Chief Engineer Full-time Job

What’s in it for you:

Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide

Learning programs through our Academies

Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!

Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21

Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS"

Job Description

To direct and coordinate the overall activities of the Engineering Department.

To maintain regular inventories of the technical equipment.

Ensure quality is adhered to in all aspects of the job, by the Engineering team.

Ensure correct maintenance of all equipment in conjunction with the other user departments & stay abreast with technological advances in surveillance & safety of the equipment.

Ensure that the company has a technological advantage by constant upgradation of the equipment.

Identify and implement new ideas, technologies, or processes to increase organizational efficiency, productivity, quality, safety, and/or cost-savings.

To comply with quality assurance expectations and standards.

Motivate and develop staff to ensure smooth functioning of the department.

Ensure that the team is trained in all safety provisions.

Implements preventive maintenance and repair schedules for all hotel complex, machinery, equipment and other facilities.

Develops and implements cost reduction, work simplification methods and techniques and improvement programmes

Maintenance and repair of mechanical, electrical and others & General maintenance of the building

Operation trouble shooting.

Prepares and/or recommends requisitioning/ordering pertaining to maintenance of equipment, materials and supplies.

Participates in the execution of new projects including planning and costing.

Participates in the Engineering budget and business plan preparation.

Holds regular communication meetings with the staff, Director of Engineering and other departments.

Ensures the implementation of all instructions given by the Management / Director of Engineering

Conducts routine inspections of the entire building including mechanical areas.

Supervises the implementation of all maintenance contracts.

To be fully in-charge of the fire and safety policies and procedure for the hotel, Carries out fire brigade duties as required

Initiates energy and water conservation plans, as per Accor’s environmental charter

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources, the analysis and reporting of financial data.

able to be active listener, speaker. Excellent communication and presentation skills

Being aware of others' reactions , reasoning and logic, ability to persuade ,Active learning and able to assess and analyze

Master office reporting tools.

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. Operation management and assessing hotels needs.

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Proven ability to deal effectively with people from different cultures, levels and backgrounds

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Excellent Understanding of Accor operating culture and business

Qualifications

Engineering level graduate or equivalent required.

Five years’ experience in the same field in hospitality.

Certified Facilities Manager, Project management, First Aid with CPR, Health and Safety etc.,

Very good knowledge in project management and roadmap planning

Business fluent English language skills (written and spoken)

Experience working in a distributed global teams environment

Good communication skills verbally and written

We are far more than a worldwide leader. We are more than 260,000 hospitality experts placing people at the heart of what we do, and nurturing real passion for service and achievement beyond limits. We take care of millions of guests in our 5,100 addresses.Our 39 dynamic brands; ranging from luxury to economy are established in 110 countries and are continuing their steady growth. A new Accor address opens every two days.Because we take care of millions of guests and each of our hotels is a world in itself, where every action counts. We strive to make positive impact both locally and globally, to ensure hospitality benefits not only the few, but all.