Resource Planner, Maintenance and Engineering - Central Services
Join to apply for the Resource Planner, Maintenance and Engineering - Central Services role at Bank of England
Overview
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 4,000+ people committed to public service and dedicated to promoting the good of the people of the United Kingdom by supporting monetary and financial stability.
The role of the Bank’s Property department through its Infrastructure 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, reception), catering, cleaning, post services and travel, whilst ensuring value for money is achieved in all Bank‑wide procurements.
The Engineering team comprises <56 FTE and covers the Bank’s three core properties located in London & Debden (Essex). The London properties comprise of two properties; the Bank’s grade 1 listed Head Office at Threadneedle St and a modern office building at 20 Moorgate. Our property at Debden is the Bank’s print works. All three buildings are extremely critical to the Bank’s operations and possess various levels of critical systems to support those operations.
The Engineering team is responsible for maintaining and operating all installed engineering systems, providing reliable and resilient operations 24x7x365 across office, data centre, front/back office and production environments, consequently a wider breadth of engineering exposure exists.
Role Responsibilities
* Line management responsibilities for Administrator/s.
* Validation and assurance of all administrative reports and metrics.
* Provide administrative support to the infrastructure management team.
* Responsible for accurate Infrastructure commercial reporting and accounting.
* Support the management team across day‑to‑day purchasing and invoicing.
* Maintain the Help Desk function as key supplier interface contact.
* Management, collation, and presentation of various performance metrics.
* Validate monthly Infrastructure and third‑party KPI and SLA indicator reporting.
* Attend meetings as required to present administrative reports.
* Validate and assure budget reporting, providing accurate monthly reports.
* Function as third‑party escalation for all third‑party administrative tasks.
* Assure a team business continuity plan is maintained.
* Engage with all third‑party specialist contracts to assure commercial compliance.
* Assure the IWMS and Help Desk system is maintained in functional working order.
* Maintain individual Training Need Assessment and schedule all training schedules.
* Support Health & Safety and Well‑being across the Infrastructure Team.
* Assure all statutory property logbooks are in a good state of presentation.
* Maintain an annual Property Impact Schedule working with management.
* Key recruitment liaison for the infrastructure team.
* Responsible for all Infrastructure team onboarding.
* Manage and audit team holidays, expenses, sickness on a monthly basis.
* Maintain accurate shift schedules across the various teams and properties.
* Manage a Compliance database of all statutory testing and certification.
* Organise team CPD sessions as required.
* Support the infrastructure management team across administrative type tasks.
Role Requirements
Minimum Criteria
* Minimum City & Guilds Level 2/3 (or transferable) Business & Administration
* IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
* Experience working in an engineering administrative type environment.
* Excellent grasp of Microsoft Office – Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Essential Criteria
* Excellent communicator both verbal and written form.
* Ability to make judgments based on evaluating information against defined procedures, contributing to decision‑making and continuous improvement.
* Ability to receive and convey regular information, including sharing and reporting information.
* Work collaboratively to leverage the knowledge, skills and experiences of the team.
* Strong commitment to working flexibly and effectively with a range of staff and contractors.
* Maintains exacting standards in all work undertaken.
* Prioritisation/Time Management with an ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively.
* Maintain resilience with an ability to work under pressure.
In addition, this is a people management role. You will be responsible for day‑to‑day management of the team and for defining roles and responsibilities. You will develop your team through sharing information effectively, coaching and communicating a clear vision to ensure that your staff are productive, engaged and motivated to deliver the area’s aims. You will also be responsible for managing all staff‑related matters that may arise, including performance, absence and sickness.
Number of direct reports: 2
Our Approach to Inclusion
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.
We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part‑time working patterns. We’ve also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they’re needed.
For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 40 % per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders.
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
We encourage flexible working, part‑time working and job share arrangements. Part‑time salary and benefits will be pro‑rated as appropriate.
This role offers a salary of circa £30,000 – £33,750. In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:
* Currently a non‑contributory, career‑average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/80th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/65th) or decrease (to 1/105th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year. The Bank has the discretion to vary standard accrual rates and dial up and dial down rates at any time and to withdraw dial up and dial down options at any time.
* A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
* An 8 % benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
* 26 days’ annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.
* Private medical insurance and income protection.
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.
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 interview stages.
This role closes on 2nd Dec.
Desired Skills and Experience
* Minimum City & Guilds Level 2/3 (or transferable) Business & Administration
* IOSH Managing Safely qualification
* Experience working in an engineering administrative type environment
* Excellent grasp of Microsoft Office – Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Administrative, Engineering, and General Business
#J-18808-Ljbffr