Director- Engineering. (Hospitality) SN7

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Lead cluster engineering and facilities operations and develop strategies aligned with hotel, brand, owner, and asset objectives.
• Oversee project transition into hotel operations, including commissioning, inspections, snagging, defect management, and handover.
• Review design, OS&E, maintenance equipment, tools, spare parts, and procurement plans for operational readiness.
• Manage engineering pre-opening budgets and develop preventive and predictive maintenance programs for building systems and hotel equipment.
• Oversee CAPEX, asset lifecycle planning, refurbishment, replacements, energy management, contract optimization, and operational efficiency.
• Champion sustainability, energy and water conservation, and ESG initiatives; ensure regulatory, environmental, health, safety, and life safety compliance.
• Establish emergency and business continuity measures and lead engineering teams through coaching, training, succession planning, and performance management.
• Work with owners, project teams, consultants, contractors, and local authorities on project delivery and asset stewardship.

Requirements

• Proven leadership of engineering functions in hotels, hospitality portfolios, mixed-use developments, or large facilities.
• Significant hotel pre-opening experience, including handover, commissioning, snagging, defect management, and opening readiness.
• Strong knowledge of OS&E validation, procurement, spare-parts planning, and operational readiness.
• Experience with engineering pre-opening and operating budgets, facilities management, preventive maintenance, asset lifecycle management, and capital planning.
• Commercial experience managing maintenance costs, service contracts, utilities, and CAPEX; experience leading sustainability and asset optimization initiatives.
• Experience managing emergency response, business continuity, and life safety programs.
• Technical qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Facilities Management, or a related discipline.
• Hotel pre-opening and multi-property management experience is highly advantageous.

Leadership profile

• The role calls for engineering leadership combining technical expertise, commercial awareness, stakeholder management, and a track record delivering hotel projects from handover through operations.