Senior Building Manager for Premium Dublin Office Portfolio

Blake Search Partners; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Blake Search Partners is assisting in recruiting a Senior Building Manager in Dublin to oversee two premium office buildings onsite. The role demands hands-on management of facilities, occupier experience, and active support across a wider Dublin portfolio.

You will own budgets, lead contracts, drive maintenance, and report on service quality to stakeholders while advancing energy efficiency and ESG initiatives within a high-profile portfolio.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in facilities management or building operations within a commercial office or hospitality-led environment.
• Confident managing service charge and operating budgets with budget vs. actual analysis and clear financial reporting.
• Experience negotiating contracts, scrutinising invoices and managing vendor performance through KPIs.
• Good technical grasp of commercial building systems, including BMS, fire safety, HVAC, power and H&S legislation.
• Clear, confident communicator, able to present financial and technical updates to a range of stakeholders.
• Strong eye for detail, presentation and consistency across buildings.

Responsibilities

• Own service charge and operating budgets for your buildings, from annual setting and forecasting through to quarterly reviews and invoice approval.
• Lead service contract tenders and manage hard and soft service contractors, including HVAC, BMS, life safety, cleaning, waste and security, against SLAs and cost targets.
• Lead planned and reactive maintenance, capex and sinking fund planning to keep buildings compliant, safe and well-presented.
• Act as the main point of contact for occupiers, leading regular meetings and reporting on service quality, building initiatives and budget performance.
• Drive energy efficiency, ESG and sustainability performance, and lead smaller retrofit, upgrade and occupier-driven projects.
• Provide operational cover and support to other Building Managers across the wider portfolio, building strong knowledge of occupier profiles and leasing context along the way.

Skills

Facilities management

Budget management

Contract negotiation

BMS/HVAC knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Attention to detail

Job description

Blake Search Partners is assisting in recruiting a Senior Building Manager in Dublin to oversee two premium office buildings onsite. The role demands hands-on management of facilities, occupier experience, and active support across a wider Dublin portfolio.

You will own budgets, lead contracts, drive maintenance, and report on service quality to stakeholders while advancing energy efficiency and ESG initiatives within a high-profile portfolio.