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.

We are looking for an experienced shipwright to join our expanding team at the International Boatbuilding Training College Portsmouth, training students of all ages the highest standards of craftsmanship in traditional boatbuilding.

You will be based in the Historic Dockyard, a centre of shipbuilding and boatbuilding for over 800 years, and will be involved, along with the students and volunteers, in the restoration of many important historic vessels as well as in the construction of replica vessels.

A strong motivation to pass on your skills and the ability to inspire others through effective communication are vital. Previous teaching experience is not essential.

Main duties include:

1. Delivering high quality shipwright training to Learners;

2. Assessing and recording Learner progress against training targets, creating tailored Learning Plans;

3. Managing deployment of Learners to maximise learning opportunity and productivity;

Visit www.ibtcportsmouth.co.uk for more details about the College. Visits to the college can be arranged by calling 023 9289 3329. 

For further information about the role and how to apply, please visit the Job Vacancies page of our website: www.pnbpropertytrust.org 

Closing date: 31 May 2019 

Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Historic Ships Electrician

Salary: £24,000 to £25,000 per annum (dependent upon experience)

37.5 hours per week

The National Museum of the Royal Navy is the UK’s newest national Museum. We are recruiting an experienced Historic Ships Electrician within the expanding Historic Ships Conservation team based in Portsmouth. The successful candidate will be part of a friendly, multidisciplinary team of museum professionals, conservators and maritime industry specialists committed to high quality professional work maintaining and conserving historic ships.

Key Opportunities

The majority of your time will be based on the Portsmouth ships – HMS Victory, HMS Warrior and HMS M.33 - with occasional travel to other ships posted at the Museum’s other locations in the UK, including Hartlepool and Belfast.

Overseen by the Foreman Electrician, your work will ensure that the NMRN’s Historic Ships are able to operate effectively and safely. With these ships as public attractions, you will also engage with visitors about the important conservation work being undertaken. This role provides an excellent opportunity to those involved in interesting and challenging heritage work within historic ships.

Knowledge / Experience.

Fully qualified and time served Electrician with Deeds of Apprenticeship.

You will be required to have previous proven experience in electrical maintenance, alarm systems, fire detection, emergency lighting, audio systems, Risk Assessments and Health & Safety.

A Marine Electrical background is preferable but other Electrical backgrounds will be considered for the right candidate.

The role does require the applicant to be qualified to City & Guilds level 3 Certificate in Electronic / Electrical Engineering (2322). Equivalent Qualification’s or Experience will be considered

Qualified to Inspection and testing certificate (2394/2395) is desirable but equivalent qualification will be considered

The applicant will possess working knowledge of IEE regulations and BS7671.

For further details, or an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Roy Smith on 07756 919 480, or email Roy.Smith@NMRN.org.uk

Applicants are asked to submit a CV and a statement indicating how their knowledge and experience match those specified. Applications should be forwarded to the HR Team at recruitment@NMRN.org.uk and are required by 4pm on 24 May 2019.

Interviews will be held on 29 and 30 May 2019 at Portsmouth.