Chief Engineer

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, seeks a Chief Engineer to lead all engineering and facilities operations, ensuring safety, reliability, and asset protection of the property.

You will manage budgets and capital projects, coordinate preventative maintenance, and drive energy efficiency, while maintaining regulatory compliance and leading a skilled team. This role requires strong leadership and bilingual communication in English and Chinese.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent, building services or related field.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred, in engineering or related field.
• 6+ years in hotel engineering with 3+ years in leadership.
• Registered Electricity Worker Grade B or above.
• Excellent command of spoken and written English & Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Oversee engineering operations, including building maintenance, safety, and asset protection.
• Manage budgets and capital projects, preventive maintenance, energy conservation.
• Lead emergency response for facilities.
• Supervise day-to-day engineering activities.
• Ensure compliance with SOPs and local regulations.

Skills

Bachelor's Degree

English proficiency

Chinese proficiency

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Additional Information

Job Number26124241
Job CategoryEngineering & Facilities
LocationOne Harbour Drive, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Hong, China VIEW ON MAP
ScheduleFull Time
Located Remotely?N
Position Type Management

Job Summary

Manages all engineering/maintenance operations, including maintaining the building, grounds and physical plant with particular attention towards safety, security and asset protection. Accountable for managing the budget, capital expenditure projects, preventative maintenance and energy conservation. Responsible for maintaining regulatory requirements. Leads the emergency response team for all facility issues.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Managing Property Operations and Engineering Budgets

• Supervises Engineering in the absence of the Director of Engineering.
• Assists in managing the physical plant including equipment, refrigeration, HVAC, plumbing, water treatment, electrical and life safety systems.
• Maintains and operates equipment at optimum effectiveness, efficiency and safety.
• Establishes and manages an effective rooms maintenance program.
• Ensures compliance with all Engineering departmental policies, standards and procedures.
• Manages department's controllable expenses to achieve or exceed budgeted goals.
• Select and order or purchase new equipment, supplies, and furnishings.
• Inspect and evaluate the physical condition of facilities in order to determine the type of work required.
• Recommend or arrange for additional services such as painting, repair work, renovations, and the replacement of furnishings and equipment.
• Supervises the day to day operations of Engineering.

Maintaining Property Standards

• Maintains accurate logs and records as required.
• Assists in effectively planning, scheduling and evaluating preventative maintenance programs.

Providing Exceptional Customer Service

• Handles guest problems and complaints effectively.
• Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
• Displays leadership in guest hospitality by exemplifying excellent customer service and creating a positive atmosphere for guest relations.

Managing Profitability

• Helps establish priorities for total property maintenance needs.
• Ensures on-going communication occurs in all areas of responsibility to create awareness of business objectives, awareness of expectations and recognition of exemplary performance.

Managing and Conducting Human Resources Activities

• Celebrates successes and publicly recognizes the contributions of team members.
• Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees.
• Ensures employees are treated fairly and equitably.
• Strives to improve service performance.
• Provides feedback to employees based on observation of service behaviors.
• Supervises employee's ability to execute departmental and property emergency procedures.
• Reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.
• Solicits employee feedback.
• Helps ensure regulatory compliance to facility regulations and safety standards.
• Ensures disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to Standard and Local Operating Procedures (SOPs and LSOPs) and support the Peer Review Process.
• Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required in Building Services, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or a related field; Bachelor's Degree preferred
• At least 6 years relevant experience in hotel or lodging related engineering operations, including 3 years of experience in leadership role
• Knowledge of purchasing, inventory controls, supplies and equipment
• Strong knowledge of relevant government ordinances, regulations, hotel operation licenses and fire safety requirements
• Strong project management skills
• Strong problem solving skills
• Hold a Registered Electricity Worker Grade B or above
• Excellent command of spoken and written English & Chinese
• Candidate with less experience will be considered as Assistant Chief Engineer

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Combining timeless glamour with a vanguard spirit, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts is committed to delivering exquisite experiences at more than 50 luxury hotels and resorts in the best addresses around the world. Beginning with the debut of The St. Regis hotel in New York by John Jacob Astor IV at the dawn of the twentieth century, the brand has remained committed to an uncompromising level of bespoke and anticipatory service for all of its guests, delivered flawlessly by a team of gracious hosts that combine classic sophistication and modern sensibility, as well as our signature Butler Service. We invite you to explore careers at St. Regis. In joining St. Regis, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.