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Engineering Manager

  • Division: Engineering
  • Contact Email: gillian.nicholson@collinsmcnicholas.ie
  • Job Ref: 24330

Our Client based in Ringsend, Dublin is seeking to hire an experienced Engineering Manager to join their experienced team on site. The Engineering Manager will lead a high-performing maintenance and engineering team across a busy port facility. This is a safety-critical, hands-on leadership role focused on delivering safe, reliable, and efficient maintenance of all plant, equipment, and infrastructure.

The role is grounded in a strong safety-first culture, ensuring all activities uphold the highest health, safety and environmental standards. A key focus is on people to developing individuals, building effective teams and fostering relationships to ensure a collaborative and customer-focused service delivery. The Engineering Manager will be a strong, people-focused leader who places safety at the heart of everything they do. They will have a proven ability to manage, develop and motivate engineering teams while driving performance, compliance and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead with a strong safety-first mindset, promoting health, safety and environmental excellence.

  • Manage, coach and develop a multi-skilled engineering team.

  • Oversee planned and reactive maintenance to minimise downtime.

  • Drive continuous improvement and implement best practice in maintenance and engineering.

  • Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, safety, HR, finance and project teams.

  • Support capital projects, contractor management and long-term asset strategies.

  • Monitor KPIs, control budgets and ensure compliance with statutory regulations.

  • Promote and implement engineering best practices including 5S principles, continuous improvement initiatives and engineering standards.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

  • Proven engineering management experience in a safety-critical, unionised environment.

  • Minimum of three years’ experience in an Engineering Management role.

  • Strong leadership and people development skills.

  • Background in maintenance planning, asset management and compliance.

  • Experience in delivering capital projects and managing third-party contractors.

  • Solid commercial awareness and budget control capability.

  • Practical knowledge of relevant legislation and modern maintenance techniques (e.g. RCM, TPM, CBM)

 Benefits Include:

  • Competitive Salary

  • Pension contribution 10% company contribution

  • Opportunities for professional growth within a dynamic port environment

If you would like more information on this role you can contact Gillian Nicholson.

gillian.nicholson@collinsmcnicholas.ie

(090) 6478104