Bank of England
Building Engineering Manager in the Property Division, Central Operations - Threadneedle Street, London.
🇬🇧London, England, United Kingdom2 days ago
£51,440 – £57,870Mid
Location: Threadneedle Street, London.
The Bank of England is the UK's central bank; our mission is to deliver monetary and financial stability for the British people.
The Bank of England is a diverse organisation with each of its 4,000+ people are committed to public service and dedicated to promoting the good of the people of the United Kingdom by supporting monetary and financial stability.
Department Overview
The role of the banks Property department through its Operations and Maintenance Engineering team, is to maintain, enhance and support the occupied building environment, and to provide excellent engineering services for all Bank staff. In addition to maintaining and supporting the Bank’s primary business function, The Property team has responsibility for significant annual capital investment, supports business continuity, strategic health & safety management, internal & external events, general building facilities (switchboard, help desk and reception), catering, cleaning, post services and travel team whilst ensuring value for money is achieved in all Bank wide procurements.
The Property department’s overall mission is to maintain, enhance and protect the Bank’s building environment including its engineering systems and to provide resilient services to maintain business as usual functionality.
The Engineering team comprises <56 FTE and covers the Bank’s (x3) core properties located in London & London (Essex). The London properties, comprise of (x2) properties; the Banks grade 1 listed Head Office at Threadneedle St and a more traditional modern office building at 20 Moorgate. Our property located at Debden is the Banks print works. All (x3) buildings are highly critical to the Banks operations and possess various levels of critical systems to support those operations.
Job Description
The Building Engineering Manager is responsible for the safe, compliant and resilient operation of the building’s engineering systems and services at the Bank of England’s London site. The role provides operational leadership across engineering and building services that are essential to business continuity, ensuring the building environment is reliable, well‑maintained and enables occupants and users to work safely, comfortably and effectively at all times.
The role also has responsibility for the end‑to‑end delivery of minor works and small capital replacement projects, ensuring they are appropriately scoped, safely delivered, and integrated with business‑as‑usual operations.
Responsibilities
The scope of services to be provided are as follows but are not exhaustive.
Role Requirements
Minimum Criteria
Essential Criteria
Desirable Criteria
The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve.
At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it’s by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we’ll continue to make the best decisions for the public.
Where a role can be carried out from home, we are working towards colleagues spending at least half of their time in the office, so that we can all benefit from working together in person, while maintaining the flexibility offered by home working. Individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them and their team.
Finally, we're proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the ‘Candidate Personal Information’ under the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’ section of the application.
Salary and Benefits Information
Location: Threadneedle Street. London.
This role offers a salary range of circa £51,440 -£57,870 (depending on skills and experience).
In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:
National Security Vetting Process
Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy. Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes, is set out in the Bank's Privacy Notice.
The Bank of England welcomes applications from all candidates, but as a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with the Immigration Rules and guidance. As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited. The Bank cannot guarantee that you and / or the role you are applying for will be eligible for sponsorship and that any application made to UKVI will be successful. Eligibility will therefore be considered on a case by case basis.
The Application Process
Important: Please ensure that you complete the ‘work history’ section and answer ALL the application questions fully. All candidate applications are anonymised to ensure that our hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information, including your CV, when reviewing your application details at the screening stage. It’s therefore really important that you fill out the work history and application form questions, as your answers will form a critical part of the initial selection process.
The assessment process will comprise of two stages.
This role closes for applications on 29 June 2026.
Please apply online, ensuring that you complete your work history and answer ALL the application questions fully and in detail as your application will not be considered if all mandatory questions are not fully completed.
We are the UK's central bank - and we are a bank like no other; known by our peers for our world-leading thinking on policy and strategy. Our mission is to promote the good of the people of the UK by maintaining monetary and financial stability. We seek to keep prices stable and people's money safe. We know our work matters to people, to families, up and down the UK. We are driven by curiosity and the desire to do important, challenging work. It takes a great team to run the Bank of England. We rely on each other to play our part. We benefit from a collaborative culture and long-established flexible ways of working, supporting our colleagues balance their work and personal lives. We strive to be a place where people feel they belong and have equal access to opportunities, because different perspectives helps us make the best decisions for the public. There's much to gain from working with us - from career defining work at the heart of the UK economy, being part of a fantastic team, and a rewarding compensation package. Join us and find a bank like no other. Together, we can make a difference.
