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