Manager, Engineering - Malaysia (1 year contract)

Manager, Engineering - Malaysia (1 year contract)

There has never been a more exciting time to join IHG. With our ambitious yet realistic growth strategy and our award-winning brands you could play a pivotal part in ensuring we achieve our goals, safely, successfully and on time. JOB OVERVIEW Reporting to the Senior Director of Engineering, JTT and Sustainability, you will be assigned projects as Engineer Lead and deliver pre-opening hotels across SEAK. You will prepare engineering services briefs for Consultants and Project teams on new projects and review with comments on consultants’ designs in terms of economy, appropriateness in design, budget and operational requirements. Conduct fire life safety (FLS) and Key engineering equipment testing will be required as pre-opening tasks for this role. Ensure new hotel designs are benchmarked and optimized for energy efficiency including compliance with global energy conservation measures (ECM) initiatives, and Journey to Tomorrow (IHG’s 10-year responsible business plan). Actively seeks out new technologies geared to reduce energy consumption, in line with IHG’s benchmark energy metrics. Providing advice and directions to the Hotel engineering department on engineering standards and procedures, FLS and ECM requirements, and taking over projects from construction teams, you will ensure compliance with IHG standards and specifications. Provides FLS and engineering input in the Property Improvement Plan (PIP) on potential conversion and / or renovation of existing hotels after site inspections in relation to IHG standards and specifications of the same. Provides leadership to collaborate with other business units’ leaders to ensure consistency in delivery of Engineering Technical Services for SEAK. QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS Qualifications – Degree or Diploma in Engineering (or international equivalent) with emphasis in : Built environment, building services, marine, mechanical and electrical engineering. Experience – Minimum 8 years related experience to include at least 5 years in a related building services role for hotel or commercial complexes. Relevant professional certifications with experience in Fire safety assessment, licensed electrical engineer or mechanical professional accreditation will be required. Ability to read and analysis technical / as built drawings in AutoCAD program will be required. Hotel working experience and experience in a multi-national corporate environment, especially in SEAK hospitality market is considered an added advantage. Required Skills – Strong technical and problem-solving skills, strong oral and written communication skills; strong consensus-building skills, effective presentation and interpersonal skills, management skills; financial skills; project management skills. KEY RELATIONSHIPS INTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS Other Design & Engineering Business Units Development Legal / Risk Operations Commercial EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS Industry Consultants Relevant Government Bodies and Leaders Consultants Contractors Hotel Owners and Franchisees PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Work is performed in a normal office environment, hotel construction sites, and operating hotels Extensive travel within the SEAK region is required to undertake the role for the purpose of meeting with stakeholders or off-site personnel / management and construction sites inspection.

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