Property Critical Infrastructure (MEP) Manager - Data Centre

at  Lloyds Banking Group

End Date
Wednesday 07 August 2024
Salary Range
£57,546 - £63,940
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Flexible Working Options
Flexible / Variable Hours, Job Share, Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion
Job Description Summary
JOB TITLE: Property Critical Infrastructure (MEP) Manager - Data Centre
Salary: £57,546 - £63,940
LOCATION(S): Peterborough & Corby
Hours: Full-time
WORKING PATTERN: Flexible working and commuting distance to the data centre to be onsite
The Construction and Standards team are responsible for the design and construction of Group Property’s estate. The team consists of construction specialists and provides assurance that the work undertaken to our estate is safe and effective. The team is also responsible for the delivery of a safe, resilient, and sustainable data centre infrastructure. This is essential for the continuity of the Group as a whole, with any disruptions having a direct impact to customers and colleagues.
Job Description
About this Opportunity
The construction and standards team now seek an MEP Manager to support the successful delivery of all MEP investment across all live construction projects, sustainability investments and ongoing Data Centre operations. The new candidate will be responsible for retaining and building relationships with colleagues and stakeholders and regularly reporting to the line manager on findings and any remedial plans required.
The candidate for this role needs to be based within commuting distance from the principal data centre locations in the East Midlands.
Why Lloyds Banking Group?
We’re on an exciting journey and there couldn’t be a better time to join us. The investments we’re making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.

What you’ll be doing

• Attend all internal pre-construction investment steering groups and working group meetings, to assist internal stakeholders with all MEP matters in a clear, concise and jargon free manner.
• Manage all construction technical matters and queries and as a junction between our MEP consultant engineers, framework contractors, and construction oversight partners.
• Be familiar with the groups MEP & construction standards to aid the suppliers in ensuring these are met. Constantly monitor evolving trends and regulations change to ensure standards are current and submit all changes to the lead engineer.
• Dealing with incident management within the groups key data centres and critical buildings. This shall include managing the escalation process to key stakeholders and contributing towards resolutions with the groups supply chain partners. These incidents are rare and may occur out-with normal working hours, therefore a willingness to support the group through these periods is required.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement with the Group’s suppliers.
• Chair meeting and liaise with stakeholders and key suppliers. I.e MEP consultant partners.
• Attend alternating project construction meetings to support our framework contractors when required and in parallel with our MEP consultants.
• Manage construction aspects to ensure the site environment, health & safety, wellbeing, quality, and commissioning of the project is reported in a timely manner.
• Identify and mitigate embedded MEP services that impose a risk to project timeline and quality. The ability to identify trends, key issues or critical path risk is fundamental to the role.
• Manage own resources and track progress for reporting to line manager/ lead engineer.

What you’ll need

• Significant Industry Experience (required).
• Ideally located in the East Midlands area.
• Relevant bachelor’s degree in a property, engineering or construction related field. (required).
• MEP related construction experience essential with a focus on project management.
• Knowledge of building safety legislation, building standards, construction contracts and health and safety requirements essential.
• Experience of working in diverse teams with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience of working with common construction software preferred i.e AutoCAD, BIM, Document Management Portals etc.
• Experience and knowledge of sustainability pledges and the impact on the design and & implementation of M&E systems.
• Experience of working with critical infrastructure to meet the required resiliency.

About working for us
Our focus is to ensure we’re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We’re committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best.
We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.
As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role. We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you’d like an adjustment to the recruitment process just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you’ll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you’ll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we’ll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We’ll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We’re focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference

• Attend all internal pre-construction investment steering groups and working group meetings, to assist internal stakeholders with all MEP matters in a clear, concise and jargon free manner.
• Manage all construction technical matters and queries and as a junction between our MEP consultant engineers, framework contractors, and construction oversight partners.
• Be familiar with the groups MEP & construction standards to aid the suppliers in ensuring these are met. Constantly monitor evolving trends and regulations change to ensure standards are current and submit all changes to the lead engineer.
• Dealing with incident management within the groups key data centres and critical buildings. This shall include managing the escalation process to key stakeholders and contributing towards resolutions with the groups supply chain partners. These incidents are rare and may occur out-with normal working hours, therefore a willingness to support the group through these periods is required.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement with the Group’s suppliers.
• Chair meeting and liaise with stakeholders and key suppliers. I.e MEP consultant partners.
• Attend alternating project construction meetings to support our framework contractors when required and in parallel with our MEP consultants.
• Manage construction aspects to ensure the site environment, health & safety, wellbeing, quality, and commissioning of the project is reported in a timely manner.
• Identify and mitigate embedded MEP services that impose a risk to project timeline and quality. The ability to identify trends, key issues or critical path risk is fundamental to the role.
• Manage own resources and track progress for reporting to line manager/ lead engineer