Fabric Maintenance Technician - Debden

Fabric Maintenance Technician – Debden

Bank of England Chigwell, United Kingdom

Job Description

Permanent

Location – Debden

Property Directorate

The role of the banks 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 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 over 50 colleagues and covers the Bank\’s (x3) core properties located in London & Debden (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.

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.

Job Description

The scope of services to be provided by the fabric technician are as follows but are not exhaustive.

• Responsible for the delivery of planned, preventative fabric tasks working within our Planon Intelligent Work Management System (IWMS).
• Responsible for supporting reactive fabric tasks allocated via the IWMS.
• Update both planned and reactive fabric tasks within the IWMS system.
• Undertake daily & periodic building inspections and provide reactive work schedules.
• Attend to fabric and building issues to set priority response and fix times, assuring safe working environments and maintaining business operations with minimal down time experienced.
• Undertake routine maintenance tasks across all areas of the building structure fabric and finishes.
• Deliver a proactive approach to fabric maintenance seeking to bring innovation and ideas to the attention of management.
• Undertake periodic assessments to maintain the internal finishes of the building to high and consistent levels of quality finish.
• Support specialist OEM contractors undertaking fabric maintenance, surveys and inspections.
• Complete all allocated annual training and performance objectives.
• Act as a Health & Safety ambassador across all areas of the properties engaged in delivering your role and to support the safe working environment of others.
• Ensure all assigned work is completed in accordance with agreed methods, risk assessments, SLAs and customer service standards.
• Contribute to encouraging embedding a strong team working and continuous improvement environment.
• As directed conduct incident management and recovery exercises to support recovery processes.

Role Requirements:

Minimum Criteria

• Experience across fabric repairs; painting & decorating; construction; fabric maintenance.

Essential Criteria

• Knowledge of statutory and compliance obligations relevant to building/fabric systems
• Ability to receive and convey regular information, including sharing and reporting information
• Ability to make judgments based on evaluating information against defined procedures, contributing to decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Deliver fabric maintenance through excellent customer service standards
• Strong commitment to working flexibly and effectively with a range of staff and contractors.
• Maintains high 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
• Work collaboratively to leverage the knowledge, skills and experiences of the team.

Desirable Criteria

• IOSH Operating Safely qualification
• City & Guilds Level 3 (or transferable) within a relevant building subject
• Working at Height qualifications – IPAF; PASMA

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 on a pro-rated basis as appropriate.

We offer a salary as follows:

London circa £32,400.

In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:

• A non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/95th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/50th) or decrease (to 1/120th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year.
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
• A 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.

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.

This role closes on 27 June 2025.

The assessment process will comprise of two stages.

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.

About Us

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.

The Bank of England will use and protect the information you provide when you apply for a role with us, in line with our obligations under data protection law. This is so we can assess your suitability for the role and administer your application. If you\’re successful we\’ll use it to offer you a position and onboard you to join the Bank.

If you would like more details about how your information will be used and your information rights, please visit our recruitment privacy notice

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