Shipwright

6 days ago

Portsmouth, United Kingdom National Museum of the Royal Navy Full time

**Shipwright (Heritage Carpenter)**

Salary (Grade 5) - £29,993 - £32,936 **per annum** _(dependent upon experience)_

Hours**:37.5** hours per week** - _permanent_

Location: National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Our epic story is of the Royal Navy, and its impact on Britain and the world. Here you can come aboard the most famous ships, planes, and submarines of the Royal Navy and experience them through those who served on them. Aswell as being truly captivated by the thousands of unique, emotional, and sometimes quirky stories that have shaped the Royal Navy into what it proudly stands for today.

Our vision is to be the world’s most inspiring Naval Museum, linking Navy to Nation. You are pivotal in us achieving our vision, and to support this we embrace diversity and want everyone to feel valued and have a sense of belonging.

**This is a great opportunity to join the team**

The primary role will be working on the Portsmouth based ships, including HMS Warrior and HMS M33 - with occasional travel to the Museum’s other location in the UK, including Gosport, Hartlepool and Belfast. Occasional weekend working may be required.

Overseen by the lead shipwright, your work will ensure that the NMRN’s historic ships are conserved and able to operate effectively and safely. The ships are open all year round as public attractions, so you will also be able to engage with our visitors about the important conservation work that you are undertaking.

**What you can bring**:

- Specialist knowledge of construction of maritime joinery / shipwright practice, conservation and maintenance of historic vessels or historic buildings.
- Experience in traditional boat or ship building, joinery, or timber construction techniques.
- Qualified to level 3 City & Guilds boat building (2463 -03), equivalent Woodworking qualification or qualified by experience.
- This is a physically demanding role which may require manual handling on a daily basis.

**What we offer**:

- The opportunity to be part of a friendly and diverse workplace within a unique heritage environment.
- Group pension plan with Royal London (6% employer contributions, 2% employee contributions and death in service benefit).
- Free onsite parking - (dependent on site
- not necessarily Portsmouth as need a base pass)
- 25 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays), pro rata for part time employees, increasing to 30 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays) after 5 years’ service, pro-rated for part time employees, with the option to purchase additional annual leave.
- Enhanced maternity/adoption and paternity pay.
- Flexible working.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Free admission to other national museums and attractions within the reciprocal agreement.
- Discounts at our shops and cafes.
- Free and discounted tickets for family and friends.
- A range of other benefits including cycle to work
- Paid reservist leave.

**This post requires a DBS check as a requirement of working on the naval base, as well as the right to work in the UK. Please note we cannot currently sponsor work visas.

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