Posted 03 July, 2026
Building Fabric Manager - Estates, Facilities & Sustainability
Childrens Health Ireland
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Full Time
Reference: 264653741
Purpose of the role
The Building Fabric Manager will lead management, maintenance, and development of the hospital's building envelope, finishes, and interiors, ensuring a safe, high-quality, and compliant environment for all users including:
The Estates and Facilities department provides a number of essential services to CHI and is responsible for managing, maintaining and developing the infrastructure and building fabric of the various CHI sites.
This role will be a trusted advisor to all CHI Facilities Management, and it requires someone who is a strong Leader, process driven with excellent organisational abilities. You should have extensive experience in Facilities Management as an Estate and Facilities Management service; be customer focused and have a passion for excellence.
Essential Criteria
How to apply and informal enquiries
Applications for this post must be accompanied by a cover letter, setting out relevant experience that illustrates how the essential criteria listed above is met.
The criterion for short listing is based on the requirements of the post, as outlined in the eligibility criteria.
* Please note that you must submit a cover letter with your CV, this forms part of your application and CV's will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.
The closing date for submissions of CV's and cover letter is 15 July 2026 by 5 pm. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobsby clicking 'Apply for Job'.
Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.
For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact [email protected]/ [email protected]
For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist - [email protected]
PLEASE NOTE:
CHI has transitioned to a process of a one commencement day per month for all new employees, CHI internal transfers and Secondments. This update to our Onboarding process is aligned to changes in our monthly/fortnightly payroll and with the launch of our new corporate induction program. This process enhancement ensures that we can thoroughly prepare for your arrival and facilitate a smooth transition in your onboarding journey.
It is important for you to note that if you do not have your pre-employments and mandatory training completed in time, your commencement date will be deferred to the next available date.
Below, you'll find the list of commencement dates for 2026 for your information.
The Building Fabric Manager will lead management, maintenance, and development of the hospital's building envelope, finishes, and interiors, ensuring a safe, high-quality, and compliant environment for all users including:
- liaising with stakeholders,
- reporting and delivering progress reports
- ensuring adherence to relevant compliances and CHIs models of work
- supporting with the dept. administration.
The Estates and Facilities department provides a number of essential services to CHI and is responsible for managing, maintaining and developing the infrastructure and building fabric of the various CHI sites.
This role will be a trusted advisor to all CHI Facilities Management, and it requires someone who is a strong Leader, process driven with excellent organisational abilities. You should have extensive experience in Facilities Management as an Estate and Facilities Management service; be customer focused and have a passion for excellence.
Essential Criteria
- Third level qualification or equivalent relevant experience with proven expertise in Building Fabric Maintenance
- Authorised Person (AP) qualified in two relevant areas and a commitment to undertake responsibility for these areas when required. Candidates who are not presently AP qualified are required to obtain this qualification within six months from starting in post.
- Significant experience in building, systems and safety management of building infrastructure, ideally in a hospital or complex environment.
- Demonstrated knowledge of regulatory and standards compliance for advertised role
- Track record of managing and delivering projects, budgets, contractors, and multidiscipline teams.
- Excellent oral, written, and client-facing skills.
- Computer literate, competent in Microsoft suite
How to apply and informal enquiries
Applications for this post must be accompanied by a cover letter, setting out relevant experience that illustrates how the essential criteria listed above is met.
The criterion for short listing is based on the requirements of the post, as outlined in the eligibility criteria.
* Please note that you must submit a cover letter with your CV, this forms part of your application and CV's will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.
The closing date for submissions of CV's and cover letter is 15 July 2026 by 5 pm. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobsby clicking 'Apply for Job'.
Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.
For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact [email protected]/ [email protected]
For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist - [email protected]
PLEASE NOTE:
CHI has transitioned to a process of a one commencement day per month for all new employees, CHI internal transfers and Secondments. This update to our Onboarding process is aligned to changes in our monthly/fortnightly payroll and with the launch of our new corporate induction program. This process enhancement ensures that we can thoroughly prepare for your arrival and facilitate a smooth transition in your onboarding journey.
It is important for you to note that if you do not have your pre-employments and mandatory training completed in time, your commencement date will be deferred to the next available date.
Below, you'll find the list of commencement dates for 2026 for your information.
- September 7th, 2026
- October 5th, 2026
- November 9th, 2026
