Director Engineering

Role Purpose

As Engineering Director you’ll direct the engineering/maintenance of your hotel and ensure the safety and comfort of hotel guests and team members – making sure all activities are delivered safely and with compliance. Motivating and training your team with the skills to keep hotels always looking their best.

Key Accountabilities

People

• Direct daily engineering needs, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right team in place.

• Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues - recognise good performance.

• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments.

• Communicate with all hotel department heads to stay informed of maintenance needs and ensure timely responses to requests.

Guest Experience

• Help guests needs to ensure their satisfaction.

• Use a maintenance programme to ensure the hotel is maintained and in service for our guests.

Responsible Business

• Oversee the physical operations of the hotel, including maintenance and repair and order parts and supplies in a timely and efficient manner while minimising waste and maintaining “green” initiatives.

• May be responsible for hotel security to minimise risk of theft, crime and other hazards.

• Ad-hoc duties – unexpected moments when we have to pull together to get a task done.

Accountabilities

This is the top Maintenance/Engineering job in a large, luxury, resort, or major flagship hotel with multiple sites and facilities, a number of major outlets, high-volume catering and convention facilities, and a large number of VIP and key guests. Supervises a staff of maintenance/engineering tradespersons and contractors. May oversee subordinate managers and supervisors.

Key Skills & Experiences

• Some college or advanced vocational training

• Four years’ experience in general building maintenance and/or construction or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Specialised expertise in plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and carpentry fields

• Level 3 EPA Certification, HVAC and refrigeration certificate, licensed plumber and/or journeyman status for electrician and carpenter may be required

• Hotel experience preferred

• Professional certification and licence if required by law

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Important information :

• The salary range listed is the lowest to highest pay scale we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.

• No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until it is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or other form of compensation allocable to a particular employee remain in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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