Name: CAN-24933 | Senior Facilities Manager
Location: Dublin
Salary Expectation: 95,000
Notice Period: 3 Months Notice
Role Type: Permanent
Candidate Snapshot
Years of Experience: 26+ Years
Highest Qualification: Bachelors of Engineering
Field of Study: Manufacturing Engineering
Transport: Full clean driving licence and own car
Recent Experience
Most Recent Role: Head of Maintenance & Facilities
Previous Role: Shift Production Manager
Industry Exposure: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Engineering, Facilities Management, Property, Warehousing & Distribution
Business Type: GMP-Regulated Manufacturing, Multi-Site Operations, Pharmaceutical Production, Engineering & Facilities, Industrial Operations
Role Preferences
Roles Sought: Senior Facilities Management, Head of Facilities & Maintenance, Plant Management, Operations Management, Engineering & Facilities Leadership
Work Type: Permanent
Key Skills
Senior Facilities Management, Plant & Site Operations, Multi-Site Facilities, Planned Preventative Maintenance, Asset Care, Hard & Soft Facilities Management, GMP Compliance, EHS Compliance, Environmental Compliance, Regulatory Audits, CAPEX Management, OPEX & Budget Management, Engineering Projects, HVAC Upgrades, Cleanroom Facilities, Utilities Management, Contractor Management, Contract Negotiation, Supplier & Vendor Management, Property Management, Production Operations, Warehouse Operations, Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Root Cause Analysis, Risk Assessments, Change Control, Waste Management, Health & Safety, Team Leadership, Unionised & Non-Unionised Workforce Management, Cross-Functional Leadership, Change Management, Site Decommissioning.
The candidate is a highly experienced senior operations, maintenance and facilities leader with over 26 years’ progressive experience within complex, highly regulated manufacturing environments. Their background combines facilities and engineering leadership with extensive plant operations experience, providing a strong understanding of how maintenance, facilities, production, compliance and commercial performance interact within a critical operational environment.
They have held significant responsibility for production, maintenance, facilities and warehouse operations, including budget and resource management, preventative maintenance programmes, hard and soft facilities services, utilities, contractor management and major engineering projects. Their project experience includes HVAC upgrades, facility improvements, equipment installations and capacity-enhancement initiatives.
The candidate brings particularly strong regulatory and compliance experience, having worked extensively within GMP, environmental and EHS-controlled environments. They have supported and led regulatory and customer audits, managed risk assessments and root cause analysis, and maintained responsibility for environmental, safety and operational compliance across complex facilities.
From a leadership perspective, they have extensive experience developing and managing multidisciplinary teams across production, engineering, maintenance and warehouse functions, including both unionised and non-unionised workforces. They have also led Lean and continuous improvement programmes focused on increasing capacity, improving reliability, reducing waste and controlling operational costs.
More recently, the candidate has taken responsibility for a major site decommissioning programme, overseeing cross-functional teams and contractors, asset disposal, regulatory requirements, environmental compliance, operational risk and senior-level reporting.
Consultant Insight
Highly experienced senior facilities, maintenance and operations professional with an exceptional depth of experience in regulated manufacturing environments. Combines hands-on engineering and facilities knowledge with senior-level operational, budgetary, regulatory and people-management capability. Particularly strong across preventative maintenance, asset management, CAPEX, facilities contracts, compliance, continuous improvement and complex site operations. An excellent fit for Senior Facilities Manager, Head of Facilities & Maintenance, Plant Manager or senior operational leadership opportunities within pharmaceutical, life sciences, manufacturing or other highly regulated environments.