Hotel Engineering Shift Lead — Maintenance & Ops

Kempinski Hotel; Dubai; On-site; AED 156,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Kempinski Hotel seeks an Engineering Shift Leader to oversee daily maintenance and operational engineering tasks during a shift. You will supervise technicians, coordinate rapid responses to downtime, and implement preventative maintenance to ensure peak efficiency and safety across hotel systems.

Strong English communication is essential, with at least 5 years in hotel engineering and 2 years in a supervisory role in a 5-star setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hotel engineering experience.
• At least 2 years in a supervisory role in a 5-star hotel.
• Excellent spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily maintenance and engineering activities on shift.
• Coordinate responses to equipment downtime and supervise on-shift technicians.
• Use CMMS to track work orders, record repairs and monitor preventive maintenance.
• Inspect AHUs, FAHUs, split ACs, pumps, boilers, and water treatment equipment.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental standards.
• Maintain shift handovers with outstanding jobs and equipment status.
• Assist Engineering Director in developing and managing staff.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Energy conservation

Environmental management

Engineering administration

Education

Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Kempinski Hotel seeks an Engineering Shift Leader to oversee daily maintenance and operational engineering tasks during a shift. You will supervise technicians, coordinate rapid responses to downtime, and implement preventative maintenance to ensure peak efficiency and safety across hotel systems.

Strong English communication is essential, with at least 5 years in hotel engineering and 2 years in a supervisory role in a 5-star setting.