The Role: Director of Engineering
Sector: Hotels
Location: London
Salary: Up to £80,000
I am delighted to be working with this 5* property in Central London. This hotel offers unique guest experiences and seamlessly blends charm and hospitality across the board, and we are looking for a Director of Engineering to join them. This role is all about the people and place. A balance between developing a team and ensuring that standards are kept high.
Does this sound like you?
Leadership – be present, lead from the front and build a respectful culture and structure in the team
Compliance & Risk Management – including fires safety, Statutory Servicing and Auditing. Document tracking and logging and integrating frameworks
Budget awareness – CAPEX / P&L – contract negotiation for one-off jobs and rolling annual contracts.
Understanding Luxury environment – 5*, guest experience is paramount. Being presentable and greeting people, not rushing to get things done, instead being sympathetic to the live environment, prioritising tasks effectively.
Strong Engineering knowledge - of HVAC, BMS, Electrical switchgear – frequency and testing.
Qualifications / Experience
* NEBOSH qualified
* 10 year experience leading engineering teams in a Hospitality / Hotel Setting
* Qualified in an Engineering discipline
* Flexible, approachable, visible
* Highly organised with solid experience across PPM, Contractor Management and Asset lifecycle
* Excellent financial management skills – budgets, negotiations, cost saving
* Happy to be hands on in a role – swiftly remedy faults and be first point of contact
* Exceptional H&S knowledge – promoting a culture of safety
* Great stakeholder management skills – at all levels.
If this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for, please send me your CV – sheila@corecruitment.com
You MUST be able to live and work in the UK without restriction