Senior Administrative IV grade Full Time Energy & Sustainability Manager

Department: Estates Capital Development

Vacancy ID: 041643

Closing Date: 27-May-2026

We are seeking an Senior Administrative IV grade Full Time Energy & Sustainability Manager, to work in the Estates team, with responsibility for specialising in providing energy efficiency initiatives and sustainability programmes in particular the Climate Action Roadmap which has high level targets for 2030 of improving energy efficiency by 50% from the baseline year of 2009 and to reduce the absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 51% from the 2016-18 baseline years.

As the Energy & Sustainability Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the effective operation and optimisation of the University’s sustainability strategy, energy strategy and operational delivery of energy efficiency initiatives.

The Energy & Sustainability Manager will lead on design and implementation of all Energy and Sustainability activities across various university properties. The Energy & Sustainability Manager will collaborate with stakeholders, including managers, engineers, and technical staff, to enhance energy and sustainability performance and overall compliance with government regulations in relation to energy and sustainability.

Reporting to the Head of Capital Development or their nominee, the successful candidate will work as part of a team in a busy, challenging, and highly automated environment. The Estates Team provides support to both Maynooth University and our campus partners, St. Patricks College Maynooth across a variety of services including HVAC systems, mechanical and electrical, lighting and other operational systems on the estate and have overall responsibility for energy and sustainability on campus.

It is expected that the successful candidate will improve energy and sustainability performance and overall compliance with government regulations in relation to energy and sustainability. They should therefore have a working understanding of the differing challenges of each of these environments.

The Energy & Sustainability Manager will assist in leading the on-site direct labour staff and oversee contractor performance to ensure that energy and sustainability goals are achieved with a focus on continuous improvement. This includes support to On Campus accommodation (both North and South Campus).

The role will form part of the management team within the Estates Capital Development Team and the wider the Estates Office and the successful candidate will work closely with other senior managers to provide leadership and management with a focus on value for money and an integrated approach to service delivery across all Estates activities.

Salary Scale:

Senior Administrative Officer IV (2026): €70,734 - €112,314 p.a. (7 points)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Wednesday, 27th of May 2026.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified above. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

Late applications will not be accepted.

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer

The position is subject to the Statutes of the University