Technical Services Lead

Position Description 

As part of the Enterprise Services, Facilities Management (FM) is responsible for managing building services across approximately 116 premises within the ESB estate, including office buildings, depots, and garages. This encompasses asset management, maintenance and lifecycle replacement, strategic asset planning, fabric refurbishment projects, capital works, and the delivery of soft services such as cleaning, catering, and landscaping.

Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the technical management of ESB buildings nationally. The role focuses on maintaining safe, compliant, and high-performing environments while supporting the optimisation of building operations and energy efficiency. A strong emphasis is placed on delivering sustainable workplace solutions in line with ESB’s Net Zero strategy, ensuring the estate operates to the highest standards of performance, safety, and environmental responsibility.

This position offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to the strategic development and continuous improvement of ESB’s facilities portfolio, driving innovation and sustainability across a diverse and critical property estate.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of ESB statutory compliance for premises under the remit of ESB Facilities Management, through ensuring delivery of planned preventative maintenance in line with regulatory standards and best practice, in addition to supporting ISO Audits, sustainability and CSRD reporting.  
• Management of yearly maintenance planning & delivery, scoping remedial and systems upgrade works.
• Providing technical and energy expertise on building upgrade project scopes with wider FM team including input into development of energy digital twins by FM. 
• Oversight and acceptance of commissioning newly installed systems and developing in-depth knowledge of same. 
• Oversight of building systems including BMS, HVAC, electrical, life safety systems, lighting, alarms.
• Monitoring systems and ensuring all background services run effectively. 
• Optimising building controls (Inc. BMS) for the management and monitoring of energy efficiency, working with service providers to ensure that best practice is achieved.    
• Lead and motivate a high-performance team of building managers and regional specialists.

Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum 5 years' experience in Building Services.
• Degree qualified in Workplace and Facilities Management or Degree qualified in an Engineering discipline (Electrical, Mechanical, Building Services, Controls, etc.).
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. CIBSE, Engineers Ireland or equivalent).
• Background in electrical/mechanical engineering or equivalent, with experience of Building Management Systems (BMS), energy modelling software, Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Computer-Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) systems.
• Strong safety, governance and organisational capability, including IOSH Managing Safely for Construction Managers, risk assessment management and document control.
• Proven experience in leading, developing and motivating teams.
• Proven problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• Full, clean driving licence.

Desirable 

• Project Management qualification (PRINCE2 or equivalent).
• Understanding of construction regulations, with extensive project management experience and a proven track record in project delivery.
• Knowledge of Design Builder software.
• Familiarity with Non-Domestic Building Energy Rating (BER) assessments.
• Experience and knowledge of safety, environmental and energy management standards, including ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001:2018.
• Safe Pass certification.
• PSDP and/or PSCS qualification.

Location 

This position will be based at ESB Head Office, Fitzwilliam 27, Dublin 2, with travel to regional locations required as part of the role. 

Smart Working at ESB is designed to make ‘in-person’ time together as purposeful as possible while also enabling the effective use of digital tools and hybrid arrangements to preserve our commitment to flexibility. The successful candidate may work flexibly within the jurisdiction where they have been employed, with attendance at the workplace for in-person collaboration at least two days per week. All Smart Working arrangements are subject to regular review based on the operational requirements of the role, the team, and the business.

Reporting To

This role will report to the Technical Services Manager, Facilities Management, Enterprise Services.