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Hafan Pwllheli and Harbour Manager
£48,710 - £50,788 a year | Permanent
- Reference:
- 25-28475
- Job title:
- Hafan Pwllheli and Harbour Manager
- Directorate:
- Economy and Community Development
- Service:
- Economic Development Programmes
- Closing date:
- 09/07/2025 12:00
- Job type/Hours:
- Permanent | 37 Hour
- Salary:
- £48,710 - £50,788 a year
- Pay Scale:
- PS6
- Location(s):
- Hafan Pwllheli
Details
Job Advertisement
*PLEASE NOTE* Cyngor Gwynedd is committed to being an inclusive employer, and to enhancing the diversity of the workforce. Your application form will be assessed anonymously. Your title, name and email address will not be shared with the appointing panel for the purpose of shortlisting. You should carefully consider this when completing the further information section of the application form.
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Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.
We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.
(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)
For further information about this post please contact Llyr Beaumont Jones on 01286 679219 or via e-mail: llyrbjones@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
Interview date: 16/07/2025
Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH
Tel: 01286 679076
E-Mail: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
CLOSING DATE: 12:00 PM, 09/07/2025
If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.
Person Specification
Personal attributes
Essential
Able to lead and motivate a team of officers by motivating them to work at a consistently high level, while acting in a professional manner at all times
Able to deal with people in a constructive and diplomatic manner, creating a positive environment where everyone’s opinion is appreciated
Creative, enthusiastic and energetic when problem solving
Able to accept responsibility and make decisions
Able to communicate effectively and choose appropriate methods for conveying different messages
Able to develop a good working relationship with others to achieve performance and get results
Able to respond to a number of work requirements, to prioritise appropriately and adhere to deadlines
Able to work under pressure and as part of a team and within tight timescales
Able to deal with situations involving conflict or complaints from customers in a professional manner
A person who demonstrates honesty, self-confidence, with a constructive and flexible attitude
Desirable
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Qualifications and relevant training
Essential
Degree or similar qualification in a subject relevant to the requirements of the post
Desirable
Evidence of continuous professional/management development
Recognised management qualification (e.g. ILM 5 or 3)
Marina Manager Certificate
Health and Safety Certificate (IOSH or equivalent)
Maritime qualification such as Yachtmaster, RYA Advanced Powerboat Certificate
Relevant experience
Essential
Experience of managing or monitoring budgets.
Experience of managing or monitoring contracts or service agreement(s).
Experience of managing staff and resources
Experience of writing and presenting reports to committee or group
Desirable
Experience of identifying or developing commercial opportunities
Experience of preparing Performance Management reports.
Experience of managing staff successfully.
Experience of marketing within a competitive market
Experience of working in the maritime industry either leisure or commercial
Skills and specialist knowledge
Essential
Successful team leading skills
Good communication skills - both orally and in writing
A positive and innovative attitude towards challenges and change
Monitoring and budget management skills
Full driving licence and use of a car
Desirable
Understanding of health and safety issues and service continuity issues
Performance data access and analysis skills
Understanding of planning commercial / business activities
Understanding of computer packages and software programmes
Language requirements
Essential
Listening and Speaking - Higher Level
Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions.Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.
Reading and Understanding - Higher Level
Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal.Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post.
Writing - Higher Level
Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).
Job Description
Purpose of the post
•Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
Lead the team(s) the post-holder is responsible for to effectively and efficiently deliver what matters to the people of Gwynedd by creating and maintaining an environment of respect and trust while empowering, enabling and inspiring staff.
Responsibility for functions
•Staff - Line management duties and responsibilities for Hafan and harbour staff
•Finance – Responsibility for managing Hafan and harbour budgets
•Equipment – Responsibility for equipment and facilities within the Hafan and harbour
Main duties
LEADERSHIP
-Be accountable for the Service and the most effective use of available resources.
-Lead the Service staff to take ownership of the Ffordd Gwynedd principles and be accountable for ensuring this happens
-Ensure that the environment within the team promotes and encourages staff well-being
-Assist the team to establish operational principles, with regard to relevant Acts (e.g. Health and Safety, the Well-being of Future Generations Act, Social Services and Well-being Act) and ensure that they adhere to them.
-Be aware of how the team systems work and facilitate to challenge these when required.
