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

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You must be able to live and work in the UK without restriction