Facilities Assistant
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Facilities Assistant
The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a Facilities Assistant based in Gravesend to support the Facilities Management team with administrative duties, helpdesk management, site coordination, and ensure legal compliance across multiple sites. The role offers a salary of £36,721 per year and includes benefits such as 28 days annual leave, medical cash plan, pension, and more.
Job Details
- 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
About the Company
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 Role
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 [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’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.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain the helpdesk facilities
- Maintain all Facilities department’s sites database
- 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
What We Are Looking For
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.
Benefits
- 28 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays)
- Medical Cash Plan (Westfield Health)
- Generous pension
- Onsite parking with electric charging
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Car-leasing scheme (Tusker Cars)
- Access to MyGymDiscounts
- Access to Occupational Health, Mindfulness, Counselling and Physiotherapy
Application Instructions
Apply via this link. The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] 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.