Complex Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager

Louis Fitzgerald Hotel & Joel's Restaurant

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance and facilities function across the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel and Joel's Restaurant.

This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring our hotel, restaurant, public areas, guest bedrooms, kitchens, bars, meeting spaces and back-of-house facilities are maintained to the highest operational, safety and presentation standards.

Reporting directly to the General Manager and working closely with department leaders, you will lead a small maintenance team, manage contractors, oversee preventative maintenance programmes and drive continuous improvements across the property.

If you thrive in a fast-paced hospitality environment, enjoy solving problems, leading projects and taking pride in maintaining exceptional standards, we'd love to hear from you.

About The Role

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, coach and develop the maintenance team.
• Create and manage weekly work schedules.
• Foster a proactive, solutions-focused and safety-first culture.
• Ensure maintenance requests are completed efficiently and professionally.

Maintenance Operations

• Manage all planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes across the hotel and restaurant.
• Respond promptly to reactive maintenance issues, prioritising business-critical repairs.
• Ensure the upkeep of all guest and staff areas including bedrooms, restaurants, bars, kitchens, meeting rooms, plant rooms and public areas.
• Monitor and maintain building systems including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, mechanical and fire safety systems.

Facilities & Compliance

• Manage all service contracts and external contractors.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, Fire Safety and statutory regulations.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, certifications and inspection logs.
• Support audits and regulatory inspections as required.

Projects & Property Improvements

• Coordinate refurbishment, repair and improvement projects.
• Liaise with suppliers and contractors to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, sustainability and operational effectiveness.

Reporting & Communication

• Provide regular updates on maintenance activity, compliance requirements and project progress.
• Work collaboratively with all departments to ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of the business.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience in a Maintenance Manager, Facilities Manager or Senior Maintenance role.
• Experience within a hotel, hospitality, leisure, healthcare or commercial property environment.
• Strong knowledge of building maintenance systems including electrical, plumbing, HVAC and fire safety.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills.
• Experience managing contractors and service providers.
• Strong communication and leadership abilities.
• A practical, hands-on approach with strong problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and compliance requirements.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Company pension scheme.
• Meals on duty.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee discounts across the Fitzgerald Group.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• The opportunity to make a real impact within a busy and growing hospitality operation.

Apply Now

If you are a proactive maintenance professional who takes pride in delivering high standards and leading by example, we would love to hear from you.

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to:

hr@louisfitzgeraldhotel.com

Required Criteria

Skills Needed

About The Company

The Louis Fitzgerald Group offers all of our customers a warming welcome, quality service, and superb accommodation. The Louis Fitzgerald Group is one of Ireland’s largest privately-owned hospitality groups. Oozing with Irish culture the group has over 22 pubs, restaurants, and hotels located in the heart of Dublin and its surrounds. This includes some of Ireland’s most famous landmark premises such as An Poitin Stil, a memorabilia pub, where you will find many of Ireland’s most prized artifacts. The multi-award-winning Stag’s Head, and Kehoes Pub, are a haven for locals and tourists. In short, we pride ourselves on our reputable name within the hospitality industry.

Company Culture

With over 19 pubs, restaurants and 3 hotels the Fitzgerald Group prides itself on its great reputation within the hospitality industry in offering all of our customers a warming welcome, quality service and superb accommodation. Our current vacancies can open a window of many opportunities within the group to the right candidate. All employees will be helped and encouraged to develop to their full potential and the talents and resources of the workforce will be fully utilised to maximise the efficiency that will mark The Fitzgerald Group as a place to return to.

Company Benefits

Salary

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