Chief Engineer at Kempinski Hotels

Job Description

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Kempinski Hotels S.A. is Europe’s oldest luxury hotel group. The group now has its head office in Geneva but was founded in Berlin in as the ‘Hotelbetriebs-Aktiengesellschaft’.

Director of Engineering

The overall scope of this role is to ensure the efficient operation of the Engineering Department, supporting all other operating departments. This includes supplying services as required by the entire operation and maintaining equipment, building, and grounds in optimum condition.

Key Responsibilities:

Ensure preventive and corrective maintenance of the real estate. Represent the engineering function within the hotel’s executive committee. Ensure the production and supply of energy at all times. Coordinate and supervise contractors to ensure compliance with specifications and the hotel’s procedures in regards to the guest contact and safety. Optimize maintenance costs. Participate in projects, track renovation projects. Accept all kind of necessary maintenance tasks. Propose operating budget and investment budget. Select end recruit suitable employees for the department using prescribed set of policies and procedures. Conduct monthly departmental meetings with the team in order to review the monthly achievements and areas for improvement. Conduct annual performance evaluations. Comply with all Kempinski company policies. Additional responsibilities and tasks can be added at any time according to the needs of the business and of the hotel.

Desired Skills and Requirements:

At least a bachelor’s degree in engineering. Minimum ten years’ experience handling in building Maintainance systems. At least five years of progressive experience, preferably in a 5* chain of hotels holding a similar role. Hotel pre-opening experience is an added advantage. Very good knowledge of building techniques: heating, ventilation, plumbing, electricity,automatic operation. Strong technical knowledge of engineering principles and practices. Experience managing budgets and resources, with a focus on efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Ability to work and communicate in a multinational environment. Very good leadership by leading, motivating and empowering multidisciplinary teams. Computer literacy adapted to the field of Engineering.