Technical Services Manager

Technical Services Lead – 6 Month FTC (Potential to Extend)

Location: Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland

Are you an experienced Technical Services or Engineering professional looking to take ownership of a major site’s hard services operation?

We’re working with a leading facilities services provider to recruit a Technical Services Lead for a pharmaceutical site in Kinsale. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong building services engineering background who enjoys leading technical teams, driving maintenance performance and ensuring the safe, compliant and efficient operation of a complex site.

The Opportunity

You’ll take responsibility for the operational and commercial management of the site’s hard FM services, leading a multidisciplinary maintenance team and ensuring that engineering maintenance, plant and equipment operate to the highest standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day delivery of hard FM and building engineering services across the site.

• Manage and develop the estates and maintenance team, supporting performance, training and employee engagement.

• Oversee planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance and maintenance-related projects.

• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, statutory requirements and site procedures.

• Manage the Permit to Work system and safe systems of work.

• Oversee contractors, specialist suppliers and external engineering partners.

• Monitor contractual KPIs and SLAs, ensuring service delivery consistently meets agreed standards.

• Manage operational costs, commercial performance and maintenance resources effectively.

• Support energy management initiatives, asset management and continuous improvement.

• Promote a strong safety culture, investigating issues and implementing corrective actions where required.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience managing building services, engineering maintenance or hard FM operations.

• A background in a critical environment, ideally pharmaceuticals, FMCG or manufacturing.

• Experience leading a technical maintenance team and delivering against KPIs and SLAs.

• Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation, statutory compliance and maintenance best practice.

• Experience with water hygiene regulations.

• Knowledge of CMMS systems, such as Maximo or equivalent.

• Strong troubleshooting, organisational and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clients, contractors and colleagues at all levels.

• An engineering degree, relevant technical qualification or equivalent professional experience.