Job title: Estates Administrator & Co-ordinator - Maternity Cover

Department: Estates

Reporting to: Head of Estates

Grade: 8

Salary: £39,938 per annum

Contract type: Fixed-term for 12 months

Working pattern: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

Base: Gravesend and London 

Closing date: 26th November 2025 (We may close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received ahead of the closing date.)

Interview date: 3rd December 2025

Who we are:

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: 

To Provide administrative and project support to the Estates team to enable the smooth running of the PLA’s extensive property portfolio.

Key responsibilities:

• Processing and calculating fees for temporary river works licences.
• Creating and maintaining spreadsheets for property revenue and expenditure.
• Calculating and issuing indexed review notifications.
• Processing orders and invoices and maintaining the payment data base system.

We are looking for someone with:

• A good standard of education, with at least 5 passes at GCSE level including English language and mathematics.
• Excellent Administrative skills, especially Excel spreadsheets and Word.
• Well-developed inter-personal skills.

In return, we offer a competitive benefits package:

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

For further information or to have an informal discussion about the position, please contact Ben Fanning on 07711640061 or email: ben.fanning@pla.co.uk or Katy Davison on 07912670269 or email katy.davison@pla.co.uk

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.