Engineering Manager

As a member of the pre-opening team at Fairmont Udaipur Palace, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the highest standards of excellence and hospitality. Your journey with us will be marked by luxury and a commitment to delivering exceptional service. In this role, you will be responsible for supervising, training, and mentoring the engineering staff, which includes mechanics, electricians, and technicians. Your focus will be on ensuring high performance and technical competency within the team. Assigning daily tasks, providing proper follow-up, and fostering a collaborative working environment will be key aspects of your responsibilities. You will also be tasked with developing and implementing preventive and corrective maintenance schedules for all hotel systems and facilities. Regular inspections will need to be conducted to identify and resolve potential issues before they affect operations. Maintaining accurate records of maintenance activities and ensuring compliance with operational standards will be essential. Additionally, you will support the implementation of energy conservation and sustainability initiatives to reduce operational costs and environmental impact. Monitoring energy and water consumption, identifying efficiency improvement opportunities, and ensuring alignment with corporate social responsibility and environmental goals will be part of your duties. Managing the engineering department's budget, overseeing inventory control for spare parts, tools, and supplies, and collaborating with the purchasing team for material procurement will also be within your purview. To qualify for this role, you should have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil Engineering, or a related field, along with at least 5 years of experience in hotel engineering or facilities management. A minimum of 2 years in a managerial or supervisory role is required. Strong leadership skills, experience in energy management and sustainability initiatives, and proficiency in cost control are preferred qualifications. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong organizational abilities, the capacity to multitask effectively under pressure, and knowledge of the local area and its attractions will be advantageous. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and property management systems is also desired for this position.,