Facilities Manager

Sodexo; Leinster; On-site; EUR 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global services company is looking for a Facilities Manager to oversee operations at a corporate office in Dublin. The successful candidate will manage services like cleaning and reception while ensuring compliance with Health & Safety standards. Ideal candidates will have substantial facilities management experience and outstanding people management skills. The role offers competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Unlimited access to wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

24hr virtual GP Service

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Pension Plan membership

Learning and development opportunities

Bike to Work Scheme

Enhanced benefits and leave policies

Qualifications

• Proven facilities management experience across both soft and hard services.
• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety compliance (IOSH Managing Safely essential).
• Financially astute with experience managing budgets and operational costs.
• Excellent people management and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day delivery of soft and hard services.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations.
• Lead and develop the on-site team.
• Act as the primary client contact.

Skills

Facilities management

Health & Safety compliance

People management

Budget management

Communication

Relationship-building

Multi-priority management

Tools

SAP

UDC Payroll

Righttime

Job description

Job Introduction

Facilities Manager

Location: Leopardstown, Dublin 18

Contract Type: Full-Time | Permanent

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am–5pm

Salary: Up to €60,000

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Facilities Manager to lead facilities operations at one of our pharmaceutical client’s corporate offices in Dublin 18. You will be responsible for ensuring the smooth delivery of services across cleaning, reception, and hard FM. This role is key to maintaining compliance, driving efficiency, managing costs, and delivering excellent client satisfaction.

As the main operational contact for the client, you’ll lead the on-site team, oversee service delivery in line with contractual SLAs and KPIs, and foster strong client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day delivery of soft and hard services.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations, including risk assessments, COSHH, fire safety, and client EHS requirements.
• Lead and develop the on-site team, driving performance and engagement.
• Act as the primary client contact, building and maintaining strong working relationships.
• Monitor budgets and control costs to ensure financial performance.
• Conduct audits, service reviews, and client meetings.
• Identify and support opportunities for growth and improvement.
• Champion continuous improvement and innovation in service delivery.
• Promote Sodexo brand standards and values at all times.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven facilities management experience across both soft and hard services.
• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety compliance (IOSH Managing Safely essential).
• Financially astute, with experience managing budgets and operational costs.
• Excellent people management and leadership skills.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with clients and teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Familiarity with systems such as SAP, UDC Payroll, or Righttime (desirable).

Why Sodexo?

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.

Belong in a company and team that values you for you.

Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular high street retailers (also open to friends and family)
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Ireland’s enhanced benefits and leave policies

A Little More About Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications