Role: Historic Ship Consultant
Estimated Fee: £100,000 inclusive of all expenses, exclusive of VAT if applicable.
Duration: 13-19 months tbc.
Timetable: Submission deadline 12noon Friday 29th August 2025. Work commissioned September 2025. Work complete September 2026-March 2027 tbc.
Location: Home or company based. Must be able to travel to Dundee for site familiarisation visits and project meetings.
Dundee Heritage Trust require an expert consultant in historic ships to project manage a programme of work required to RRS Discovery, to complete urgent works and to oversee a long-term conservation solution for the ship.
We are inviting expressions of interest from a suitably qualified Consultant to undertake work relating to the conservation of the RRS Discovery. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and others, the Consultant will establish the scope of conservation work required for the R.R.S. Discovery as part of the proposed major capital project “Discovery Point Transformed”. This will be formed of two strands: to complete urgent works to the port stern of the ship; and to oversee a long-term conservation solution for the ship. The work will be undertaken as part of the Delivery Phase for the project, and will start in/after September 2025 to September 2026-March 2027 tbc.
Download the Full Brief below
The procurement timetable will be: - • Proposal return deadline: 12noon on Friday 29th August 2025 • Clarification/Interview meetings if required: first week of September 2025 • DIH Ltd. will notify bidders of our decision before end of first week of September 2025
Proposals should be sent by email to Ali Gellatly – ali.gellatly@dundeeheritage.co.uk
Closing date PDF DHT RRSD Historic Ship Consultant Brief 250729.pdf Job type Contract Remuneration Contract Job zone Scotland Contact Ali Gellatly Contact email ali.gellatly@dundeeheritage.co.uk