Facilities Manager

Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group; Kilkenny; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group is seeking an experienced Facilities Manager to lead operations at a Kilkenny manufacturing facility. The role oversees all facilities, utilities, infrastructure, and site services to ensure safe, compliant, and reliable site performance.

You will manage a 40+ person team of employees and contractors, drive continuous improvement, oversight of GMP compliance, budgets, and major expansion projects, and collaborate with Operations, Quality, EHS,

Qualifications

• Significant facilities leadership experience in GMP-regulated environments.
• Experience managing facilities budgets and capital planning.
• Proven track record delivering facility expansions or major projects.
• Strong knowledge of GMP, quality, compliance, and EHS requirements.
• Experience overseeing utilities, site infrastructure, and vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Lead facilities operations, utilities, infrastructure, and engineering support services.
• Ensure reliability, compliance, and performance of key site systems and assets.
• Manage facilities budgets, asset management, contractor performance, and outsourced providers.
• Drive continuous improvement focused on operational excellence, sustainability, reliability, and cost optimization.
• Lead strategic discussions and ensure facilities priorities support business objectives.
• Support planning and delivery of major site expansion, infrastructure, and capital investment projects.
• Explore innovations and sustainability initiatives to enhance site capability.
• Maintain GMP, EHS, regulatory, and corporate standards.
• Lead and develop a facilities organisation of 40+ employees and contractors.

Skills

Facilities leadership

Budget management

Contractor management

GMP compliance

Project delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in Engineering or FM

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Facilities Manager to lead facilities operations, utilities, infrastructure, and site services at our client’s manufacturing facility in Kilkenny. This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring the safe, compliant, and reliable operation of critical site infrastructure while supporting significant site investment and expansion programmes. The successful candidate will combine strong operational leadership with proven experience delivering complex facility expansion, infrastructure, or greenfield projects within a GMP-regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all facilities operations, utilities, infrastructure, and engineering support services across the site
• Ensure the reliability, compliance, and performance of critical site systems and assets.
• Manage facilities budgets, asset management plans, contractor performance, and outsourced service providers
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational excellence, sustainability, reliability, and cost optimisation
• Lead strategic discussions and influence decision-making across site functions, ensuring facilities priorities support broader business objectives
• Support the planning and delivery of major site expansion, infrastructure, and capital investment projects
• Explore innovative technologies, sustainability initiatives, and infrastructure solutions that enhance site capability and future readiness
• Maintain compliance with GMP, EHS, regulatory, and corporate standards
• Lead and develop a facilities organisation of 40+ employees and contractors, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Successfully manage multiple priorities, balancing day-to-day operational performance with long-term infrastructure planning and project delivery
• Build strong partnerships with Operations, Quality, Engineering, EHS, Supply Chain, and Finance teams
• Take initiative in identifying risks, opportunities, and investment needs to support site growth and operational excellence

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Building Services, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline
• Significant facilities leadership experience within a Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, or other GMP-regulated manufacturing environment
• Proven experience leading site-wide facilities, utilities, infrastructure, and engineering support functions
• Demonstrated experience delivering facility expansions, site development projects, infrastructure upgrades, or greenfield projects within a regulated manufacturing environment
• Experience managing critical utilities such as HVAC, water systems, compressed air, boilers, chillers, and energy infrastructure
• Strong contractor and outsourced service provider management experience
• Experience managing operating budgets, capital planning, and infrastructure investment programmes
• Strong knowledge of GMP, quality, compliance, and EHS requirements