Missions

Key Duties And Responsibilities

Planning and Organising:

• To comply with all statutory and legal requirements for fire, health and safety licensing and provide all necessary safety equipment required for work to be carried out efficiently and safely.
• Plan and manage all preventative maintenance work, new projects, extensions, and renovations.
• Continually monitor the responsible use of energy in the hotel and implement measures resulting in energy cost savings.
• To prepare the Engineering budget for the property and provide the Engineering input into hotel strategic and operational planning exercises.

Administration

• Liaise with HR over all employee matters including recruitment and interviewing.
• Control all payroll and business expenditure of the department.

Maintenance

• Provide in-house mechanical and electrical servicing, repair and maintenance using well-trained, presentable personnel carrying out maintenance works in an efficient, discreet and guest friendly manner.
• Carry out continuous inspections to ensure the highest level of guest comfort is maintained and that all services are in proper working condition.
• Ensure that all maintenance requests are prioritised and are dealt with in an efficient manner.
• Develop a team of technically proficient and generally helpful technicians to carry out all maintenance and repair work to standard with technical specifications.
• Acts as a Project Manager between hotel and outside contractors or technical services on major projects.
• Attends seminars and technical exhibitions and reads relevant publications to keep him up to date in the Engineering field.

Desirable Qualifications

• The Head of Engineering must speak fluent English, and the language of the local country.
• He/She ideally should be certified in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Must have not less than five years operating experience in a hotel engineering department.
• Must be familiar with the operations and priorities of all other hotel operating departments.

Contact

• To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to recruitment.ave@airelles.com