Cluster Director of Engineering
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About the Role
JOB SCOPE The Cluster Director of Engineering is responsible for providing strategic leadership, operational oversight, and technical governance for the Engineering function acr.
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Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership and oversight for the Engineering function across the assigned hotel cluster
- Establish and maintain engineering governance frameworks, policies, procedures, and performance standards
- Lead engineering pre opening critical path for new build assets, including commissioning and handover
- Oversee effective operation, maintenance, and lifecycle management of all building systems and engineering assets
- Lead development and execution of annual CAPEX plans, engineering budgets, and long term asset replacement strategies
- Own CMMS/CAFM governance, engineering asset data, maintenance histories, and asset lifecycle records
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering discipline
- Minimum 10 15 years of progressive engineering leadership experience in hospitality, real estate, or mixed use developments
- Proven experience managing engineering operations across multiple properties or large scale assets
- Strong knowledge of building systems, utilities, maintenance management, and asset lifecycle planning
- Experience leading CAPEX projects, engineering budgets, and operational improvement initiatives
- Knowledge of Saudi Building Code, Saudi Civil Defense, fire life safety requirements, SASO, LEED, Mostadam, HCIS
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Job Scope
- The Cluster Director of Engineering is responsible for providing strategic leadership, operational oversight, and technical governance for the Engineering function across a portfolio of hotels within the cluster.
- The role ensures the reliability, safety, efficiency, and long term sustainability of all engineering operations, assets, infrastructure, and building systems.
- The role leads engineering strategy, asset management, capital planning, maintenance programs, technical projects, and pre opening engineering readiness across multiple properties.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership and oversight for the Engineering function across the assigned hotel cluster.
- Establish and maintain engineering governance frameworks, policies, procedures, and performance standards.
- Lead, mentor, and develop Engineering leaders and teams across the cluster.
- Lead the engineering pre opening critical path for new build assets, including technical services coordination, design review input, commissioning readiness, handover planning, and operational mobilization.
- Oversee MEP and fire life safety commissioning, integrated systems testing, testing, adjusting and balancing, snagging, defects liability period tracking, warranty management, and contractor close out deliverables.
- Ensure timely receipt, validation, and operational handover of O&M manuals, as built drawings, asset registers, spare parts, warranties, statutory certificates, and engineering documentation.
- Oversee the effective operation, maintenance, and lifecycle management of all building systems, utilities, infrastructure, and engineering assets across the cluster.
- Ensure the implementation of preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Monitor engineering performance metrics and operational KPIs.
- Provide engineering oversight for aquatic and leisure plant systems.
- Lead the development and execution of annual CAPEX plans, engineering budgets, and long term asset replacement strategies.
- Oversee engineering projects, renovations, upgrades, and new initiatives.
Position Requirements
- Strong leadership and people management capabilities.
- Excellent strategic planning and decision making skills.
- Strong project management and execution skills.
- Financial acumen with the ability to manage budgets, forecasts, and cost optimization initiatives.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem solving abilities.
- Ability to lead cross functional teams and manage multiple priorities across a portfolio environment.
- Strong negotiation and vendor management skills.
- Ability to drive innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
- High level of organizational, planning, and change management capability.
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline is required; Master's degree preferred.
- Professional certifications such as PMP, CFM, CEM, LEED accreditation, or equivalent are an advantage.
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