The Ocean Conservation Trust at the National Marine Aquarium is looking for a Site Services Technician to work with and support the Site Services team with the maintenance of the aquarium facility. You will be joining a passionate team of people who care about marine conservation and customer care in one of the South West’s top visitor attractions.

You will be responsible for carrying out facilities/building maintenance across the site that will include; preventative maintenance, attending breakdowns and repairs, carrying out project work, improvements to the site and managing general storage needs and maintenance.


This is a permanent position of up to 37.5 hours per week. You must be able to work every weekend with some flexibility on days off during the week. Trade skills and experience would be an advantage. The salary is £25,988 per annum.

The candidate will need to be physically fit as this is a physically demanding role. The successful candidate will be flexible, practical, ‘hands-on’; as well as being focused on detail, quality, safety, and reliability. You will have the ability to deliver in both a pro-active and reactive environment, dealing with work requests in a timely manner to ensure the site is running smoothly and delivering pro-active and ongoing maintenance to ensure the building is operating efficiently.

For more information about the role, please download the Job Description.

To apply, please email your full CV with a covering letter setting out your experience and suitability for the role to tony.king@oceanconservationtrust.org

The closing date for applications is 28th July 2024.

In line with current legislation all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. As part of the recruitment process you will be asked to provide documented evidence of eligibility.

The OCT operates an Equality and Diversity Policy and is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. All applications will be judged solely on merit, however we particularly welcome applications from groups currently under represented in the workforce.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

Only candidates invited for interview will be contacted.

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The National Marine Aquarium (NMA) is the UK’s largest aquarium, located in Britain’s Ocean City, Plymouth. It is run by the Ocean Conservation Trust, a charity dedicated to connecting people with the Ocean.

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