Director of Engineering - Hilton Salwa Beach Resort & Villas
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About the Role
Hilton is seeking a Director of Engineering for Hilton Salwa Beach Resort & Villas in Doha, Qatar. The role involves leading the engineering team, overseeing maintenance of physical building and systems, ensuring safety compliance, managing capital projects, and driving energy efficiency.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a high performing engineering team: recruit, train, supervise, mentor, conduct performance evaluations, provide professional development, and recognize achievements
- Ensure safety and compliance: oversee maintenance of physical building, mechanical systems, electrical systems, HVAC, and life safety systems; coordinate inspections; uphold safety and compliance standards
- Manage daily maintenance operations: oversee maintenance activities, prioritize tasks, verify completion through property maintenance management system; ensure timely resolution of service requests, guest concerns, and emergencies
- Support property improvement projects: assist in directing capital projects and property rehabilitations including scheduling, budgeting, contractor bidding, and licensing/permitting
- Lead energy efficiency initiatives: develop and oversee property wide energy conservation programs to reduce utility costs
- Drive engineering performance: monitor departmental KPIs including equipment upkeep, audit results, and team productivity; act as needed to improve performance
- Support hotel wide operational leadership: collaborate with broader hotel leadership team in overseeing evacuation procedures, duty manager coverage, and other safety protocols
Requirements
- Experience in leading and developing a high performing engineering team
- Knowledge of safety and compliance standards for physical building, mechanical, electrical, HVAC, and life safety systems
- Experience in managing daily maintenance operations and property improvement projects
- Ability to lead energy efficiency initiatives
- Communication skills; ability to communicate, read and write Arabic language is an advantage
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Job Description
- Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You. As a Director of Engineering, you’re not just overseeing physical building and systems maintenance and repairs – you’re spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a high performing team: Recruit, train, supervise, and mentor team members; conduct performance evaluations, provide professional development opportunities, and recognise achievements to build a motivated and high performing team.
- Ensure safety and compliance: Oversee the maintenance of the physical building, mechanical systems, electrical systems, HVAC, and life safety systems, coordinate inspections, and uphold safety and compliance standards in line with national and local regulations.
- Manage daily maintenance operations: Oversee maintenance activities, prioritize tasks, and verify completion through the property maintenance management system; ensure timely resolution of service requests, guest concerns, and emergencies.
- Support property improvement projects: Assist in directing capital projects and property rehabilitations – including scheduling, budgeting, contractor bidding, and licensing/permitting – while ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Lead energy efficiency initiatives: Develop and oversee property wide energy conservation programs to reduce utility costs.
- Drive engineering performance: Monitor departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), including equipment upkeep, audit results, and team productivity and act as need to improve performance.
- Support hotel wide operational leadership: Collaborate with the broader hotel leadership team in overseeing evacuation procedures, duty manager coverage, and other safety protocols as needed.
- Communication skills: Able to communicate, read and write Arabic language is an advantage.
Qualifications
- A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality.
- Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing.
- Inspiring others through Leadership.
- A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes.
- A sense of Ownership and accountability.
- And a focus on the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.
About Us
- At Hilton, we don’t just deliver exceptional experiences for our guests—we build an exceptional workplace for the Team Members who make it all possible.
- As a global leader in hospitality, we’ve welcomed more than 3 billion guests worldwide, all while staying true to our founding vision: to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality.
- Our award winning culture has earned us repeated recognition on the World’s Best Workplaces list by Great Place to Work and Fortune.
Benefits
- Incredible travel perks – Enjoy 110 nights of deeply discounted travel, with room rates as low as $40 USD/night at our world class hotels through our Go Hilton travel program.
- Paid parental leave – Because family matters. We offer paid leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents.
- Crisis concierge – In times of loss, our Crisis Concierge offers a single, compassionate point of contact for both practical support and emotional care.
- Mental health resources – Your wellbeing comes first. Through our Care for All hub, we provide resources to help our Team Members to care for themselves and their loved ones.
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