Assistant Chief Engineer – Luxury Hotel (Pre-Opening)

SDA - Maintenance; Dublin; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Discounted employee friends & family →

Food and beverage discounts

Christmas gifts and employee parties

Introduce a friend scheme

Life assurance scheme

Employee assistance programme

Arora star employee recognition

Long service recognition award

Job summary

Arora Group is opening Sofitel Dublin Airport Hotel, a luxury flagship property connected to Dublin Airport Terminal 2. The Assistant Chief Engineer will drive pre-opening readiness, maintain engineering systems, and lead a team to achieve exceptional guest experiences from day one.

You will coordinate commissioning, testing, and handover of MEP, Lifts, fire and life safety systems, and implement preventive maintenance and CMMS processes. Strong leadership and English fluency are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a luxury hotel environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and high standards of service.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Experience in coaching and developing teams in a 5-star setting.
• Good knowledge of Opera PMS and Microsoft Office.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Support the Chief Engineer in pre-opening and ongoing hotel operations.
• Commission, test, inspect, and hand over mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC and life-safety systems.
• Coordinate defect identification and snagging with contractors and project teams.
• Develop preventive maintenance programmes, SOPs, risk assessments, and permit-to-work processes.
• Assist with CMMS implementation, asset loading, maintenance scheduling and training.
• Recruit, onboard and develop engineering staff for opening day readiness.
• Ensure all statutory inspections and licenses are completed before opening.
• Collaborate with Operations, Housekeeping, Front Office and other departments to ensure luxury standards.

Skills

Leadership

Attention to detail

Communication

Team development

Opera PMS

Microsoft Office

English proficiency

CMMS

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Arora Group is opening Sofitel Dublin Airport Hotel, a luxury flagship property connected to Dublin Airport Terminal 2. The Assistant Chief Engineer will drive pre-opening readiness, maintain engineering systems, and lead a team to achieve exceptional guest experiences from day one.

You will coordinate commissioning, testing, and handover of MEP, Lifts, fire and life safety systems, and implement preventive maintenance and CMMS processes. Strong leadership and English fluency are essential.