-Ensure that the team contributes to the aims of the services or other organisations that try to achieve what matters to the people of Gwynedd.
-Promote the need to identify and implement future threats and opportunities including preventative measures
-Ensure understanding of the legal and political climate that affects the service and ensure that members of the team are aware of the key elements
-Be fully aware of good practices relevant to the service and ensure that the team considers how appropriate such good practice is to them
-Lead on changes within the service when this is necessary
-Deal with concerns raised by Elected Members involving the service.
ENABLING AND EMPOWERING
-Recruit and develop individuals and teams to ensure that they have the necessary skills to deliver the roles required
-Empower the team to establish what matters to the people of Gwynedd and by doing so establish the purpose of the team and ensure this is up-to-date
-Ensure that decisions are evidence based.
-Assist the team to review and challenge its performance.
-Create and support an environment that enables each team member to contribute to and make decisions in order to provide the best possible services.
-Ensure an environment of accountability within the team.
DELIVERING
-Empower the team to consider what measures indicate performance against the purpose and to take ownership of these measures.
-Encourage the team to be innovative, enterprising and learn from experience to improve performance.
-Motivate the team to identify and act in a timely manner to remove barriers that prevent the ability to deliver
-Resolve any barriers that the team cannot solve.
-Ensure that complaints receive appropriate attention and the team is able to consider any lessons to improve the service
-To be proactive, open to new ways of thinking; enthusiastic and committed with personal integrity to deliver the duties below and ensure that the staff are developed to show the same characteristics.
SELF ASSESSMENT – on personal achievement of the Job Description contents
A)DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SPECIFIC FIELDS OF THE POST
-Ensure that services of a high standard are provided to customers involving all aspects of services provided at Hafan Pwllheli and the harbour area
-Responsibility for the general management of the facilities within Hafan and the harbour, staff, equipment and associated services, general maintenance and upkeep of all facilities that are available to the customers of Hafan Pwllheli and harbour
-Responsibility for all commercial aspects relating to Hafan Pwllheli and the harbour, and to identify new commercial opportunities and safeguard current arrangements and commercial agreements
-To lead of the development of a Commercial Strategy for Hafan Pwllheli to ensure that the Hafan is able to operate effectively in a competitive market, and maximising the benefits to the Council and local community.
-Responsibility for all budgets relating to Hafan Pwllheli and harbour and ensure income and expenditure targets are met
-Promote a high profile for the service, and offer a contact point for the communities and people of Gwynedd, and strengthen links with local services, organisations and communities
-Engage with all local businesses associated with Hafan Pwllheli and the harbour
-Responsibility for managing Pwllheli Harbour jurisdiction in accordance with the Council’s procedures, safety standards and relevant environmental arrangements
-Ensure compliance with Trinity House requirements
-Responsibility to ensure that facilities and sites within the Hafan and harbour areas are maintained to a high standard
-Responsibility for monitoring and inspecting environmentally sensitive sites, structures and buildings
-Ensure that local residents, visitors and the local economy benefit from the service
-Responsibility for boat registration arrangements, berthing allocations, negotiations with landowners and business, and engagement with users, customers and others associated with the Hafan
-Ensure compliance with procurement arrangements for supplies, goods and services required for site maintenance, roads, footpaths, pontoons, moorings and other structures as required
-Ensure that all invoices are administered in accordance with the Council’s procedures
-Ensure that effective arrangements are in place to ensure the quality of all equipment and ensure they are fit for purpose and checked on a regular basis in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations
-Replacement of outdated apparatus with appropriate and safe equipment in discussion with staff
-Responsibility for all Risk Assessments relating to the site. Ensure that all staff have appropriate ODP safety clothing and equipment. Ensure that personal protection equipment is inspected and maintained on a regular basis
-To lead and manage projects to attract additional resources to ensure continuous improvements in the quality of the services provided and make the best use of available resources
-Responsible for Site Manager duties for Hafan Pwllheli and harbour
-Nurture and develop effective links and procedures across the Council's services, especially in terms of financial, personnel, property and legal support for the Service's fields of work
•Responsibility for self-development.
•Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
•Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
•Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
•Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
•Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
•Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
Special circumstances
•Required to work on weekends and Banc Holidays
•Required to work outside usual hours of 08.00 to 18.00 as required
•Required to lead and support during emergencies
•Required to work within any other section of the service as required
