Chief Engineer - Accor

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• Join the leader in Hospitality - AccorHotels
• Great development and career opportunities
• Worldwide AccorHotel benefits and discounts

Novotel Perth Langley hotel is located in Perth's city centre within easy walking distance of all Perth has to offer with 256 rooms and suites, offering views of the city and Swan River.  The hotel also features Senses Restaurant and Wine Bar, and traditional Irish pub, Fenians, sauna, spa and gymnasium facilities with views over the Swan River and Kings Park.  In addition to these facilities we also have a dedicated conference floor containing 6 function venues.
 
We are looking for a Chief Engineer to join and lead our Engineering team. This is a critical position within the business and will see you reporting directly to the General Manager. You will be responsible for:

• Leading and developing a team of Maintenance professionals.
• Leading a team to plan and carry out preventative maintenance and general repairs throughout the hotel to ensure standards are maintained for guest comfort.
• Designing and implementing solutions to improve energy management and conservation.
• Contractor management.
• Ensuring the hotel upholds Health, Safety and fire safety responsibilities,
• Quarterly audit reporting and monthly maintenance reporting.
• Maintaining records of repair work and daily checks as required by local Council, Government and manufacturer specifications.
• Liaising closely with other departments to ensure minimal impact of repairs and maintenance on operations.
• Researching, recommending and liaising with the General Manager regarding procedures to improve the overall efficiency of the department.
• Carrying out project work as required and/or as requested by the General Manager.
• Prepare and submit capex proposals and manage capex projects.

To be successful in this role, you will have a trade qualification in either electrical or mechanical engineering, experience in leading a team, exceptional communication skills and experience in management of a maintenance function within a multistorey complex. You will have exceptional organisational skills as well as the ability to multi task. It is also a requirement of the role that you will be available to carry out emergency maintenance work outside of normal working hours, in the event of a full power failure, evacuation fire system re-set and/or failure of mechanical systems. 

This role will see you being part of the hotels senior management team. In return for your experience we will provide you with a number of benefits including, but not restricted to, a supportive working environment, autonomy, and hotel discounts worldwide.