Director of Engineering (French Speaking) - Dubai Holding Hospitality Assets

Dubai Holding; Genf; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Dubai Holding Hospitality oversees luxury hotels, resorts, and F&B brands, delivering complex projects across multiple regions. The role focuses on leading engineering teams, aligning with DHH/Jumeirah, and ensuring timely, high-quality execution from design review to handover.

You will drive best practices, mentor teams, manage budgets, and coordinate with stakeholders to achieve luxury standards and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in a similar engineering role.
• Significant involvement with construction activities overlap, handovers and DLP management on hotel projects.
• Regional experience preferred.
• Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical or HVAC Engineering (Essential).
• PM Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and report on status, quality and progress of works on site for hotel project delivery.
• Act as day-to-day client contact on site with coordination back to DHH.
• Review final execution drawings and advise on improvements for installation and operation.
• Confirm installation of MEP equipment per drawings and norms.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, snagging and close-out reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Problem Solving

Team Management

Regional Experience

Attention to Detail

Education

HVAC Diploma

Bachelor in ME

Master in ME

PM Certification

Tools

AutoCAD

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Dubai Holding Hospitality encompasses a diverse range of assets, including luxury hotels, resorts, and a full-service F&B portfolio. The company operates and manages several hotels, resorts, and residences across the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, maintaining a reputation for unmatched luxury and service quality.

About the Job:

• Oversee and report to DHH/Jumeirah on status and quality and progress of works on site for the delivery of the hotel project.
• Act as a day to day client contact on site with constant coordination back to DHH to ensure that decisions can be made quickly to facilitate timely delivery of the works.
• Review final execution design drawings and advise on any improvements to facilitate ease of installation, access and operational issues.
• Confirm installation of MEP equipment in line with the agreed execution drawings, specifications and industry norms.
• Review quality of finishes installations to ensure that works are snag free at completion and handover.
• Oversee testing and commissioning activities.
• Undertake snagging and de-snagging activities with the wider DHH, PMC and JG corporate teams. Monitor the status of close out of snagging and prepare reports to ensure timely close out meeting expected luxury hotel standards.
• Develop and communicate a strategic engineering vision, goals and objectives in alignment with the overall business strategy.
• Provide leadership, mentorship and guidance to the engineering teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and accountability.
• Oversee the planning, execution and delivery of engineering projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget and to the required quality standards.
• Allocate resources, including personnel, budget and equipment, effectively to support project priorities and meet organisational goals.
• Provide technical direction and guidance, ensuring the use of best practices, methodologies and technologies to drive innovation and achieve technical excellence.
• Collaborate with other departments and functions to align engineering efforts with business needs, customer requirements and market opportunities.
• Identify potential risks and challenges associated with engineering projects, develop mitigation strategies and monitor risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Evaluate the performance of engineering teams and individual team members, providing feedback, coaching and development opportunities to support professional growth and ensure high performance.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including executives, guests, partners and regulatory agencies, to understand their needs, gather feedback and communicate engineering initiatives and achievements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the engineering department, including process optimisation, efficiency improvements and adoption of new tools and technologies to enhance productivity and innovation.
• Oversee the implementation, co-ordination and monitoring of the JEMS (Jumeirah Engineering Management System). This includes the Fire, Life and Safety Matrix, PPM and work order system.
• Be familiar with and comply with all relevant Engineering Department policies, processes and procedures

Strategic Responsibilities

• Ensure the timely delivery of the hotel renovation project in constant coordination with DHH ensuring that programme, quality and cost parameters are met.
• Formulate the engineering department’s strategy and objectives in line with the vertical’s strategy, vision and mission, and ensure implementation of the key strategic elements and their timely execution.
• Lead the implementation of the annual operating plan for the engineering function to ensure business objectives are achieved and review departmental performance to ensure targets are met.
• Support DH Sustainability objectives.

About You:

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in a similar engineering role.
• Significant experience working of early involvement with construction activities overlap, handovers and DLP management on several hotel projects.
• Regional experience.
• Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical or HVAC Engineering, or any other relevant field (Essential).
• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or HVAC Engineering, or any other relevant field (Preferred)
• Certificate in Project Management (Preferred).
• Software Competencies: Microsoft Office programs.
• CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management) systems.
• AutoCAD
• Sound understanding of local fire and building regulations
• Problem Solving
• Leadership and Team Management
• Creative and Detail Oriented
• Project Management Skills

About the Benefits:

At Dubai Holding, we're committed to nurturing the success and well-being of our colleagues. Join our dynamic and diverse team, and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive compensation, career development opportunities, and a collaborative work environment. We strongly believe in creating an empowered workforce that will help us build a connected city for tomorrow. We are committed to attracting the brightest minds and nurturing the most pioneering candidates who desire to make a great impact on the future of Dubai.