Regional Lead Engineer

Sodexo; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; A distancia; EUR 70.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Unlimited wellbeing platform

Employee Assistance Programme

24h virtual GP service

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Pension Plan

Learning & development tools

Bike to Work Scheme

Enhanced benefits & leave policies

Descripción de la vacante

Sodexo is seeking a Regional Lead Engineer in Leopardstown, Dublin to oversee electrical maintenance, compliance and service delivery across our sites in Ireland. This role requires a qualified electrician with leadership experience to drive safety, reliability and operational excellence across a regional portfolio.

You will coordinate site engineering teams and specialist contractors, ensuring adherence to Irish electrical legislation and delivering against KPIs and energy performance goals.

Formación

• Qualified electrician with strong technical leadership and regional experience.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and coordinate electrical maintenance across the region, ensuring safe, reliable operation.
• Oversee planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance, inspections and remedial works.
• Provide technical guidance to site teams, electricians and specialists.
• Ensure compliance with Irish electrical legislation and safety requirements.
• Review risk assessments and contractor documentation for safe works.
• Coordinate contractors, permits to work and shutdown activities.
• Monitor maintenance performance and KPIs, and uphold quality records.

Conocimientos

Electrical knowledge

Leadership

Compliance & safety

PPM coordination

Contractor management

Educación

Irish Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Craft – Electrical

Overseas qualification recognised in Ireland

Herramientas

CAFM systems

Descripción del empleo

Regional Lead Engineer

Location: Leopardstown, Dublin
Salary: €70,000–€75,000 per annum
Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Are you an experienced Electrical Engineer ready to take the lead across a regional portfolio? Sodexo is looking for a Regional Lead Engineer to oversee electrical maintenance, compliance and technical service delivery across our sites in Ireland.

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified electrician with strong technical expertise and leadership experience to drive safety, reliability and operational excellence, while coordinating site engineering teams and specialist contractors across a varied facilities management environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate electrical maintenance activities across the region, ensuring safe, reliable and compliant operation of electrical infrastructure.
• Oversee planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance, statutory inspections and remedial works.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to site engineering teams, electricians and specialist contractors.
• Ensure compliance with Irish electrical legislation, National Rules for Electrical Installations and relevant health and safety requirements.
• Review risk assessments, method statements and contractor documentation, ensuring all works comply with safe systems of work.
• Coordinate contractors, permits to work and specialist maintenance activities, including planned shutdowns where required.
• Monitor maintenance performance, ensure accurate records and certifications are maintained, and deliver against agreed KPIs and contractual requirements.
• Support asset management, fault-finding, root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve electrical safety, operational resilience, energy performance and service quality.
• Build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, providing technical advice and ensuring a customer-focused service.
• Participate in the on-call rota and support out-of-hours works where required.

What We’re Looking For

• A qualified electrician holding the Irish Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Craft – Electrical (QQI 6M20886 / 6N20887), or an overseas electrical qualification formally recognised as comparable in Ireland.
• At least five years’ relevant experience in commercial, industrial, critical-environment or facilities electrical maintenance.
• Strong knowledge of electrical distribution, switchgear, lighting, small power, Building Management Systems and associated building services.
• Experience coordinating maintenance programmes, PPM schedules, remedial actions and specialist contractors.
• Good working knowledge of Irish electrical legislation, statutory compliance and electrical safe systems of work.
• Experience using CAFM systems and maintaining accurate maintenance and compliance records.
• A full, valid driving licence for Ireland and willingness to travel regionally.
• Strong leadership, communication, fault-finding and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A customer-focused approach, with strong commercial awareness and a commitment to health, safety and service excellence.

Desirable experience:

• Current Authorised Person (AP) competency for Low Voltage systems, or the ability to achieve formal appointment within six months.
• Authorised Person competency for Medium Voltage / High Voltage systems or an equivalent recognised switching qualification.
• Experience with UPS systems, standby generators, critical electrical infrastructure or mission‑critical environments.
• Relevant permit-to-work, electrical switching, first aid or manual handling training.

Why Sodexo?:

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

Belong in a company and team that values you foryou.

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 Irelands 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 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed tobeingan 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.