Construction Engineering Senior Manager – Office & Retail

Lloyds Banking Group•Lincoln, NE

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

About Lloyds Banking Group At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re committed to building a more sustainable and resilient future for our customers, colleagues, and communities. Our People & Places team plays a vital role in shaping the environments where our people thrive. We’re now looking for a Senior Building Services Engineering Manager – Office & Retail to lead innovation and excellence in our MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Public Health) engineering standards. The Role This is a pivotal role within our Construction Standards team, which oversees the engineering integrity of the Group’s core data centres, international offices, customer branch network, and UK Office Hub locations. You’ll lead the development and implementation of our MEP engineering standards, ensuring they drive compliance, resilience, and sustainability across our diverse estate. You’ll work closely with colleagues in asset investment, IT operations, security, sustainability, and project delivery to ensure our engineering services support the Group’s long-term growth and transformation. With ongoing investment in our retail estate to create great spaces for colleagues and customers, and significant upgrades to our office hub locations, this role offers the opportunity to shape the future of our built environment. The role also includes a supporting responsibility for our core data centre facilities, which are critical to the Group’s operations. We currently operate five data centres, with the latest completed in 2025. Experience in critical infrastructure management is therefore highly desirable. A passion for transforming building services management through software, automation, and AI is also desirable. This includes a willingness to collaborate with stakeholders and contribute to initiatives such as Building Information Modelling (BIM), Digital Twinning, and MEP asset management. Familiarity with CAFM systems, SFG20, JCT & NEC contracts, and the RIBA Construction Plan of Work is important to inform the compliancy, resiliency, and innovation of our building services engineering provision.

Requirements

Chartered Engineer status (or working towards) in a relevant discipline (e.g., CIBSE, IET, IMechE).
Extensive experience in building services engineering, ideally within large-scale or complex estates.
Proven track record of developing and implementing engineering standards.
Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks, compliance, and sustainability in the built environment.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Strategic thinker with a passion for innovation and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

Experience in consultancy, FM operations, or infrastructure asset management is preferred.
Experience in critical infrastructure environments, particularly data centres, is highly desirable.
A passion for digital transformation in building services, including software, automation, and AI.
Familiarity with CAFM systems, SFG20, JCT & NEC contracts, and the RIBA Construction Plan of Work.
An engineering-related degree is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and continuous improvement of Group-wide MEP engineering standards.
Ensure standards are implemented consistently and compliantly across all projects and operational environments.
Champion innovation in building services design, specification, and delivery.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to embed best practices and emerging technologies.
Provide technical leadership and assurance across construction, refurbishment, and maintenance programmes.
Support the Group’s sustainability goals through energy-efficient and low-carbon engineering solutions.
Monitor compliance and performance, identifying opportunities for improvement and risk mitigation.
Contribute to the resilience and operational excellence of the Group’s data centre infrastructure.
Engage with digital transformation initiatives including BIM, Digital Twinning, and smart asset management.