Senior Facilities Manager

Job Introduction

Senior Facilities Manager

Location: Leopardstown, Dublin                                                                                                                                                                       
Salary: €65,000 to €75,000

Contract Type: Full-Time | Permanent

About the Role
We’re looking for an experienced and driven Senior Facilities Manager to oversee the delivery of integrated facilities management (IFM) services across a cluster of sites in Dublin. This key leadership role will ensure operational excellence, compliance, and continuous improvement while maintaining the highest standards of client satisfaction and team performance.

As a Senior Facilities Manager, you’ll be responsible for ensuring that all contractual service level agreements (SLAs) are achieved, managing financial performance, driving innovation, and leading a high-performing on-site team. You’ll act as the primary interface between Sodexo and the client, ensuring services are delivered efficiently, safely, and to the highest standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of multiple IFM services across several sites, ensuring service excellence and contractual compliance.
• Manage budgets, financial reporting, and cost control to ensure profitability and operational efficiency.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, acting as the key operational point of contact.
• Lead and develop on-site teams, promoting a culture of safety, collaboration, and high performance.
• Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and best practice across all areas of service delivery.
• Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety, statutory, and company policies.
• Conduct performance reviews, audits, and service evaluations in line with KPIs and SLAs.
• Support business development by identifying opportunities for growth and service enhancement.

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Facilities Management leadership role, preferably within a multi-site or IFM environment.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, with experience managing budgets and performance targets.
• Proven experience in people management, team leadership, and client relationship management.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and decision-making skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; experience with systems such as SAP, Dynamics 365, or Facility Link is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of compliance requirements, Health & Safety, and quality assurance.
• IOSH Managing Safely qualification (or equivalent) desirable.

What We Offer

• A dynamic and collaborative working environment within a global facilities management leader.
• Opportunities for career development and professional growth.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• The chance to lead and influence service excellence across a major client contract.

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