Chief Engineer

Minor International; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company in Dubai seeks a Chief Engineer to manage maintenance operations and ensure compliance with health and safety standards. Responsibilities include planning preventative maintenance, liaising with HR, and providing in-house mechanical and electrical repairs. The ideal candidate must hold a certification in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and have at least five years of experience in hotel engineering. This full-time role does not offer remote work options.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years operating experience in a hotel engineering department.
• Familiarity with the operations and priorities of all other hotel departments.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage preventative maintenance work.
• Liaise with HR over recruitment and interviewing.
• Provide in-house mechanical and electrical servicing and repair.
• Assist to prepare the Engineering budget and contribute to planning exercises.
• Liaise with HR on recruitment and payroll for the department.
• Submit daily and monthly reports to the Director of Engineering.
• Maintain repair and preventive maintenance records and service contracts.
• Provide technical training through a yearly plan approved by the Director of Engineering.
• Conduct routine inspections of public and service areas and support Green Globe audits.

Skills

Fluent English

Mechanical and Electrical Servicing

Team Development

5+ years hotel engineering

Education

Certified in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of everything that needs to be done. Anantara employees always find new ways to look after the business their guests and their colleagues. Within this the key responsibilities for this position are:

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 throughout all areas.
• Continually monitor the responsible use of energy in the hotel and implement measures resulting in energy cost savings.
• Assist 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.
• Submit daily and monthly report as requested by Director of Engineering.
• Submit a monthly report for the equipment preventive maintenance system.

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.
• Assist at all Project stages on the small and major projects.
• Maintain repair and preventive maintenance records and compliance of service contract.
• Provide associate technical training through a yearly plan approved by the Director of Engineering.
• Following up the risk assessment comments related to the department and plan for action after getting approval of the Director of Engineering.
• Ensure the building is on shape and take the routine daily inspection for public areas and service areas.
• Following up the environmental program related to the Green Globe audit.

Qualifications

• The Chief Engineer must speak fluent English.
• 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.

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full-time