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Job Descrption

Flexible Working: Option for either day work or shift work.

Day Work: 36hrs week Monday to Friday (08:00-16:00). While there will an opportunity for some home working, this will likely be one day a week, and subject to business need.

Shift Work: 4 days on, 4 days off (7am-7pm).

About Us

MI5 keeps the country safe from serious threats like terrorism and attempts by states to harm the UK, its people, and way of life. We carry out investigations by obtaining, analysing, and assessing intelligence, and then work with a range of partners, including MI6 and GCHQ to disrupt these threats. Through our protective security arm, we provide advice and guidance to government, businesses and other organisations about how to keep themselves safe. A role in MI5 means you'll do unique and challenging work in a supportive and encouraging environment, making a real difference to UK national security.

The Role

At MI5 we work hard to keep our country safe, and it's equally important that we protect... our people, places, and property. When you join us as a Building Manager, you'll help us do just that - from one, or several locations in the London area. Our Estate team are responsible for managing a collection of properties and delivering high quality building services, facilities management, support services, projects and workplace change across a wide variety of building types. It's all about keeping us operational so we can maintain our critical front-line business function.

Driven by our passion to drive quality and improvement, the Estates team provide core services from engineering and catering to vehicles and stationery throughout the UK. We set the standard for what good looks like, translating business requirements into actionable outcomes. Wherever or whatever the requirement our team ensure the smooth running of services, seeking the best solutions for small to medium-sized business problems, carefully evaluating the different options and choosing the most cost-effective solution. And we pride ourselves on supporting the work of MI5.

This role is essential to our ability to deliver an excellent user experience for our customers. As a Building Manager you'll shape and evolve the role, driving quality and improvement, implementing and managing change, seeking the best resolution. You'll monitor and control the operation of plant and systems within the building effectively, with minimal disruption and downtime. This includes electrical distribution, mechanical systems, security equipment, building management systems and UPS systems.

You'll continually identify areas of improvement and take ownership of problems, finding solutions and delivering high-quality outcomes, while always ensuring regulatory and health and safety compliance. Using your communication and planning skills, you'll control finances for all maintenance works, whilst always seeking the best value for money, ensuring our estate strategy is aligned with the business.

Parking is available on-site (shift position only).

About You

We're looking for people who have an aptitude to learn and grow. Ideally, you'll have recent experience and competent knowledge working in management, operations, and leadership, with a mechanical or electrical background and/or have a minimum HNC qualification or equivalent (City & Guilds or NVQ Level 4) in a related field such as management. Preferably you'll have experience using a Computer Aided Facility Management (CAFM) system. The ability to manage professional relationships is key, such as handling complaints from customers and maintaining professional relationships with tact and sensitivity. You'll work well with others and make evidence-based decisions for the team.

While a good understanding of plant criticality maintenance regimes and life cycle planning would be beneficial, it's far more important that you're able to undertake work audits and provide reports for action.

This role is very hands-on, with plenty of opportunity to develop yourself and others.

Training and Development

At MI5, we're proud to offer an inclusive and supportive working environment. As an organisation that nurtures talent, we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential. In fact, you could spend a minimum of 10% of your time on training and development. When you start, you'll get a two-day induction to help you understand our ways of working and you'll be assigned a buddy to help you settle in. You'll be encouraged to drive and shape your own personal development and you'll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, as we work with you to build the skills you need to excel in your role and throughout your career. We value your ability to learn and adapt to new challenges, so we'll invest in your skills and support you to gain professional qualifications and certifications.

Rewards and Benefits

You'll receive a starting salary of £50,412 plus 12.5% shift allowance (weekend premium and contractual overtime for shift work only). Both working patterns attract other benefits including:

- 25 Days Annual Leave automatically rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days public and privilege holidays.
- Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme.
- Interest-free season ticket loan (travel and parking).
- Excellent pension scheme.
- Personal Learning budget.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Facilities such as a gym, restaurant and on-site coffee bars (at some locations).
- Paid parental and adoption leave.

Equal Opportunities

At MI5 diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities and those from low socio-economic backgrounds.

Find out more about our culture, working environment and diversity on our website:

https://www.MI5.gov.uk/careers/diversity

We're Disability Confident

MI5 are proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP's Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain and develop disabled people. Being Disability Confident, we aim to offer a person-to-person interview to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our 'Offer of Interview' (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are:

• A minimum Higher National Certificate (HNC) or equivalent and/or demonstrable experience working in management, operations, and leadership - assessed at application sift.
• Demonstrate a commitment for learning and Development - assessed at application sift.
• Strong motivation for applying to work for MI5 and this particular role - assessed at application sift.

What to Expect

Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order:

• Initial application
• Full application
• Application sift, looking at your motivation for the role and the organisation
• Assessment centre consisting of a technical and competency-based interview
• If successful you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting.

Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process including vetting, so we advise you continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer.

Before You Apply

To work at MI5, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here .

This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It's something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here .

Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can't take any recreational drugs and you'll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage.

Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us, to ensure your personal and application correspondence remain separate. Try to avoid having identifying features in your email address, such as your first and/or surname and date of birth. This is good practice and will help you to manage your application with us more discretely.

This role is based in London, so you'll need to live within a commutable distance. Please consider any financial implications and practicalities before submitting an application. An interest-free loan via our benevolent fund is available to assist with relocating into privately rented accommodation to take up the offer of employment.

Please note, you should only launch your application from within the UK. If you are based overseas, you should wait until you visit the UK to launch an application. Applying from outside the UK will impact on our ability to progress your application. You should not discuss your application, other than with your partner or a close family member.

Right to Withdraw Statement:

Please be aware that we withhold the right to bring forward the closing date for this role from the original closing date once a certain number of applications have been received. Please be mindful of this and submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

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