Hotel Café Royal, an iconic 5-star luxury hotel located near Piccadilly Circus, is seeking an Engineering Manager to oversee the daily operations of our engineering team. The hotel features 159 rooms and suites, a world-class spa with a swimming pool, and five restaurants and bars. This role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth operation of all hotel facilities, maintaining the highest standards of safety, efficiency, and guest experience.
Your Role
As a Shift Engineer at Hotel Café Royal, you are the custodian of our historic and contemporary space. You will play a vital role in maintaining the hotels infrastructure, ensuring all technical equipment, guest rooms, public spaces, plant areas, and spa facilities (wet and dry) are operating at optimal performance.
You will work collaboratively within our Engineering team, carrying out both planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and reactive tasks to consistently uphold the standards expected of a luxury hotel environmentfor the benefit of both our guests and our team.
Key Responsibilities
Carry out daily checks and maintenance on hotel plant, MEP systems, spa equipment, guest rooms, and back-of-house facilities.
Respond promptly and professionally to engineering requests, faults, and breakdowns.
Ensure that work orders are completed efficiently and recorded in accordance with internal systems and compliance standards.
Support energy-saving initiatives and sustainability targets through proactive maintenance.
Maintain accurate records of all maintenance tasks performed and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
Perform general trade duties within your skillset (electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, etc.).
Act as an ambassador for the Engineering department, delivering service with a high attention to detail and professionalism at all times.
Work across a 12-hour, 4 on / 4 off shift rota, including nights, weekends, and public holidays .
Your Profile
Proven experience in a similar role within a hotel, luxury residential, or serviced buildingideally within a 5-star environment .
Hold at least one of the following Level 3 trade qualifications :
Electrical Installation
Plumbing & Heating
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
Mechanical Engineering
Additional qualifications in Health & Safety, Pool Plant Operations, or similar disciplines are highly advantageous .
Technically skilled, with a hands-on and solutions-focused approach to engineering challenges.
Strong communication and teamwork skills; confident working with other departments and external contractors.
Able to work independently and under pressure in a fast-paced, guest-facing environment.
A reasonable level of English (spoken and written) is essential.
Willing and able to work a flexible shift pattern, including 12-hour shifts, nights, weekends, and holidays .
Benefits
Pay of £45,000 base including service charge
Access to heavily discounted friends and family rooms rates
Two complimentary rooms nights per year
Up to 50% colleagues discount in all our food and beverage outlets
Colleague wellness sessions in our Akasha spa each month including osteopath, podiatrist, yoga and fitness classes (as well as staff discounts on spa treatments)
Regular social events, including our infamous Summer Party (August) and Black-Tie Annual Awards dinner (January)
Christmas celebrations, including colleague lunch, childrens party and Christmas gift
Automatic membership of the companys life assurance scheme from day one
Generous discounts on retail and dining in Central London through the West End Club app
Mental health support including Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and mental health champions in all departments
A variety of external benefits including gym discounts and free eye tests
Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
A wide range of both internal and external training and development programmes to support all of our colleagues career progression
The usual bits and bobs such as free meals on duty, uniform laundry, pension & holiday
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