Marina Berthing Master
Job Posted: 31 January 2025
- Contract Term: Seasonal
- Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight
- Contract Type: Part time
- Salary: £12.44ph
- Industries: Customer Service Marine
Job Start Date: 01 April 2025
Seasonal Vacancy – 01 April – 31 October 2025
Port Operative – Marina Berthing Master (26 hours per week, shifts over 7 days to include most weekends)
Are you looking for a new challenge in a dynamic marine environment? We are seeking a motivated and customer-focused individual to join our Marina Berthing team at Shepards Marina in Cowes.
The Role
As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in assisting with day-to-day marina berthing and dry sailing operations. This customer-facing role requires someone with a proactive, ‘can-do’ attitude, working both independently and as part of a close-knit team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a CHC ambassador, engaging with harbour and marina users to deliver outstanding customer service.
- Promote and maintain a strong safety-first culture, ensuring the highest Health & Safety standards for both visitors and colleagues.
- Support CHC’s financial objectives by adopting a commercially aware approach to marina operations.
- Assist with marina event berthing plans, busy weekends and rally plant.
- Assist with site maintenance as directed by the Team Leader, ensuring a clean and welcoming environment for visitors.
- Respond to and assist in emergency situations as required.
- Collaborate with other Cowes Harbour Commission teams when necessary.
About You
We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable team player with a commitment to maintaining a safe working environment. The ideal candidate will have strong multitasking abilities, a willingness to learn, and relevant experience in a marine or similar setting. Boat handling experience is essential.
Preferred Qualifications & Experience:
- GCSE Maths and English (Grade 4/C or above)
- RYA Powerboat Level 2
- RYA First Aid qualification (or equivalent)
- Previous experience in a marine or similar environment
- Strong customer service skills
- Competency in Microsoft Office applications
General Information
This is a part-time, seasonal role based at Shepards Marina in Cowes. Flexibility will be required during peak times, including weekends, evenings, and Bank Holidays with adequate prior notice.
About Us
Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) is the Statutory Harbour Authority for Cowes on the Isle of Wight, a major port handling commercial shipping, passenger ferries, and high-speed vessel movements. As a renowned centre for yacht racing and leisure sailing, Cowes welcomes a diverse range of resident and visiting vessels each year.
CHC is a Trust Port, operating independently without shareholders or government funding. Our revenues are generated through harbour dues and commercial activities, including Kingston Boatyard, Shepards Marina, river moorings, our fuel barge, and contract work by our afloat team.
*Note: The current rate of £12.44 will increase to £13.21 for 01 April 2025.
How to Apply
Interested in joining our team? For an informal discussion, contact Jock Rafferty on 01983 293952. To apply, please send an up-to-date CV and a one-page cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to msm[email protected] by 14 February 2025.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Cowes Harbour Commission
Cowes is one of the most visited ports on the south coast of England and provides excellent boating facilities and services in the harbour and on the River Medina through the many boatyards, marinas, and marine services operators. Home to Red Funnel's regular vehicle ferry and freight ferry services operating between East Cowes and Southampton, as well as their high-speed passenger ferries. It is also the major port of entry for commercial shipping trading to the Isle of Wight and one of the busiest leisure ports in the UK -a foremost centre for yacht racing, a popular cruising destination, easily accessible for all types of vessel, and therefore a magnet for visiting tall ships and private yachts. Cowes Harbour is a Trust Port, which means it has no shareholders or other owners, but is managed for the benefit of its users, or ‘stakeholders’ and is run by a Commission of 10 Harbour Commissioners who give their time on a voluntary basis. Cowes Harbour Commission’s main function is to be the Statutory Harbour Authority for Cowes and to undertake commercial activities, so that it can be self-financing. A publicly accountable body, the Commission strives to ensure that it maintains proper standards of safety, transparency, accountability, integrity and honesty and to support and encourage the local economy.
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