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Overview
The Facilities & Fleet Functional area is responsible for obtaining and maintaining Uisce Éireann's headquarters and Regional offices, including activities such as security, property management, spatial planning, capital projects and building management. The function delivers a highly effective Facilities Management Service for Uisce Éireann, reviewing and implementing solutions to meet current and future property and maintenance needs, safeguarding the security of all facilities and the management of the company’s complex fleet.
The Facilities Operations team oversees and manages the provision of all Facilities Management Services for UÉ Premises nationally including Reception & Post Services, Spatial Planning, Cleaning, Waste, Energy, Catering, Stationery, Archiving, Employee Welfare and Building Maintenance. They build strong relationships with BU managers to optimise cooperation and maximise efficiencies, hold regular meetings with Senior Managers to discuss Facilities and Space requirements, and drive the delivery of all operational activities (planned, corrective, reactive and emergencies) associated with the assigned properties, ensuring safe completion on time, within scope and within budget, and manage the setup and integration of new properties and assets from the Capital Projects team into Facilities Operations.
Reporting to the Facilities Services Technical Manager, the Facilities Services Technical Lead will supervise and manage technical equipment across Uisce Éireann’s facilities. The Technical Services Specialist will also manage the Analyst reporting to them.
Main duties and responsibilities
* Support the Facilities Team on strategically important projects as part of UET (Uisce Éireann Transformation project) such as Offices, National Stores and Depots, Laboratories, etc., as part of transforming the water services industry in Ireland over the coming years.
* Develop and manage the long-term asset strategy relating to the Uisce Éireann property portfolio.
* Manage Facility assets and plant performance and drive proactive continuous improvement of maintenance work practices and procedures through the CMMS system.
* Responsible for the long-term technology strategy for Facilities department including space planning, CMMS / Maximo, Service Now, Sharepoint, etc., relating to the Uisce Éireann facilities department.
* Work closely with HSQE to develop and deliver safety programmes and safety action plans for Facilities. Co-ordinate, analyse and trend key HSQE performance reports for the department.
* Ensure compliance with statutory and legislative requirements in respect of Health and Safety, the environment, building and workplace regulations.
* Collaborate with the IMS (Integrated Management Systems) team to ensure Facilities use the Document control process. Support and guide Facility document creators, reviewers and approvers.
* Support various programmes of ISO / Management System audits as required.
* Manage and participate in business continuity, disaster recovery and emergency planning activities for Facilities as required.
* Develop and support delivery of energy reduction and sustainability programmes and climate action plans for Facilities. Co-ordinate, analyse and trend key Sustainability performance reports for Facilities.
* Work closely with the Sustainability team and be a focal point for sustainable considerations in Facilities in design, procurement, policy, etc. Liaise with bodies such as SEAI and represent Facilities on forums as required.
* Complete regular energy performance and benchmarking reviews.
* Develop papers, presentations and reports to senior management as required.
* Manage and lead a team of internal and contractor resources to achieve the objectives above, ensuring relevant people management and reporting.
* The role requires flexibility to extend working hours and may require being a member of the on-call rota.
General duties and responsibilities
* Collaborate with key internal stakeholders across the UÉ business.
* Promote and deliver health and safety commitments across UÉ and its supply chain, reinforcing positive behaviours and delivering health and safety objectives to the highest industry standards.
* Support the delivery of the Uisce Éireann Transformation Programme, driving results required within the Directorate and organisation-wide objectives.
* Provide visible leadership for your team, coaching and developing them to achieve their full potential and deliver business objectives, promoting collaboration and the behaviours expected from everyone in the team.
* Conduct duties in accordance with Uisce Éireann’s Information Security policies and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of UÉ information, and delivery of critical services in line with the NIS Directive and other cybersecurity regulations.
* Other duties as required.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
* Engineering / Facilities or other relevant qualification desirable
* Experience in Asset Management / Operations & Maintenance methodologies and working knowledge of ISO systems is advantageous.
* Relevant third level qualification and/or accreditation desirable or relevant experience
* A minimum of 5 years’ experience in the water, utilities or similar industries desirable
* Ability to develop and maintain effective strategic partnerships with key stakeholders internally and externally
* Proven track record with dealing with complex issues, proactively and timely, with the ability to communicate complex information
* Highly motivated, professional standards with proven ability to deliver results
* Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and analyse problems and potential improvements, and propose and implement solutions
* Demonstrate adaptability and ability to change focus and direction in line with business strategy
* Proactively identifying new areas of improvement and applying newly gained knowledge on the job
* Full clean driving license
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Contract
Job function
* Project Management and Engineering
* Industries: Utilities
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