Senior Facilities Manager – Build-to-Rent Portfolio (Dublin)

Blake Search Partners; Dublin; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Blake Search Partners is seeking a Senior Facilities Manager for a premium Dublin Build-to-Rent portfolio. This on-site role reports to the Regional Manager and leads a team including Assistant Facilities Manager and Health & Safety Coordinator.

You will ensure building, fire, health and safety, and rented-housing compliance across four sites, overseeing SNAGGING with main contractor and procurement teams and managing warranties, RAMS, and system specs into the compliance platform.

Qualifications

• Five to seven years’ technical facilities management experience, including 2–3 years in a management role.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance, fire safety, M&E and onsite team across a growing Build-to-Rent portfolio of c. 1,000 apartments.
• Own inspection, testing, maintenance and documented assurance of fire and life safety systems, including detection and alarms, emergency lighting, AOVs, sprinklers, risers, fire doors and compartmentation.
• Provide senior technical direction across M&E, HVAC, public health, lifts, controls and building fabric, reviewing engineering reports and escalating material risks with clear recommendations.
• Implement and oversee the planned preventative maintenance programme, working with Property Managers to deliver full completion of mandatory H&S and PPM works.
• Supervise external contractors daily and ensure SLAs, RAMS, insurances and training records are current and filed on the compliance platform.
• Carry out weekly technical and safety inspections of plant, common areas and resident amenity spaces to identify and remove fire, health and safety risks.
• Lead facilities input to annual budgets and multi-year asset plans, covering lifecycle forecasting, critical spares, contracted services and capital remedial works.
• Set and review team and contractor KPIs, and lead, mentor and develop the facilities and maintenance team.

Skills

Facilities management

Team leadership

Compliance

M&E knowledge

Education

Engineering qualification

Tools

Meridian

Vantify Risk Manager

Job description

Blake Search Partners is seeking a Senior Facilities Manager for a premium Dublin Build-to-Rent portfolio. This on-site role reports to the Regional Manager and leads a team including Assistant Facilities Manager and Health & Safety Coordinator.

You will ensure building, fire, health and safety, and rented-housing compliance across four sites, overseeing SNAGGING with main contractor and procurement teams and managing warranties, RAMS, and system specs into the compliance platform.