Facilities Assistant

Department:
Facilities

Reporting to:
Facilities (Hard Services) Coordinator

Grade: 9

Salary: £36,721

Working pattern:
Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

Base:
Gravesend and travelling to other sites and locations regularly required

Closing date: 16th February 2026 (We may close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received ahead of the closing date.)

Interview date: 24th & 25th February 2026

We are the UK’s biggest port, central to the country’s economy and ambitions for growth. We connect the UK to the world, but we are much more than a conventional port.

We are driven by our purpose to protect and improve the 95 mile stretch of the River Thames which is tidal – from Teddington Lock on the border of Surrey, through the heart of London, Kent, Essex and out to the North Sea.

The Facilities Management team are located at Gravesend and currently consist of the Facilities Manager and two co-ordinators managing soft and hard services accordingly, across multiple sites within the southeast.

Working within the Port of London’s Facilities Department based primarily at the Gravesend with some travel required, you will be assisting the team to manage Facilities Services to the company’s main and remote sites. The sites vary in size and complexity, presenting many challenges in relation to ensuring that Facilities Services are monitored and delivered to comply with relevant approved guidance and regulation.

• Maintain the helpdesk facilities
• Conduct all aspects of administration and co-ordination to all sites as required
• Maintain the Facilities Department Asset information/system and PPM schedule
• Coordinate visits to sites including inductions
• Supervise visits to all remote sites when required
• Support the Facilities Hard Services Coordinator and Facilities Manager on all sites remaining legally compliant at all time

The ideal candidate will have the ability to multitask, with good written and verbal communication skills. The person will need to be able to work as part of a dynamic team with the ability to be flexible in their approach, including liaison with internal and external stakeholders, the person will also be a proactive self-starter able to take ownership of duties and tasks.

• 28 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays)
• Medical Cash Plan (Westfield Health)
• Onsite parking with electric charging
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Car-leasing scheme (Tusker Cars)
• Access to My Gym Discounts
• Access to Occupational Health, Mindfulness, Counselling and Physiotherapy

For further information or if you would like to have an informal discussion about the position; please contact Paul Shrimpton, Facilities Department on

The PLA are not registered with the UK Home Office and do not sponsor candidates who require a visa or work permit to work in the UK, therefore an offer of employment cannot be made unless you currently hold the rights to live and work in the UK.