Facilities Manager

Job Introduction

Job Opportunity: PPP Schools Facilities Manager

Location: Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Reporting To: PPP Schools Contract Manager

Join our team and play a pivotal role in the management of facilities that support the success of our schools and communities.

Role Purpose:

We are seeking a highly motivated Facilities Manager to oversee day-to-day operations and lead the on-site delivery of hard and soft services across our PPP schools. You will be the key interface between stakeholders, ensuring the facilities function efficiently, safely, and in compliance with all contractual obligations.

Key Responsibilities:

Operational Management

• Lead and manage the on-site facilities team across hard and soft services.
• Oversee daily service delivery, planned preventative maintenance (PPM), and lifecycle works.
• Implement safe systems of work, including permits, toolbox talks, safety walks, and near-miss reporting.
• Manage small works estimating and delivery, as well as timekeeping and payroll for site teams.

Administrative Duties

• Maintain accurate records and documentation in accordance with contract standards.
• Conduct site inductions and act as the primary point of contact for operational queries.
• Compile reports and manage procurement of materials.

Project Management

• Deliver projects on time, on budget, and to required quality standards.
• Monitor and report on lifecycle and reactive works performance.

Continuous Improvement

• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive performance improvements and cost efficiencies.
• Promote best practices and support innovation initiatives.

Health & Safety Compliance

• Ensure all operations comply with health and safety legislation and company policies.

Team & Stakeholder Engagement

• Foster strong relationships with internal teams, clients, and external partners.
• Promote a culture of customer service and continuous improvement.

About You:

You are a people-first leader with strong FM knowledge and a proactive, problem-solving mindset. You bring:

• Strong experience managing hard and soft FM services within a PPP/PFI environment.
• Excellent team leadership and relationship management skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to deliver under pressure.
• Proven ability to manage service delivery, PPM, and lifecycle works effectively.
• A customer-focused approach with commercial acumen.

Essential Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience in facilities management (hard & soft services), ideally in an education/PPP context.
• Understanding of technical and compliance requirements in FM.
• Proficient IT skills (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Financial awareness and contract interpretation skills.

Why Sodexo?:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. 

Belong in a company and team that values you for you. 

Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way. 

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support 
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular high street retailers (also open to friends and family)
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo:

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications