Estates Assistant

Location

Southampton

Function

Operations

Group

Estates

Salary

£28,254

Closing Date

10/06/2026

Job Reference

NOC12249

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National Oceanography Centre, Southampton

Permanent

Full time (37 hours per week)

£28,254

Who are we?

We are the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) - the UK’s leading institution for integrated coastal and deep ocean research. Through our ground-breaking research, collaboration, and game-changing innovation we work to gain a deeper understanding of our ocean, helping every living thing on our planet flourish.

We are made up of a dynamic and vibrant community focused on solving challenging long-term marine science problems, underpinning international and UK public policy, business and societal outcomes.

The ocean has the potential to provide the solutions to so many of the social, economic and environmental challenges we face worldwide. To truly harness the value of the ocean, we put ocean research, science and discovery at the heart of our culture.

Join us in shaping the future of oceanographic research and contribute your unique perspective to our organisation.

About The Role

The Estates Assistant is part of the NOC Estates team. The Estates team are responsible for the providing a quality estates service to all organisations accommodated on the sites ensuring facilities and estates are safe, sustainable and sensitive to change.

The role of the Estates Assistant as part of a wider team, provides the Postal and Porterage service across the NOC Southampton site an efficient and customer-focused manner. The duties of the Estates Assistant will be to effectively operate and provide a quality service to all persons, working at, or visiting the Southampton site either in person, by telephone or by email. The service will include event set-up, ad-hoc porterage services, room checks, testing of portable appliances, postal management, and mail delivery. The position will also support the operation of the Helpdesk.

The role will involve manual handling; current Estates Assistants will walk up to 10 miles per shift and regularly handle items exceeding 25KG in weight.

The position will provide support to the NOC Southampton Estates team in order to deliver a high-quality service in a customer focused environment.

About You

The successful candidate will deliver excellent customer service skills, face to face, over the phone and via email. You will be a very organised individual with a proactive approach to work, and excellent attention to detail.

You will be able to work effectively both alone and as part of a team, as required.

You will have experience in operating IT database systems and a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office. Ideally you will also have prior knowledge of Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) and Manual Handling procedures. Training to be provided as necessary.

Why NOC?

We Offer a Generous Set Of Benefits, Including

30 days contractual annual leave, plus 3.5 extra closure days and bank holidays a 10% employer contribution pension scheme (with a 15% NI saving on employee contributions made above 5%, if in the salary sacrifice scheme) Death in Service (3 times annual salary) provided by Aviva from day one of employment, plus access to a range of other Aviva wellbeing services financial support for relocation a salary sacrifice scheme for electric / hybrid vehicles (qualifying period applies) access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering free and confidential support on mental, physical, emotional, health and financial issues access to a flexible benefits portal offering online discounts, cashback and eGift cards a Cycle2Work scheme allowing employees to acquire bikes and accessories a great working environment with a number of social events, including summer and Christmas celebrations we are proud to be a Living Wage Employer

Location

This position will be based in Southampton. The centre is well connected by public transport and has ample cycle parking in addition to free onsite car-parking with over 40 EV charging points.

Submitting an application

Please click ‘Apply for this job’ and submit an up-to-date CV and cover letter highlighting your relevant experience and why you are interested in the position. Applications submitted without a cover letter may not be considered. If you are unable to apply online, please contact the NOC recruitment team at careers@noc.ac.uk / 07355 676794

Before submitting your application please ensure you have reviewed the attached job description and person specification.

We are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We actively encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply for this position, as we strive to create a supportive and equitable environment where all voices are valued and heard.

Those seeking employment at NOC are considered solely on their qualifications, skills and experience, without regard to gender, gender identity, age, race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, relationship status, family status (including pregnancy / maternity leave) or any other protected characteristic.

There is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the position and declare a disability.

Date advert posted: 13/05/2026

Closing date: 10/06/2026. This vacancy may close earlier depending on the number of applicants.

Please note we are not accepting applications via recruitment agencies for this position.