The Director of Engineering will provide leadership, guidance and direction in achieving the hotel’s vision and mission. Reporting to the General Manager, the Director of Engineering will be responsible for implementing Accor engineering and work standards and overseeing the engineering operations.
What you will be doing
- Oversee the engineering department with attention to details and follow-up to ensure satisfactory completion of tasks and projects
- Maintain all equipment and systems in correct operational status including but not limited to Accor MEP standards, Fire & Life Safety standards, Risk Management, environmental standards, expenditures and project management
- Ensure proper completion of the Preventive Maintenance Program for guest rooms, public areas, and safety systems while working closely with the Rooms Division, Food & Beverage Department, Security, purchasing and other operational departments
- Maintain all mechanical rooms inclusive of Boiler Plant, chilled water circulation, air handling units, fan coils, VAVs, motors, pumps …etc.
- Prepare and control of the monthly and annual engineering department budget
- Experience in yearly engineering-budget preparations and monthly forecasting of the department’s expenses
- Forecast and manage the hotel energy and water usage and all the associated costs
- Prepare CAPEX expenditures for the engineering department and assist all other departments in preparing their CAPEX needs
- Identify issues and provide solutions, inclusive of outsourcing and managing 3rd party companies
- Identify, budget for and manage projects related to renovations and or replacements within the hotel
- Run landscaping both summer and winter operations
- Pool operations knowledge inclusive of water treatment
- Understand water treatment for closed systems and maintains all the related logs for testing of chemicals balance and legionella control.
- Work closely with the purchasing department to source the best products for the least cost
- Monitoring the Hotel's Energy consumption on daily and monthly basis
- Ensuring prompt and/or immediate response to maintenance requests from our guests, employees, and management of the Hotel
- Recruiting, scheduling, payroll, performance appraisals and reviews, training and development of all engineering colleagues
- Coordinate and complete all audits related to engineering and risk management
- Responsible for departmental health and safety, training programs, statutory compliance
- Manage the hotel emergency response team in coordination with Security and hotel management
- Coordination and management of outside contractors
- Ensure hotel compliance with all City and State regulations and ordinances
- Actively participate in the Hotel's Energy Management, Occupational Health & Safety, and Environmental programs.
- Lead and support a diverse team in the operations and maintenance of the hotel including: general maintenance, HVAC, kitchen repairs, carpentry, electrical, plumbing and grounds
- Set up and attend monthly departmental meetings for the engineering employees
- Manage at hotel level ACCORs Energy/Sustainability Programs and champion the Planet21 committee
- Be available on an ‘on-call’ basis during off hours for emergency situations
- Attend to all requests from the General Manager
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