Link Personnel has been instructed by our client, a leading law firm in Dublin, to recruit for a Hard Services Facilities Manager vacancy.
This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate, so if this role sounds like you Call Cormac NOW on 01 845 4651 for more details.

Salary: to €70,000

Benefits: Pension, Bonuses, Bike to Work Scheme, Travel Saver Tickets

In this key role you will work within the Facilities Department in a managerial position with ownership for all aspects of technical services. You will report directly to the Head of Facilities in the Dublin office.

About the role
This role includes but is not limited to:

• Management of all planned maintenance, reactive maintenance, energy management, and specialist suppliers in our Dublin office;
• Managing a range of vendors including, lighting, electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, BMS, fire safety, lifts, generators and building maintenance work vendors;
• Being responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of all building related documents, drawings and systems certification;
• Being the technical risk management lead for all business continuity and disaster recovery planning;
• Being the technical lead on all small plant upgrades and providing input to future capital projects from an operational perspective;
• Reviewing all external Risk Assessments and Method Statements in advance of planned works, and leading on all internal Risk Assessments for maintenance tasks within the building ensuring a safety first approach;
• Supporting Health and Safety ensuring compliance of all assets and equipment;
• Managing and inputting into the annual hard services budget;
• Participating in supplier evaluation with the Head of Facilities and contributing to selecting suitable suppliers at relevant tender stages;
• Developing and managing SLAs and KPIs ensuring good contract management practice;
• Management of all hard services helpdesk requests with a hands on approach ensuring all tasks are addressed and actioned promptly;
• Being part of our Environmental Sustainability Committee and supporting environmental initiatives;
• Responding to out of hours calls for facilities related issues;
• People management to include managing a small team;
• Providing ad hoc support to our UK and regional offices and ad hoc soft services support covering periods of leave.

The Candidate: 

• You have a mechanical, electrical, building services engineering or equivalent qualification;
• You have a strong track record in the management and co-ordination of hard services delivery in a busy corporate environment;
• You are experienced in small and large capital refurbishment projects;
• You are an experienced vendor manager, someone who can build effective relationships and have previously been involved in tendering for hard services;
• You are highly client focused, a polished communicator with a ‘can-do’ attitude;
• You can deal with a range of competing priorities and have good stakeholder management skills;
• You are hands on with excellent administration, IT and reporting skills.

Working Arrangements
The role is based in the Dublin office. Due to the nature of the role, attendance at the office will be mainly five days per week. Travel to regional and UK offices is likely to be no more than 5% of the role.

If this hard services and facilities manager sounds like you, call Cormac NOW on 01 845 4651 to discuss full details

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