Cluster Director of Engineering

Accorhotel; Dubai; On-site; AED 550,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Accorhotel in Dubai seeks an experienced Engineering leader to oversee maintenance and asset management for two properties. You will direct MEP systems, drive energy efficiency, manage capital projects and engage senior stakeholders to safeguard asset value and guest comfort.

The role requires a strong track record in large-scale facilities management, cross-functional leadership, and a proactive approach to safety and compliance across hotel environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field with professional registration preferred.
• Strong track record in managing large-scale property assets and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with CAPEX budgets and lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Engineering Maintenance and Asset Management function across two hotels to ensure safety, reliability and guest comfort.
• Oversee MEP systems, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, life-safety, and other building infrastructure.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to maximise asset reliability and lifecycle.
• Manage CAPEX plans, budgets and business cases with senior stakeholders.
• Provide technical oversight of consultants, contractors and project delivery.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations, fire/life-safety standards and ESG goals.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

CAPEX planning

Project management

Energy management

Sustainability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Electrical Civil Building Services Engineering Facilities Management or related

Job description

• Lead the overall Engineering Maintenance and Asset Management function across both hotels ensuring operational excellence safety reliability and guest comfort.
• Oversee the integrity and performance of all critical building infrastructure including foundations structure MEP systems chillers HVAC electrical plumbing water systems lifts and life-safety systems.
• Develop and implement comprehensive preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to maximise asset reliability and lifecycle.
• Establish and maintain long-term asset management and replacement plans identifying critical risks and investment priorities.
• Lead major engineering projects renovations refurbishments and technical upgrades from concept and design through execution and handover.
• Develop and manage Engineering CAPEX plans budgets and business cases in partnership with the Cluster GM and Owning Company.
• Act as the senior technical advisor to the Cluster GM and maintain regular engagement with the Owning Company Representative on asset condition CAPEX projects and technical risks.
• Provide technical review and oversight of consultants contractors engineering designs specifications tenders and project delivery.
• Ensure full compliance with local authority regulations statutory requirements fire and life-safety standards brand standards and applicable engineering legislation.
• Lead engineering risk management emergency preparedness and business continuity planning for critical infrastructure.
• Drive energy water and utility optimisation across both properties with a focus on cost efficiency and environmental performance.
• Lead sustainability and engineering initiatives supporting the hotels ESG energy-efficiency and carbon-reduction objectives.
• Monitor engineering OPEX utility costs maintenance expenditure and contractor performance identifying opportunities for operational and financial optimisation.
• Establish engineering KPIs and monitor equipment availability maintenance compliance downtime energy performance and project delivery.
• Ensure engineering standards across guestrooms public areas BOH facilities and operational areas consistently support the guest experience.
• Manage strategic supplier contractor and technical service relationships ensuring quality compliance and value for money.
• Lead develop and engage the Engineering teams across both hotels ensuring technical capability succession and high-performance culture.
• Partner closely with Operations Finance Security P&C and other stakeholders to ensure effective property and engineering management.
• Provide clear technical recommendations reports and investment proposals to senior management and ownership to support informed asset and business decisions.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve property value operational efficiency sustainability asset longevity and overall engineering performance across the cluster.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Electrical Civil Building Services Engineering Facilities Management or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 810 years engineering experience preferably within upscale hospitality commercial buildings or large-scale properties.
• Minimum 35 years in a senior Engineering/Technical leadership role ideally managing multiple properties or complex assets.
• Proven experience managing hotel building infrastructure MEP systems chillers/HVAC electrical plumbing life-safety and building systems.
• Strong experience in CAPEX major renovations technical projects and asset lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of UAE/local authority regulations statutory compliance Civil Defense and HSE requirements.
• Strong understanding of energy management sustainability utility optimization and ESG initiatives.
• Experience managing engineering budgets OPEX/CAPEX contractors consultants and technical suppliers.
• Proven ability to work directly with General Managers hotel leadership and property owners/representatives.
• Strong commercial analytical project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Professional engineering certification or membership with a recognized engineering body is preferred.
• Hotel engineering experience within an international hospitality group and exposure to multi-property/cluster operations would be an advantage.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time