Director of Engineering

工作簡介

Manage the day-to-day Engineering operations for a 1608-room hotel with huge conference and catering venues and F&B facilities and liaise with internal and external stakeholders on maintenance programmes, utilities management and renovation projects to ensure that all building systems and equipment are operating safely and effectively, in compliance with the hotel standards and local regulations.

工作職責

• Provide overall leadership for the Engineering function, ensuring reliable, safe, and efficient operation of the Hotel’s building services, plant, equipment, and engineering systems in support of guest experience and daily operations.
• Plan and oversee repair and maintenance, A&A, renovation and other engineering projects from technical assessment and tendering through contractor management, testing, commissioning and handover, ensuring quality, safety, budget, and programme requirements are met.
• Establish effective engineering standards, SOPs, maintenance programmes, technical records, drawings, specifications, and equipment manuals, and use operating data and recurring-fault analysis to improve system reliability and minimize downtime.
• Lead annual operating and capital expenditure planning for Engineering, monitor departmental expenses, and project costs, and identify opportunities to improve productivity, asset performance, and return on investment.
• Ensure full compliance with statutory requirements, licenses, permits, inspections, engineering logbooks, fire and life-safety requirements, and hotel policies and procedures; maintain readiness for audits, emergency drills, and regulatory inspections.
• Develop and execute asset management and preventive-maintenance strategy, including lifecycle planning, major overhauls and timely replacement of ageing or inefficient equipment.
• Drive energy, gas, water, and sustainability performance by monitoring utility consumption, setting improvement initiatives and evaluating appropriate E&M and ESG technologies to reduce environmental impact and operating costs.
• Lead, develop and deploy the Engineering team to provide effective day-to-day and emergency coverage, building multi-skilled capability, succession strength and a strong safety and service culture.
• Manage consultants, contractors, and service providers, including technical specifications, quotations, contracts, service levels, and work quality, while maintaining appropriate cost and governance controls.
• Partner closely with Hotel Management and operating departments on guest-impacting issues, business continuity, major events, renovations, and operational requirements, providing practical technical solutions with minimal disruption to guests and colleagues.
• Act as a key member of the hotel’s emergency response structure and coordinate engineering support for fire drills, incidents, system failure, and other business-continuity situations.
• Provide technical recommendations to management on asset condition, operational risks, capital priorities, and opportunities to enhance safety, efficiency, sustainability, and the long-term value of the property.

工作要求

• Degree or Higher Diploma in Building Services Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive engineering experience in hospitality, facilities management, or property management, including at least 5 years in a leadership role with responsibility for a sizeable engineering operation.
• Proven experience in leading hotel engineering operations, preventive maintenance, asset lifecycle planning, CAPEX budgeting, major overhauls, A&A/renovation works and project delivery.
• Strong technical knowledge of HVAC, electrical, plumbing and drainage, fire services, refrigeration, boilers, ELV, BMS and other major building systems, including testing and commissioning.
• Sound knowledge of licensing requirements relevant to hotel operations.
• Registered Electrical Worker Grade B or above is preferred; membership of a relevant professional engineering or facilities-management institution would be an advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to manage consultants, contractors, and service providers, including tender evaluation, technical specifications, contract administration, cost control, quality assurance, and safe systems of work.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, with hands-on experience preparing operating and capital budgets, business cases, forecasts, and cost-benefit analyses.
• Experienced in energy management, utility optimization, and sustainability initiatives, with the ability to translate operating data into measurable efficiency improvements.
• Strong people-leadership capability, including workforce planning, coaching, succession development and building a collaborative, accountable and multi-skilled engineering team.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, decision-making and negotiation skills, with the ability to prioritize competing operational and project demands.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and computerized maintenance/project-management systems; confident in preparing management reports and presenting technical recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese; Putonghua proficiency is an advantage.
• Strategic and forward-looking, with the ability to balance immediate operational needs with long-term asset reliability and investment priorities.
• Visible, hands-on, and decisive leader who takes ownership, follows through on commitments, and maintains high standards of safety, quality, and service.
• Resilient and composed under pressure, with sound judgement in emergencies and the confidence to make timely decisions in a complex hotel environment.
• Strong team builder and coach who promotes teamwork, knowledge sharing, accountability, and continuous capability development.
• Commercially minded and resource-conscious, with a practical approach to balancing guest impact, technical risk, sustainability, cost, and return on investment.
• Proactive and improvement-oriented, with curiosity about new engineering technologies, sustainability solutions, and more efficient ways of working.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and fairness, with consistent application of standards, policies, and governance requirements.
• Flexible, adaptable, mature, and dependable, with the stamina and commitment required to lead a large, operationally intensive hotel engineering function.

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