Facilities Manager

Job Introduction

Facilities Manager – Technical & Soft Services (GMP Environment)

Location: Limerick, Republic of Ireland. 
Salary: €80,000 DOE plus performance-related bonus
Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Lead Integrated Facilities at a Global Pharma Site

We are seeking an experienced Facilities Manager with a strong background in technical services, soft services, and GMP-regulated environments to lead integrated service delivery at a major pharmaceutical site in Limerick.

This is a high-impact leadership role, responsible for overseeing multi-service operations in a complex, compliance-driven setting. You will lead both hard and soft FM services, ensuring operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and a best-in-class client experience.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

Integrated Service Delivery

• Lead end-to-end delivery of hard FM (technical services) and soft FM (cleaning, GMP cleaning, catering, hospitality, landscaping, pest control)
• Drive performance across multiple service lines in a highly regulated GMP environment

Client Leadership

• Act as the senior on-site lead and key client interface
• Build strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders and drive continuous improvement

Compliance & Quality

• Ensure full compliance with GMP/GXP standards, HSE requirements, and audit readiness
• Embed a culture of quality, safety, and operational discipline

Commercial & Operational Performance

• Own P&L, budgeting, and cost control
• Drive efficiencies, service innovation, and value delivery

People Leadership

• Lead and develop a team of managers and supervisors across multiple disciplines
• Build a high-performing, accountable, and engaged workforce

What We’re Looking For

Essential Experience

• Proven leadership experience in Facilities Management (hard & soft services)
• Strong background in GMP or regulated environments (pharma, biotech, med devices, etc.)
• Experience managing multi-service FM contracts at scale
• Solid understanding of technical services (M&E, utilities, asset management)
• Demonstrated commercial acumen with P&L responsibility
• Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills

Desirable

• Degree or qualification in Facilities Management, Engineering, or Business
• NEBOSH or equivalent health & safety qualification
• Professional FM accreditation (e.g. IWFM, CFM)

 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.

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