Manager Engineering - South West Asia

Role Purpose

Provide technical support and consultation for both new projects and currently operating hotels to ensure compliance with IHG standards and specifications and current engineering standards and procedures, to include Fire, Life & Safety, environmental and sustainability requirements.

Key Accountabilities

• During the course of an assigned project; provides engineering and technical input & support in line with IHG standards.
• Conducts regular and periodic review of assigned projects for the purposes of ensuring progress is in line IHG standards.
• Review and consult on Owners’ / Consultants’ designs in relation to IHG standards, local code requirements and in terms of appropriateness of design and operational needs.
• Prepares timely reports on project site visits, project meetings, drawing & system reviews, inspections & testing to highlight key activities, issue and variances to the required standards.
• Conducts technical inspections as required of potential or existing properties and completes Property Improvement Plans (PIP) of the same.
• Provides engineering input/advice/reports in the due diligence process on potential New/Conversion/Rebranding projects and/or renovation of existing hotels and conducts pre-opening reviews relative to IHG standards and specifications of same.
• Provides input and advice to aid hotel design, for optimal energy efficiency, including compliance with IHG’s Green Engage program. Actively seeks out new technologies geared to reduce energy consumption.

Key Skills & Experiences

Education

• Bachelor degree in engineering discipline either of building services, marine, mechanical or electrical engineering.

Experience

• Minimum 5 within a design consultancy including site hotel operations and corporate roles overseeing multiple business units to include at least 3 years in a related building services role for hotel commercial complexes, building construction, engineering design institute, engineering consulting companies.

Technical Skills& Knowledge

• Strategic thinker, with high standards and an eye for detail
• Motivated, results-focused with solid negotiation skills
• Solid understanding of commercial building , residential of hotel (preferred) operational requirements in the context of building services and infrastructure
• Strong analytical, problem solving, influencing and negotiation skills
• Ability to relate effectively with government and industry bodies, institutional and private investors and key market players
• Team player, with very strong collaboration skills

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