Assistant Facilities Manager
Listed on 2026-07-20
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Engineering
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic -
Maintenance/Cleaning
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Location: On site / Belfast, UK
Job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Facilities Management | Assistant Facilities Manager
Annual Salary range: from £45,000.00 to £50,000.00
Mitie Ireland is a leading facilities management, consultancy and professional services company. We offer a range of specialist services including technical services, security, cleaning, energy and sustainability, and professional consultancy. Our breadth and depth of services and expertise means that we can help to increase efficiencies, reduce costs, increase sustainability, and improve performance for our clients.
We work with a wide range of private and public clients to create great work environments. At the 2025 Facilities Management Awards, our outstanding work was recognised with awards for ‘Client and Service Provider’, ‘Best People Development’ and ‘Excellence in Health & Safety’. Mitie Ireland also won Facilities Management Company of the Year at the recent Chambers Ireland in Business Awards 2024.
Mitie have been awarded the IBEC Keep Well Mark in 2025 for our commitment to employee wellbeing and we have also been named in the Top 100 Employers for Wellbeing in Ireland. Mitie were the first FM company to achieve the Keep Well mark for employee wellbeing. We are proud of our diverse workforce and recognise our people through a number of reward and recognition schemes, as well as through our learning and tailored personal development.
We are Mitie, the future of high-performing places.
Assistant Facilities Manager – Technical Services (Industrial / Manufacturing)Location: Belfast (across three secure sites)
Reports to: Facilities Lead
About the Role
We are seeking a technically qualified facilities professional with a background in mechanical or electrical engineering and hands-on maintenance experience to support the delivery of hard facilities management services across three highly secure industrial / manufacturing sites in Belfast.
This role is focused on engineering asset reliability, statutory compliance, maintenance delivery, and the leadership of maintenance technicians and specialist contractors. It is not a soft-services facilities role.
The successful candidate will have progressed from the tools into supervision or engineering management and will be comfortable operating in a fast-paced production / manufacturing environment where asset uptime, safety, and compliance are critical.
Role Purpose
To ensure the safe, compliant, and reliable operation of all engineering and building services assets across multiple sites, supporting operational uptime through effective maintenance strategy, contractor control, and hands-on leadership of technical services delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development and delivery of planned and reactive maintenance strategies for all engineering and building services assets
- Drive asset reliability and continuous improvement through root cause analysis and preventative planning
- Maintain accurate asset records and maintenance history
- Contribute to lifecycle planning, asset replacement programmes, and shutdown planning
- Ensure all statutory inspections, testing, and certifications are completed and recorded
Technical Services Oversight
- Oversight of hard services including electrical, mechanical, HVAC, water, pressure systems, and associated infrastructure
- Management of permit-to-work systems, isolations, and safe systems of work
- Supervision of specialist contractors carrying out technical works
- Review of RAMS and technical documentation prior to works
- Day-to-day supervision of maintenance technicians and engineering contractors
- Planning and prioritisation of maintenance activities in line with operational needs
- Coaching and mentoring of engineers and apprentices
- Supporting a positive safety and engineering culture across sites
Contractor & Commercial Management
- Management of hard FM service partners and specialist engineering contractors
- Review of scopes of work, quotations, and variations
- Monitoring of contractor performance against KPIs and service levels
- Support budget control relating to maintenance and engineering services
Health, Safety & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with all…
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