Engineering Services Manager

My client, an exciting Irish operation with significant growth plans, currently have a requirement for an experienced Engineering Services Manager based in Dublin. This is a permanent role and an excellent opportunity to build a long term career for the right candidate. This role calls for someone with considerable experience in a heavy process Engineering environment.

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the CEO, you will be responsible for the following:

• Manage the company’s Maintenance & Services function which includes a team of approximately 35 craft workers, general workers and support staff.
• Manage a range of external services suppliers and consultants.
• Ensure that the requirement of customers depending on organisation plant and equipment are understood and met.
• Ensure that best practice preventative and predictive maintenance methodologies are routinely implemented.
• Ensure all plant, equipment and services required for business operations are available.
• Ensure that there is redundancy and back-up to provide business continuity in critical areas.
• Manage the procurement of both services and works in accordance with EU and Irish procurement law.
• Manage tender competitions ensuring that tenders are evaluated objectively and contracts subsequently awarded without exposure to legal challenges.
• Ensure M&S staff are trained to respond in emergency situations.
• Ensure energy efficiency is continually improved.
• Ensure Costs are controlled and reduced, where possible.
• Ensure that all plant and equipment is maintained and operated in compliance with all relevant regulations including legislative and industry standards.
• Ensure that environmental control measures are established and maintained for the operation and maintenance of all plant and equipment.
• Initiate capital projects where required and ensure they are managed through the company’s established PM gateway process.
• Ensure the operation and maintenance of all plant and equipment is risk assessed; that SOPs are in place and are reviewed regularly; and that appropriate training designed, delivered and recorded.
• Management of a skilled workforce and support staff.
• Management of external advisors and contractors.
• Maintenance of relationships with customers and operators.
• Maintenance of relationships with EMT colleagues and with Board and Board sub-committees.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Third level degree engineering qualification
• Be a Chartered Engineer
• Significant experience in process industry is essential including:
  • Electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic drives
  • PLC control systems
  • Pipeline and pumping systems for petroleum or similarly hazardous fluids
  • Environmental monitoring systems
  • Energy management systems
  • Proven experience in managing, organising and motivating staff is essential.
  • Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
  • Ability to think clearly and solve problems.
  • Proven ability to maintain strong and positive working relationships with colleagues, sub-contractors, service suppliers, customers and regulatory bodies.

Should you have the required background and skills required for this role, please contact Sarah Doyle for further information on sdoyle@lincoln.ie or call me on 01 661 0444.

Please submit your CV in Microsoft Word format.