Hotel Engineering Director — Lead Luxury Systems

Kerten Hospitality; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career growth

Inclusive environment

Job summary

The House Hotel Jeddah King Road in Jeddah seeks a Director of Engineering to lead all hotel engineering operations, oversee maintenance programs, and drive capital projects in alignment with ownership goals.

This role requires extensive luxury hospitality engineering experience, strong leadership, and fluency in English and Arabic. The position is based on-site with a focus on safety, compliance, and cross-department collaboration.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in hotel engineering or facilities management in luxury hospitality.
• Strong technical expertise across electrical, plumbing, HVAC, mechanical, and building systems.
• Leadership experience and budgeting/capital project management expertise.
• Fluent in English and Arabic.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership of all hotel engineering operations.
• Develop preventive and corrective maintenance programs for building systems.
• Lead and mentor engineering team ensuring safety and operational excellence.
• Define long-term capital improvements aligned with ownership goals.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations, health, safety, and environmental standards.
• Oversee budgets, cost controls, and resource allocation.
• Foster cross-department collaboration for seamless operations.
• Liaise with contractors, consultants, and authorities.
• Report KPIs and project progress to GM and ownership.

Skills

Senior leadership

Building systems

Budgeting

Capital projects

Team development

Blueprint reading

Safety compliance

MS Office

CMMS

English & Arabic

Tools

CMMS

MS Office

Job description

The House Hotel Jeddah King Road in Jeddah seeks a Director of Engineering to lead all hotel engineering operations, oversee maintenance programs, and drive capital projects in alignment with ownership goals.

This role requires extensive luxury hospitality engineering experience, strong leadership, and fluency in English and Arabic. The position is based on-site with a focus on safety, compliance, and cross-department collaboration.