary – £6.15 - £8.21 per hour

If you are interested in this role then please contact James or Scott on 02392 731552 or email jforrest@baxterstorey.com.

The International Boatbuilding Training College Portsmouth

Boatbuilding Instructor

Salary £32,000 + benefits

We are looking for a shipwright instructor to join our expanding College team, training students of all ages to the highest standards of craftsmanship in traditional boatbuilding. You will be based in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, a centre of shipbuilding and boatbuilding for over 800 years, and will be involved in the restoration of important historic vessels as well as in the construction of new and replica vessels. A breadth of traditional boatbuilding knowledge and experience combined with a passion to pass on your skills to inspire others through effective communication, are the qualities we seek. Previous teaching experience is not essential. This is an on-going and potentially long-term contract. Applicants must be available from April 2020.

For further details about the role and how to apply, please visit the Job Vacancies page for Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust: https://www.pnbpropertytrust.org/job-vacancies/10/

You can visit www.ibtcportsmouth.co.uk for more details about the College itself.

Application closing date is 20 January 2020.

Lead Facilities Manager, based in Portsmouth with travel to Belfast.

Salary:  £30,000 - £33,000 per annum (dependent upon experience)

37.5 hours per week, permanent.

The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) is recruiting for a full-time Lead Facilities Manager.

This is a unique opportunity to play a leading role in caring for some of Portsmouth’s oldest buildings and helping to ensure the NMRN’s visitors have a safe, extraordinary and enriching day out. Working as part of the Conservation and Historic Ships Teams, you will lead the work of our facilities technicians in delivering planned and reactive maintenance to our Portsmouth harbour sites, and support the work of the facilities team at HMS Caroline in Belfast.

Key Opportunities

• Work within a unique heritage environment.

• Develop new ways of working for the benefit of the facilities team and museum.

• Develop key working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Knowledge/Experience

Applicants should have a strong facilities management background, with experience of working with FM software. The procurement and management of contractors is a key part of the role.

For further details, or an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Roy Smith, Conservation and Maintenance Manager on 02392 891370 Ext 2091. Alternatively email roy.smith@nmrn.org.uk

The role profile can be viewed at www.NMRN.org.uk/jobs or by emailing recruitment@NMRN.org.uk

Applicants are asked to submit a CV and a statement indicating how their experience and qualifications match those specified. Applications should be forwarded to the HR Team at recruitment@nmrn.org.uk and are required by 12 pm on 2 February 2020. Interviews will be held w/c 10 February 2020 in Portsmouth.