Facilities & Technical Services Manager

Cpl Group; Leinster; On-site; EUR 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Bonus

Pension

Healthcare

Additional benefits package

Job summary

CPL Group in Ireland seeks a Facilities & Technical Services Manager to lead the facilities function at a large manufacturing site in the South East. You will take ownership from setup through to hard services expansion, overseeing outsourced soft services and building a structured maintenance framework.

Reporting to senior account leadership, you will drive KPI/SLAs, manage budgets and asset registers, and develop long-term infrastructure strategies while collaborating with site stakeholders

Qualifications

• Experience managing facilities services in a large manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of hard services and building infrastructure.
• Experience overseeing external contractors and service providers.

Responsibilities

• Drive service performance through KPI and SLA management.
• Establish and maintain a comprehensive asset register.
• Develop preventative maintenance and lifecycle planning strategies.
• Manage contractors and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
• Oversee facilities budgets, reporting and cost control.
• Support financial planning, forecasting and P&L performance.

Skills

Facilities management

Contract management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Hard services knowledge

Job description

Facilities & Technical Services Manager

Midlands / South East Ireland | c€65,000 + €10,000 Car Allowance + Bonus + Benefits

Welcoming suitable applications for a Facilities Manager / Contract Manager for a leading international manufacturing site, operating a large, complex production facility in the South East (Wexford). Following the appointment of a new facilities management partner, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced Facilities & Technical Services Manager to establish and lead the site's facilities management function.

This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of a growing FM operation from the ground up. Initially, the focus will be on managing outsourced soft services, implementing best practice processes and building a structured facilities management framework. As the contract matures, the role will expand into hard services, asset management, lifecycle planning and long-term infrastructure strategy.

The Opportunity

Reporting into senior account leadership, you will act as the key site lead for facilities services delivery, ensuring safe, efficient and compliant operation of the site's non-production infrastructure.

You'll play a pivotal role in transitioning the site from a largely reactive maintenance model towards a planned, data-driven facilities management programme, including the development of asset registers, maintenance strategies and supplier performance frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive service performance through KPI and SLA management
• Conduct site audits and assess building, plant and infrastructure requirements
• Establish and maintain a comprehensive asset register
• Develop preventative maintenance and lifecycle planning strategies
• Manage contractors and ensure compliance with statutory requirements
• Oversee facilities budgets, reporting and cost control
• Support financial planning, forecasting and P&L performance
• Identify opportunities for operational improvement and cost efficiencies
• Build strong relationships with site stakeholders and senior management
• Support mobilisation activities and future expansion of hard services delivery
• Lead day-to-day delivery of facilities management services across the site
• Manage Soft Services including:
  • Security, Cleaning, Catering, Grounds maintenance

Candidate Profile

• Facilities Manager
• Technical Services Manager
• Hard Services Manager
• Engineering Services Manager
• Site Facilities Lead
• Facilities & Maintenance Manager

Essential Experience

• Experience managing facilities services within a manufacturing, industrial, pharmaceutical, life sciences, logistics or large commercial environment
• Strong understanding of hard services and building infrastructure
• Experience overseeing external contractors and service providers
• Knowledge of planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes
• Ability to audit facilities, identify risks and implement improvement plans
• Strong commercial and financial management skills
• Budget and P&L responsibility experience
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Package

• Salary circa €65,000
• €10,000 Car Allowance
• Bonus up to 15%
• Pension
• Healthcare
• Additional benefits package

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join a newly awarded account at a critical stage of its development, taking ownership of facilities operations and helping shape the long-term technical and facilities strategy of a significant manufacturing site. The successful candidate will have the autonomy to introduce best practice, build robust systems and make a tangible impact from day one.