Job Opportunities
MAINTENANCE MANAGER
SHANNON AIRPORT
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Manager, with a strong electrical background, to join the Shannon Airport Management team. This is a challenging yet rewarding, full-time position in the fast-paced environment of Shannon Airport.
Role Purpose
The purpose of this role is to manage all aspects of airport maintenance services; landside, and airside. The Maintenance Manager must ensure all airport facilities are managed and maintained to the highest standards. This role will report into the Head of Engineering.
Key Areas Of Responsibility
The Maintenance Manager’s prime responsibilities include:
- To manage the electrical, mechanical, and operative teams to ensure effective and efficient maintenance of the airport campus infrastructure to the highest safety and regulatory standards.
- Execute maintenance schedules according to priority, cost, timelines of tasks and compliance requirements.
- Conduct daily team meetings to delegate tasks to team members according to maintenance schedules.
- Manage and direct day-to-day operations of the Maintenance team, including the completion of required repairs, improvements and projects.
- Control of maintenance budgets including management of costs (in particular, overtime, repairs and renewal spend) and staffing levels.
- Maintain a priority system for managing company maintenance requests.
- Respond to Airport Emergency Callouts as required.
- Collaborate closely with the Sustainability Team on energy cost optimization.
- Oversee service contracts and vendor relationships to ensure operational performance of critical airport systems.
- To represent the airport in a technical capacity as required.
- Ensure training requirements for the Maintenance team are reached and maintained.
- Promote high maintenance standards (both planned and reactive) throughout the airport.
- To complete all line management responsibilities on behalf of maintenance staff.
- Develop reporting strategies for stakeholders at all levels to demonstrate progress in maintenance tasks completion.
- Promote safe work practices through the maintenance teams.
- Ensuring adherence to current safety certified specification and adherence to the safety management systems.
- Prepare tender documents for minor works.
- Ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget and in line with public procurement guidelines.
- Act as investigating officer on internal enquiries and airside incidents.
- Participate with the implementation of the ongoing capital investment programme.
- Ensure Aerodrome data transfer is in line with the Airport Security Policy.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
The desirable competencies:
- Minimum of 5+ years’ proven experience in a maintenance management role with a strong electrical background.
- Excellent working knowledge and understanding of maintenance systems; BMS Systems, HVAC Systems, Electrical and Mechanical plant services and installations, Emergency Systems.
- Excellent working knowledge of PV and renewable energy systems.
- Excellent organisational skills/problem solving skills.
- Proven project and people management skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills/leadership skills.
- Ability to work, make decisions and give direction under pressure.
- High level of verbal, written and presentation skills.
- Awareness of stakeholder requirements and impacts on their operating environment.
- Understanding decision implications and taking ownership of the outcome of such decisions.
- Keep updated on industry trends and developments.
- Full driving licence.
Applications in the form of a cover letter and current CV (MS Word or pdf) should be sent to: recruitment@snnairportgroup.ie not later than 12 noon on Wednesday, 10th September 2025.
* Candidates will be required to successfully complete an interview, Garda Vetting and enhanced background check in accordance with National Civil Aviation Security Programme (NCASP) requirements and pre-employment medical.
