The Role
About Us
South Dock Marina is London’s largest marina and is owned and operated by the London Borough of Southwark.
The marina has 200 berths with many of them occupied for residential purposes. We are also the only small craft boatyard in London, lifting and moving vessels up to 20 tonnes.
We are seeking to appoint a dock master to work within the existing operations team.
The Role
This is a customer facing role reporting to the Senior Dockmaster. You will be responsible for the day to day operations of the marina including boat moving, boat lifting, planning and booking vessels, control of vessel movements and assisting in the marina maintenance.
There is a variety of floating jetties, hydraulic lock gates, lifting bridge, cranes, plant, electrical systems, work boats, and boat moving equipment that support the marina operations that you will be required operate and maintain.
The ideal candidate should have a background in boating or marinas and have the following skills and knowledge:
- Must hold a recognised boating qualification, hold a full UK driving licence and be computer literate.
- Must be able to swim 25 metres fully clothed.
- Experience of delivering services to specified standards and deadlines.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety Standards and experience of maintaining safe working practice.
- Experience of providing an efficient front-line customer services
- Excellent communication skills and experience of working with the public.
Further Information:
For an informal discussion please contact Patrick Keating, Harbour Master on 0207 252 2244.
Application Process:
If you are interested in applying for this role, please complete the online application form and detail your suitability for the role, by using the Personal Specification to highlight your skills for the shortlisting criteria. The Person Specification can be found at the bottom of this page under attachments.
Additional Details
Internal Only - 40 Hours a Week, Shift Patterns Including Weekends and Multiple Locations
We will only consider applications from internal candidates that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment.
If you are applying for the fixed-term post, this can be offered on a secondment basis. Please ensure you have prior agreement from your current line manager
Salary range £24,486 to £27,744 plus 4 hours contractual overtime per week, shift allowance and weekend enhancements
Applicant is required to work Monday to Friday on varying shift patterns over four weeks:
1x 7am to 4pm,
2x 8am to 5pm
1x 10am to 7pm.
Applicant will also be required to work one weekend in every four. Weekend hours are 8am to 5pm.
When working the weekend, the applicant will not be required to work on the Friday before or on the Monday after.
Recruitment Timetable
Closing Date: 28 September 2020
Interview Date and Assessments: 9 October 2020
SWC- INT
(COVID-19) - information for job applicants Southwark Council are following the most recent Government guidelines surrounding Corona virus. During this period, we still look forward to receiving your application and if successful, we will be conducting interviews remotely via video link. Details will be confirmed via email, if successful.
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