Engineering Supervisor 
(19388)

Situated at the heart of Dubai’s world-renowned Meydan Racecourse, The Meydan Hotel offers an elevated hospitality experience where contemporary luxury meets dynamic energy. Overlooking one of the world’s most iconic horse racing destinations, our hotel offers exceptional culinary experiences, spacious rooms with panoramic views, and seamless service to create unforgettable moments for every guest. Whether welcoming leisure travellers, business delegates, or racing enthusiasts, we are driven by a passion to deliver personalised, heartfelt hospitality and to exceed expectations at every turn. 

Job Summary

The Engineering Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the daily operations of the Engineering Department, ensuring all maintenance, repair, and technical activities are carried out efficiently and safely. The role involves supervising a team of technicians and tradespeople, monitoring work quality, and ensuring compliance with safety standards and operational procedures. The Engineering Supervisor supports preventive and corrective maintenance programs, assists in resource planning, and coordinates with other departments to maintain the property’s assets and infrastructure in optimal condition.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advice to senior management on all aspects of maintenance support, environmental controls and the operational efficiency of the property.
• Ensure the effective financial management of the maintenance department by setting maintenance budgets, capital works programs and engineering plans and ensuring that performance against there are regularly monitored and reviewed.  Responsible for the general cost control aspects of maintenance, the preparation of departmental cost budgets and their implementation and submission to management.
• Assist in control of Capital Projects, in liaison with management, to ensure capital funding is effectively allocated and budgeted in accordance with company directives and philosophy.
• Plan, implement and administer an energy management program by establishing energy reduction objectives, the maintenance of records and regular reporting of performance against these objectives.
• Ensure the staff awareness of energy management within the property by conducting regular education and training programs on energy conservation and matters related to efficient operation of equipment in a cost-effective fashion.
• Contribute to the hotel’s profitability by ensuring the effective management of the buildings environmental controls and energy conservation systems. Evaluate, control and record energy usage and implement and upgrade energy conservation systems.
• Contribute to guest satisfaction standards by ensuring that technical support services quickly address, and where possible, anticipate, individual needs. Ensure the safety and comfort of guests and that any requests for service are handled in a courteous and efficient fashion.
• Ensure adherence to all statutory regulations and fire codes by regularly reviewing policies and safety procedures. Ensure that any tests and inspections required on plant by statutory authorities are carried out as and when required and that all records and documentation associated with such tests and surveys are correctly kept and/or displayed. Ensure that the hotel fulfils all compliance requirements.
• Maintain the condition of the physical assets of the hotel by carrying out any upgrading and project work in liaison with architects, interior designers and management.
• Ensure the effective operation of all the mechanical and electrical systems and equipment by implementing and managing a preventative maintenance program. Closely monitor the condition of the physical property and equipment by conducting continual inspections of the building. Ensure that preventative maintenance schedules are in operation and regularly upgraded.
• Ensure the cost effectiveness and technical efficiency of all services performed by outside contracts by close supervision. Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with contracts, leases, services agreements and warranties.
• Ensure the quality of all work completed by both employees and external contracted staff adheres to the standards of good engineering practice.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of management decision making by representing the maintenance department at management meetings and staff meetings and by ensuring regular liaison with heads of other departments.
• You may be asked to accomplish what is requested by the Maintenance Manager
• Ensure a technically competent maintenance staff by selecting, training and developing a motivated, well-qualified maintenance team. Carry out regular work sampling studies within the department and evaluate the performance and productivity of personnel.
• Mentoring inexperienced or new employees.
• Conducting employee performance reviews.
• Ensures that all engineering function areas work properly and engineering staff’s performance lead to achieve the department’s goals and hotel’s philosophy.

Skills, Experience & Educational Requirements

• Formal qualification – min 5 years certificate City + Guilds / N4 in mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years in senior hotel maintenance management position.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in hotel engineering / facilities management.
• Awareness of modern maintenance techniques.
• A good understanding of heating, ventilation and plumbing building services.
• Good leadership, coaching and mentoring skills.
• Promoting a safety conscious working environment.
• Managing maintenance budgets and controlling costs.
• Knowledge of building codes, laws and regulations
• Strong knowledge of building systems including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and carpentry.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, manuals, and schematics.
• Leadership, supervision, and team management skills.
• Problem-solving, planning, and organizational abilities.
• Knowledge of safety standards, FLS procedures, and hotel maintenance protocols.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Our company is expanding faster than ever before. We are investing in the growth of our company, and that means we are committed to investing in you. Join a team that is open-hearted, innovative, inclusive, and inspiring in spirit. We believe in making our guests happy beyond anything they have ever imagined. We wow them at every turn and create memories that will last a lifetime. You will be at the heart of this vision, to constantly innovate to deliver Amazing Experiences and Everlasting Memories.