Head of Asset Management, Grade VIII (03.038 (2026))
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Job Title: Head of Asset Management (Grade VIII)
Directorate
Infrastructure & Support Service
Reports to
Head of Facilities Operations & Service Transformation
Role Purpose
The Head of Asset Management is responsible for the strategic leadership governance and longterm optimisation of the hospitals built estate and infrastructure assets.
The post-holder will ensure that asset care maintenance compliance and investment activities across all buildings and engineering systems are planned prioritised and assured through a riskbased lifecycle approach rather than reactive service delivery.
This role incorporates management of asset care services teams contracts budgets systems and compliance frameworks.
Key Accountabilities
1. Asset Management Strategy & Governance
Qualifications & Experience
Must have:
Desirable:
About Us
Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) is a model 4 voluntary academic teaching hospital partnered with Trinity College and situated in south west Dublin. With a staff of over 4000 people from 63 differentcountries it provides both acute and tertiary care to an increasing population of circa 800000 people and is a provider of local regional and national specialties. It is also a National Urology Centre the second largest provider of dialysis services in the country Pelvic and Acetabulum National Centre and a designated Trauma Unit.
The Hospital is part of the newly established HSE Dublin & Midlands Region which serves a population of over 1.2 million across seven counties and operates under the governance of an independent Board of Directors who give their time on a voluntary basis. TUH is also supported by the Adelaide Health Foundation the Meath Foundation and Tallaght University Hospital Foundation.
TUH recognises the role it plays in our community both as an employer and provider of healthcare and is committed to building a sustainable future for our region both now and into the future with a focus on patient outcomes.
The Hospital is ambitious recognising that healthcare delivery is undergoing seismic change and will be different now and into the future largely due to digital and technological advances along with research continuing to discover and test new treatment options. TUH wants to be a leader in determining that future. It is aHospital without Wallsalways looking to optimise care both within and beyond in line with the Sláintecare vision of providing the right care in the right place at the right time whilst empowering our patients and staff.
TUH Vision and Values
The vision of the Hospital is People Caring for People to Live Better Livesthrough excellent health outcomes supported by evidenced based practice positive patient and staff experience in an empowering and caring environment. A culture of innovation and quality improvement in everything we do.
OurTUH CAREvalues for patients their families our community and staff are:
A full overview of TUH is available on us
Reward & Recognition
Applications can be submitted online at completing the application form and attaching your CV. Candidates will receive an automated response acknowledging receipt of their application. If this automated reply is not received candidates should notify the Human Resources Department before the closing date.
Informal Enquiries to:
Closing Date: COB: Tues 21st April 2026
TUH Core Competencies:
Directorate
Infrastructure & Support Service
Reports to
Head of Facilities Operations & Service Transformation
Role Purpose
The Head of Asset Management is responsible for the strategic leadership governance and longterm optimisation of the hospitals built estate and infrastructure assets.
The post-holder will ensure that asset care maintenance compliance and investment activities across all buildings and engineering systems are planned prioritised and assured through a riskbased lifecycle approach rather than reactive service delivery.
This role incorporates management of asset care services teams contracts budgets systems and compliance frameworks.
Key Accountabilities
1. Asset Management Strategy & Governance
- Develop implement and maintain the Hospitals Asset Management Policy and Asset Management Strategy in conjunction with head of Engineering and Compliance aligned with ISO 55000 principles HSE policy and organisational objectives.
- Establish governance frameworks that define how asset care services are planned prioritised and assured ensuring transparency and consistency in decision-making.
- Provide strategic leadership to ensure asset care supports clinical service continuity patient safety and organisational growth.
- Act as the senior professional authority on asset management across the organisation.
- Asset Care & Service Delivery Assurance
- Hold strategic accountability for the performance of asset care services across all hospital buildings and systems including MEP fabric carpentry and specialist infrastructure.
- Ensure that internal teams and external contractors deliver services in line with agreed standards policies and service strategies.
- Set performance frameworks in conjunction with the head of Engineering KPIs and reporting arrangements to monitor service delivery rather than direct day-to-day supervision.
- Ensure asset care activities are aligned with long-term lifecycle and risk-based investment plans.
- Leadership Workforce & Capability Development
- Hold direct line management responsibility for the asset care and engineering workforce including recruitment performance management capability development and succession planning.
- Ensure staff are deployed in line with strategic priorities and risk-based plans.
- Lead cultural change towards planned data-led and risk-based asset care
- Provide senior leadership and direction to multidisciplinary asset management and asset care functions.
- Ensure appropriate competency frameworks training programmes and succession planning are in place for engineering and asset care teams.
- Foster a professional culture focused on safety accountability continuous improvement and patient-centred service delivery.
- Support and challenge operational managers to deliver against strategic objectives.
- Strategic Planning Capital & Modernisation
- Collaborate with senior management to align asset strategies with clinical service plans capital development and sustainability objectives.
- Provide strategic input into capital projects to ensure whole-life value maintainability and operational resilience.
- Lead the transition from reactive maintenance to planned condition-based and risk-based asset care models.
- Champion modern asset management practices including CMMS/CAFM systems asset data governance and digital workflows.
- Asset Information Systems & Innovation
- Establish and govern the hospitals asset information management framework ensuring data accuracy completeness and usability.
