Cluster Director of Engineering

• Lead the overall Engineering Maintenance and Asset Management function across both hotels ensuring operational excellence safety reliability and guest comfort.
• Oversee the integrity and performance of all critical building infrastructure including foundations structure MEP systems chillers HVAC electrical plumbing water systems lifts and life-safety systems.
• Develop and implement comprehensive preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to maximise asset reliability and lifecycle.
• Establish and maintain long-term asset management and replacement plans identifying critical risks and investment priorities.
• Lead major engineering projects renovations refurbishments and technical upgrades from concept and design through execution and handover.
• Develop and manage Engineering CAPEX plans budgets and business cases in partnership with the Cluster GM and Owning Company.
• Act as the senior technical advisor to the Cluster GM and maintain regular engagement with the Owning Company Representative on asset condition CAPEX projects and technical risks.
• Provide technical review and oversight of consultants contractors engineering designs specifications tenders and project delivery.
• Ensure full compliance with local authority regulations statutory requirements fire and life-safety standards brand standards and applicable engineering legislation.
• Lead engineering risk management emergency preparedness and business continuity planning for critical infrastructure.
• Drive energy water and utility optimisation across both properties with a focus on cost efficiency and environmental performance.
• Lead sustainability and engineering initiatives supporting the hotels ESG energy-efficiency and carbon-reduction objectives.
• Monitor engineering OPEX utility costs maintenance expenditure and contractor performance identifying opportunities for operational and financial optimisation.
• Establish engineering KPIs and monitor equipment availability maintenance compliance downtime energy performance and project delivery.
• Ensure engineering standards across guestrooms public areas BOH facilities and operational areas consistently support the guest experience.
• Manage strategic supplier contractor and technical service relationships ensuring quality compliance and value for money.
• Lead develop and engage the Engineering teams across both hotels ensuring technical capability succession and high-performance culture.
• Partner closely with Operations Finance Security P&C and other stakeholders to ensure effective property and engineering management.
• Provide clear technical recommendations reports and investment proposals to senior management and ownership to support informed asset and business decisions.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve property value operational efficiency sustainability asset longevity and overall engineering performance across the cluster.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Electrical Civil Building Services Engineering Facilities Management or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 810 years engineering experience preferably within upscale hospitality commercial buildings or large-scale properties.
• Minimum 35 years in a senior Engineering/Technical leadership role ideally managing multiple properties or complex assets.
• Proven experience managing hotel building infrastructure MEP systems chillers/HVAC electrical plumbing life-safety and building systems.
• Strong experience in CAPEX major renovations technical projects and asset lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of UAE/local authority regulations statutory compliance Civil Defense and HSE requirements.
• Strong understanding of energy management sustainability utility optimization and ESG initiatives.
• Experience managing engineering budgets OPEX/CAPEX contractors consultants and technical suppliers.
• Proven ability to work directly with General Managers hotel leadership and property owners/representatives.
• Strong commercial analytical project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Professional engineering certification or membership with a recognized engineering body is preferred.
• Hotel engineering experience within an international hospitality group and exposure to multi-property/cluster operations would be an advantage.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time