Director of Projects - MEP
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About the Role
Rotana Hotels seeks a Director of Projects – MEP to join its Corporate Engineering team in Abu Dhabi. The role involves driving MEP standards across hotels and new developments, reviewing designs, providing technical guidance, and supporting project execution and hotel openings.
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Responsibilities
- Review and evaluate MEP design drawings, layouts, and technical specifications across all project phases to ensure compliance with Rotana standards and operational requirements
- Provide technical guidance on mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire life safety, communication systems, elevators, and related building services
- Support the development, enhancement, and implementation of Rotana engineering standards and technical specifications across the portfolio
- Work closely with project teams, consultants, contractors, and owners to monitor project progress and resolve engineering related issues
- Participate in project coordination meetings, site inspections, commissioning activities, and handover processes
- Advise on equipment selection, technical solutions, quality control measures, and lifecycle cost optimisation
- Support hotel openings by managing engineering punch lists and ensuring all MEP systems meet Rotana operational standards prior to handover
- Assist Engineering Leaders in identifying technical training needs and supporting capability development initiatives
- Coordinate with General Managers and property Engineering teams to strengthen preventive maintenance programmes and improve asset reliability
- Ensure all engineering systems and project activities comply with applicable health, safety, environmental, and fire life safety regulations
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- Minimum of 10 years’ progressive experience in engineering and project management, ideally within hospitality, mixed use, or large scale commercial developments
- Strong hands on experience in MEP design review, project execution, commissioning, and hotel openings
- Prior experience working with MEP consultants on hospitality projects is a MUST
- Solid understanding of hotel engineering operations, maintenance practices, and building services systems
- Good knowledge of international engineering standards, building codes, and fire life safety regulations
- Strong analytical, problem solving, project coordination, and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Ability to travel across the region as required
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Job Description
- We are currently seeking a dynamic and highly experienced Director of Projects – MEP to join our Corporate Engineering team.
- This role will support the Corporate Vice President – Engineering in driving the development, implementation, and continuous enhancement of Rotana’s Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) standards across both existing hotels and new developments.
- The ideal candidate will play a key role in ensuring that engineering systems, technical specifications, and operational requirements are effectively integrated into hotel project designs and delivered in line with Rotana brand standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices througho
Key Responsibilities
- Reviewing and evaluating MEP design drawings, layouts, and technical specifications across all project phases to ensure compliance with Rotana standards and operational requirements
- Providing technical guidance on mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire life safety, communication systems, elevators, and related building services
- Supporting the development, enhancement, and implementation of Rotana engineering standards and technical specifications across the portfolio
- Working closely with project teams, consultants, contractors, and owners to monitor project progress and resolve engineering related issues in a timely manner
- Participating in project coordination meetings, site inspections, commissioning activities, and handover processes for new and existing developments
- Advising on equipment selection, technical solutions, quality control measures, and lifecycle cost optimisation
- Supporting hotel openings by managing engineering punch lists and ensuring all MEP systems meet Rotana operational standards prior to handover
- Assisting Engineering Leaders in identifying technical training needs and supporting capability development initiatives across the portfolio
- Coordinating with General Managers and property Engineering teams to strengthen preventive maintenance programmes and improve asset reliability
- Ensuring all engineering systems and project activities comply with applicable health, safety, environmental, and fire life safety regulations
Education, Qualifications & Experiences
- A Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
- A minimum of 10 years’ progressive experience in engineering and project management, ideally within hospitality, mixed use, or large scale commercial developments
- Strong hands on experience in MEP design review, project execution, commissioning, and hotel openings
- Prior experience working with MEP consultants on hospitality projects is a MUST
- Solid understanding of hotel engineering operations, maintenance practices, and building services systems
- Good knowledge of international engineering standards, building codes, and fire life safety regulations
- Strong analytical, problem solving, project coordination, and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Ability to travel across the region as required
- Professional engineering certification or project management certification would be an advantage
Knowledge & Competencies
- The ideal candidate will be able to handle stress and work under pressure and bring along strong administrative skills, an analytical mind and the capability of being able to write concise reports.
- You will have a high level of self motivation, develop innovative options in the best interest of the company while possessing following competencies: Understanding the Business, Planning for Business, Valuing Diversity, Adaptability, Customer Focus, Influencing Outcomes, Team Building, Leading Peop
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