- Lead the strategic implementation and optimisation of CMMS electronic helpdesk systems and reporting tools.
- Ensure asset data informs investment prioritisation compliance assurance and performance management.
- Drive innovation in asset care practices including energy efficiency and smart building solutions.
- Financial Budget & Resource Governance
- Hold strategic accountability for asset care and lifecycle investment budgets.
- Ensure resources are allocated efficiently based on risk condition and service criticality.
- Oversee procurement contract governance and financial controls in accordance with hospital and public sector requirements.
- Support development of capital and revenue business cases in line with the Public Spending Code.
- Compliance Risk & Safety Leadership
- Ensure asset care and asset management arrangements support full compliance with health safety and statutory obligations including fire safety electrical systems medical gases water quality and infection control.
- Establish asset-related risk management frameworks and ensure risks are identified mitigated and escalated appropriately.
- Provide assurance to the Director of Estates & Facilities and Executive Management Team on estate-related risks.
- Lead responses to audits inspections and regulatory reviews.
- Contract & SLA Governance
- Establish and oversee governance arrangements for all asset carerelated service contracts and SLAs.
- Ensure contracts are aligned with service strategies performance expectations and procurement regulations.
- Monitor contractor performance through structured review processes and performance data.
- Sustainability & Energy Leadership
- Embed energy efficiency decarbonisation and sustainability objectives into asset management and asset care strategies.
- Ensure asset care practices support national and hospital sustainability targets and government policies.
- Align asset investment decisions with long-term climate resilience and energy performance objectives.
- Stakeholder Engagement & Continuous Improvement
- Build strong collaborative relationships with clinical services hospital management contractors and external stakeholders.
- Ensure clear communication of asset risks priorities and constraints to non-technical stakeholders.
- Establish and maintain standard operating frameworks governance processes and continuous improvement cycles across asset care services.
- Promote a learning culture that uses performance data incidents and feedback to drive improvement.
Qualifications & Experience
Must have:
- Degree (level 8) in Engineering Facilities Management Asset Management or related field
- 6 years experience in asset management estates or facilities in a complex environment
- 3 years experience leading and managing teams (engineering maintenance stakeholders)
- Change management capability (modernising systems)
- Experience Manging External Vendors
- Practical experience of use of IT Systems
- Excellent Communication Organisation and Problem Solving Skills
Desirable:
- Experience with Digital Transformation
- Financial & Budgeting Experience (CAPEX OPEX)
About Us
Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) is a model 4 voluntary academic teaching hospital partnered with Trinity College and situated in south west Dublin. With a staff of over 4000 people from 63 differentcountries it provides both acute and tertiary care to an increasing population of circa 800000 people and is a provider of local regional and national specialties. It is also a National Urology Centre the second largest provider of dialysis services in the country Pelvic and Acetabulum National Centre and a designated Trauma Unit.
The Hospital is part of the newly established HSE Dublin & Midlands Region which serves a population of over 1.2 million across seven counties and operates under the governance of an independent Board of Directors who give their time on a voluntary basis. TUH is also supported by the Adelaide Health Foundation the Meath Foundation and Tallaght University Hospital Foundation.
TUH recognises the role it plays in our community both as an employer and provider of healthcare and is committed to building a sustainable future for our region both now and into the future with a focus on patient outcomes.
The Hospital is ambitious recognising that healthcare delivery is undergoing seismic change and will be different now and into the future largely due to digital and technological advances along with research continuing to discover and test new treatment options. TUH wants to be a leader in determining that future. It is aHospital without Wallsalways looking to optimise care both within and beyond in line with the Sláintecare vision of providing the right care in the right place at the right time whilst empowering our patients and staff.
TUH Vision and Values
The vision of the Hospital is People Caring for People to Live Better Livesthrough excellent health outcomes supported by evidenced based practice positive patient and staff experience in an empowering and caring environment. A culture of innovation and quality improvement in everything we do.
OurTUH CAREvalues for patients their families our community and staff are:
- Collaborate together and with our academic and care partners
- Achieve our goals positive outcomes and wellbeing
- Respect for patients each other and our environment
- Equity for patients and staff
A full overview of TUH is available on us
Reward & Recognition
- Remuneration in accordance with the Department of Health Consolidated Salary Scales. This post is a grade VIII appointment.
- The appointment is permanent and pensionable subject to the probation period.
- Annual leave entitlement based on grade with the leave year running from 1st April to 31st March.
- Normal working hours are 35 hours per week worked over 5 days. However contracted hours may be adjusted to meet the hospitals needs with shifts between 08:00 and 20:00hrs
Applications can be submitted online at completing the application form and attaching your CV. Candidates will receive an automated response acknowledging receipt of their application. If this automated reply is not received candidates should notify the Human Resources Department before the closing date.
Informal Enquiries to:
Closing Date: COB: Tues 21st April 2026
TUH Core Competencies:
| Core Area | Competency | Level |
| Managing the service | Quality & Safety of Service | 4 |
| Managing the service | Delivery of Results | 4 |
| Managing Change | Problem Solving & Decision Making | 4 |
| Managing Change | Communications & Influencing | 4 |
| Managing Yourself | Team player | 4 |
| Managing Yourself | Planning and Organising | 4 |
| Managing People | People Management | 4 |
| Managing People | Leadership | 4 |
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