Facilities / Contract Manager
About Your New Employer
This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading facilities management organisation in Cork.
- Take ownership of a high-profile contract with significant operational and financial responsibility.
- Work within a professional, collaborative and customer-focused environment.
- Lead service excellence, innovation and continuous improvement across the contract.
About Your New Job
As Contract Manager, you will provide leadership, management and development across a defined facilities management contract. You will be responsible for ensuring all financial, operational, contractual, quality, health and safety and legislative commitments are met and exceeded.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Lead the contract team to deliver exceptional service and meet all contractual commitments.
- Manage contract financial performance, including revenue, profitability, cost reduction, debt, work in progress and contract growth.
- Identify and deliver opportunities for strategic development, additional services and business growth.
- Maintain strong relationships with key client contacts, ensuring a consistently high level of customer satisfaction.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, contractual requirements, QHSE standards, legislation and industry best practice.
- Oversee the health and safety performance of employees, clients, subcontractors and other relevant stakeholders.
- Ensure the contract is appropriately staffed, with competent teams, effective workforce planning and succession plans in place.
- Provide leadership, coaching, guidance and support to employees, including training and development planning.
- Work collaboratively with other operational managers to support the wider business.
- Contribute to sales activity, solutions development, presentations, client meetings and the mobilisation of new contracts.
- Deliver effective communication through team meetings, briefings, reporting and regular client updates.
- Support continuous improvement, innovation and the delivery of best practice across the contract.
You will report to a senior operational manager and will have line management responsibility for the contract team, as well as indirect responsibility for relevant subcontractors.
What Skills You Need
- A minimum of five years’ proven facilities management experience in Ireland.
- A relevant engineering or facilities management background, ideally with mechanical or electrical knowledge.
- Strong experience managing client relationships, site teams, suppliers and subcontractors.
- Proven experience managing contract finances, operational performance and service delivery.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a detailed and methodical approach.
- Strong leadership, influencing and decision-making skills.
- The ability to prioritise effectively and remain composed when working under pressure.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- A customer-focused and collaborative approach.
- The flexibility to work outside core office hours occasionally and travel to other work locations when required.
- A relevant higher qualification such as an HNC, HND, degree or equivalent is desirable but not essential.
What’s on Offer
- Salary of €75,000 DOE plus 20% bonus
- €9,000 car allowance.
- The opportunity to lead a significant facilities management contract and make a direct impact on operational and financial performance.
- A senior position offering responsibility for team leadership, client relationships, contract growth and continuous improvement.
- The opportunity to support employee development and contribute to long-term business success.
What’s Next
Apply now by clicking the “Apply Now” button or contact Alan Fitzpatrick directly:
- Email: afitzpatrick@sigmar.ie
- Phone: +353 21 4847136
If this opportunity is not quite right but you are looking for a similar facilities management position, please get in touch to discuss other roles.
