Job Overview
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Job Title: Engineering Manager
Location: Dublin, Ireland
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced engineering professional to lead our maintenance and engineering team in a dynamic and safety-critical environment.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead with a strong safety-first mindset, promoting health, safety, and environmental excellence across all engineering and maintenance activities.
* Manage, coach, and develop a multi-skilled engineering and maintenance team, building strong internal capability.
* Plan, oversee, and optimize all preventative and reactive maintenance activities to minimize plant downtime and ensure operational continuity.
* Drive continuous improvement initiatives, implementing Lean Six Sigma, 5S, and best-practice engineering standards.
* Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, safety, HR, finance, and project teams to deliver effective engineering support.
* Support capital projects, long-term asset strategy, contractor management, and plant upgrades.
* Monitor and report on KPIs, maintenance performance, and ensure strict compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
* Control engineering budgets, optimize resource allocation, and contribute to strategic planning.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Proven engineering management experience in a heavy industrial or heavy plant environment, ideally unionized and safety-critical.
* Minimum of 3-5 years experience in a similar Engineering Management or Senior Maintenance leadership role.
* A recognized qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering, or a Fitter trade background with demonstrated leadership progression.
* Strong leadership, team development, and communication skills with a practical, hands-on approach to problem-solving.
* Demonstrated experience in maintenance planning, asset management, and engineering compliance.
* Practical understanding of engineering legislation and modern maintenance methodologies (e.g. RCM, TPM, CBM).
* Proven track record in delivering capital projects and managing third-party contractors.
* Strong commercial acumen with the ability to manage budgets and resources effectively.
* Certification or practical experience with Lean Six Sigma, or a demonstrable track record in driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Benefits Include:
* Competitive salary
* Pension
* 5% company contribution
* Opportunity for ongoing professional growth within a high-impact industrial setting
* Leadership role within a strategic national infrastructure hub