All Accor

Global hotel management, franchising, loyalty program

Director of Engineering

Facilities ManagementUpdated on Nov 11

Full-timeNew Delhi, Delhi, IndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or both, with understanding of hotel design, fit-out, and hotel operations processes.
Ability to interact with owners, consultants, and building professionals.
Understanding of contract methodologies in India and overseas.
Ability to provide accurate overview analysis in most Indian locations.
Strong leadership, interpersonal, and training skills.
Good communication and customer contact skills.
Ability to multitask and work well in stressful, high-pressure situations.

Responsibilities

Ensure all operating hotels adhere to guidelines and required Accor standards.
Manage rectification works at various Ibis properties.
Prepare and propose solutions for asset upkeep.
Resolve gaps involving leakage, seepage, waterproofing, and defect remediation.
Ensure hotel expenses remain within approved budgets.
Assist management with selecting engineering teams and chief engineers in consultation with the Director of Design and Technical Services for Accor India.
Ensure project handovers are seamless and follow the predefined handover process.
Ensure fire and life safety guidelines are adopted across projects and operating hotels.
Review process profiling for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing consultant services for each assigned project.
Provide input on engineering designs in existing properties to meet relevant brand-standard design and construction requirements for each assigned project.
Advise on deliverables for assigned projects relating to brand standards and fire and life safety issues.
Coordinate project reporting through internal resources and external agencies to support timely delivery.
Monitor and report project activity on designated projects.
Coordinate with Design and Technical Services subdepartments on interior design for maintenance projects.
Attend regular site review meetings and property reviews or inspections.
Liaise with specialist teams, including food and beverage, spa, and information technology, to support proper integration.
Conduct hygiene, fire and life safety, and energy audits.
Review energy and water ratios; oversee hotel-level coordination with the P21 coordinator; focus on limiting or eliminating fossil-fuel use; support greywater initiatives and bottling-plant implementation.
Manage engineering-related compliance, including renewals, updates on new laws, and alignment with requirements for lifts, fire and life safety, pollution, hygiene, and building codes.
Ensure hotels follow updated laws and remain compliant.
Conduct technical design reviews with the Design and Technical Services team for new projects.
Provide fire and life safety, security, health, and hygiene assistance for new projects.
Review and advise on project management consultant value engineering in accordance with brand and technology standards.
Ensure fire and life safety compliance in project and operating hotels.
Ensure project completion on time within the role's area of control.
Ensure consultants deliver projects according to brand standards.
Control energy use and maintenance costs amid rising inflationary pressures.
Source and retain suitable operations staff by training them on Accor engineering tools and supporting their development into broader roles.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in technical services, consulting, engineering project management, or operations and maintenance.
Project and site coordination experience.

Job Description

To ensure that all Operating Hotels are adhering to the guidelines and required Accor Standards
Responsible to manage rectification works at various Ibis Properties.
Prepare and propose solution for upkeep of the assets.
To resolve gaps pertaining to but not limit to leakage, seepage, water proofing, fixing of defects.
Ensuring expenses for all Hotels remains within approved budgets.
Assisting management in the Selection of engineering team/ CE in consultation with Director of Design and Technical Services Accor India
Ensuring that the project handover is seamless and is in accordance with per pre-defined hand over process
Responsible for FLS guidelines being adopted in all project and Operating Hotels
Review process profiling for MEP Consultants services for each assigned project
Assists in input on Engineering designs in the existing properties to meet relevant Brand Standard D&C requirements for each assigned project
Advises on deliverables for each assigned project specific to Brand Standards and Fire life safety issues
Coordinates project reporting processes through internal resources and external agencies for timely delivery
Monitors and reports project activity on designated projects
Integrates closely with DTS sub departments for necessary ID Design coordination on maintenance projects
Attends regular site review meetings and property review / inspection.
Conducts regular liaison with Accor specialist teams including F&B, Spa and IT for proper integration.
Audits
- o Hygiene Audits
- o FLS Audits
- o Energy Audits

Sustainability
- Review of Energy and Water ratios
- Responsible for Hotel levels with P 21 coordinator
- Focus on Fossil Fuels Limited usage/elimination
- Grey water
- Bottling plant Implementation

Compliance Management
- All Engineering related compliance like renewal ,update on new laws and aligning everyone with new laws on Lifts /FLS /Pollution /Hygiene /Building code if any
- Ensuring all Hotels are following updated laws and all hotels are in line with requirement

New Projects:

Technical design reviews with Accor DTS team.
FLS / Security / health and hygiene assistance

Main Complexity/Critical issues in the Job

PMC value engineering review and advise as per Brand And Technology Standards
Ensuring FLS compliance in Project and Operating Hotels
Ensuring Project completion on Time within area of control
Ensure Consultants deliver projects as per Brand Standards
Energy and Maintenance control with rising inflationary pressures
Sourcing and keeping right people in Operations by providing Training on Accor Engineering Tools and retaining them for broader role

Qualifications

Qualified Engineer of Mechanical, Electrical or Both with understanding of hotel design, fit out and Hotel operations processes
Ability to interact with owners, consultants and building professionals
Preferably from TS/Consultant/Engineering Project Management/ Operation and Maintenance background
Understanding of various contract methodologies in India and overseas
Project and site coordination experience preferred
Proven Managerial skills in handling multi-task activities

Ability to provide accurate overview analysis in most Indian locations

Additional Information

Strong leadership, interpersonal and training skills
Good communication and customer contact skills
Results and service oriented with an eye for details
Ability to multi-task, work well in stressful & high-pressure situations

About the Company

All Accor

Global hotel management, franchising, loyalty program

Accor is a global hospitality group with a wide range of hotel brands spanning economy to luxury. It earns revenue from room bookings, food and beverage services, and management fees from franchised properties, while providing hotel management and franchising services to partners. The company runs a loyalty program, A Club, to keep guests returning, and expands its capabilities through acquisitions like Adoria and a stake in Squarebreak to broaden its offerings. Its goal is to grow its footprint and deliver consistent, responsible guest experiences worldwide by leveraging global expertise and local know‑how, with a strong focus on sustainability.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Founded: 1967

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