Description The Service & Team: Harbour Master – Newquay Harbour Full-Time | Cornwall Council – Maritime Section Cornwall Council’s Maritime Section is seeking to appoint a full-time Harbour Master to oversee operations at Newquay Harbour. This vibrant and dynamic harbour supports a diverse range of activities, including commercial fishing, passenger services, and leisure boating. The Role: The Harbour Master will be responsible for the effective administration, safe operation, and strategic management of the harbour, ensuring compliance with statutory obligations, Council policies, and commercial priorities. This is a unique opportunity to work in a stunning coastal location in a role that offers variety, responsibility, and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the local maritime community. Key Responsibilities: Oversee the day-to-day operations of Newquay Harbour, ensuring safety, efficiency, and cleanliness. Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and Council procedures. Manage marine-related assets and infrastructure. Provide leadership and line management to the Maritime Assistant, assigning tasks in line with operational needs. Deliver excellent customer service to harbour users and members of the public. Maintain accurate records and utilise IT systems, including Excel and databases, to support harbour operations. This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies. This position will be subject to a basic criminal record disclosure check. Working Pattern: Due to the seasonal nature of the role, the post holder will be required to participate in a rota providing seven-day operational cover during the summer season. This includes working alternate weekends from April through September. The role is based on a five-day working week, with flexibility required to meet service demands. What you’ll need to succeed: Essential Requirements: Proven experience in the marine and/or port industry. Strong interpersonal skills with experience in customer and public engagement. Proficiency in IT, particularly Microsoft Excel and database management. Experience in asset management within a marine environment is desirable. Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert What you’ll get in return: Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met. Our core employee rewards and benefits include: · a competitive salary. · a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions · a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave. · A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme · Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services. Additional Information: Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role The full role profile is attached here. We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview. For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Katrina.Tonkin@cornwall.gov.uk Application Process Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process. Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application. Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.