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Director of Engineering - InterContinental Bangkok

intercontinental hotels group (Thailand) (Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand)
Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭
IHG Hotels & Resorts [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global hospitality company, with a purpose to provide True Hospitality for Good. With a family of 19 hotel brands and IHG One Rewards, one of the world's largest hotel loyalty programmes, IHG has over 6,300 open hotels in more than 100 countries, and a development pipeline of over 2,000 properties. Luxury & Lifestyle: Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, Regent Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Vignette Collection, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Hotel Indigo Premium: voco hotels, HUALUXE Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, EVEN Hotels Essentials: Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts, Garner hotels, avid hotels Suites: Atwell Suites, Staybridge Suites, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Candlewood Suites Exclusive Partners: Iberostar Beachfront Resorts InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated and registered in England and Wales. Approximately 345,000 people work across IHG's hotels and corporate offices globally.

About this position

Our guests’ safety and comfort is our number one priority. We’re searching for a Director of Engineering that sees the big picture to keep his team one step ahead of maintenance challenges.

Responsibilities

• Directing daily engineering needs to ensure the right team is always on the right task
• Developing a maintenance programme that creates a safe, secure and comfortable environment for our guests to enjoy
• Overseeing physical operations – from maintenance and repair to security and servicing
• Being flexible to react to ad-hoc duties where we have to unexpectedly pull together to get a task completed
• Supervising a number of maintenance and engineering staff as well as tradespeople and contractors in a large, luxury, resort setting

Requirements

• Some college or advanced vocational training
• Four years’ experience in general building maintenance and/or construction or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Specialised expertise in plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and carpentry fields
• Level 3 EPA Certification, HVAC and refrigeration certificate, licensed plumber and/or journeyman status for electrician and carpenter may be required
• Hotel experience preferred
• Professional certification and licence if required by law