Head of Energy Operations at Anderson McQue · Dublin…

Head of Energy Operations

• Duration/Type: Permanent
• Location: Blanchardstown/Hybrid

This senior position will be based in the headquarter of our client, a multinational and multicultural company which provides great career progression opportunities to the right person. Hybrid working can be arranged.

Benefits: Full VHI cover, pension, car allowance, education assistance.

Overview of the role:

Lead critical utility and facilities management across 30+ client sites throughout Ireland, primarily serving pharmaceutical manufacturing operations. This operational leadership role requires engagement with site management teams and client stakeholders to ensure 24/7 service delivery, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence while managing steam, compressed air, chilled water, cooling systems, pharma-grade HVAC, and electrical power distribution (high, medium, and low voltage).

This role combines strategic business leadership with operational accountability, ensuring delivery of safe customer services, compliance, and sustainable business growth alongside future business pipeline growth across Industrial, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare and Food & Beverage sectors on the island of Ireland.

This role is ideal for an experienced operations leader with deep pharmaceutical sector knowledge who thrives in fast-paced, regulated environments and enjoys hands-on operational leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Full P&L ownership of Energy Operations in Ireland; drive revenue growth, profitability, and contractual delivery.
• Lead ~350 indirect reports across General Manager teams; foster a high-performance culture and succession planning.
• The entire responsibility for Safety for the Energy Operations team, with support from the central Risk & Assurance team.
• Maintaining and improving a health and safety culture within an area of the business which undertakes activities requiring robust safety protocols.
• Manage senior client relationships and business development across industrial, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and food & beverage sectors.
• Drive sustainability initiatives and process innovation.
• Oversee safety, compliance, and environmental standards.
• Participate in M&A opportunities and the Ireland senior leadership team.
• Implement a medium and long-term growth strategy with stakeholder buy-in.

You will be the ideal candidate if you have:

• Degree in engineering or relevant discipline, or 10+ years' sector experience in a similar role.
• Senior management experience in complex organisations.
• Proven track record leading high-performance technical teams.
• Commercial and contractual expertise.
• Strategic thinker with strong implementation and change management skills.
• P&L management and M&A experience.
• Excellent stakeholder influence and relationship-building abilities.
• Emotional intelligence and the ability to work in ambiguity.

Pay: €120,000.00-€140,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company car
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee assistance program
• Free or subsidised travel
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Dublin West, County Dublin: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Are you residing in Ireland?
• Are you a qualified engineer, or do you have 10+ years experience in a similar senior role?
• Did you gather experience at a senior management level in complex organisations?
• Can you demonstrate a proven track record leading high-performance technical teams?
• Are you a strategic thinker with strong implementation, change management skills and commercial and contractual expertise?

• Do you have P&L management and M&A experience?
• Do you possess excellence stakeholder influence and relationship-building abilities?
• Do you have emotional intelligence and the ability to deal with ambiguity?

Language:

• fluent Business English (required)

Work authorisation:

• Ireland (required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Dublin West, County Dublin