Chief Engineer

Role & responsibilities

Managing University Operations and R&M Budgets

• Assists in managing the physical plant including equipment, refrigeration, HVAC, plumbing, water treatment, electrical and life safety systems of the Campus.
• Maintains and operates equipment at optimum effectiveness, efficiency and safety.
• Establishes and manages an effective rooms maintenance program.
• Ensures compliance with all R&M departmental policies, standards and procedures of the University.
• Manages department's controllable expenses to achieve or exceed budgeted goals.
• Select and order or purchase new equipment, supplies, and furnishings.
• Inspect and evaluate the physical condition of facilities in order to determine the type of work required.
• Recommend or arrange for additional services such as painting, repair work, renovations, and the replacement of furnishings and equipment.
• Supervises the day to day operations of R&M.
• Maintains accurate logs and records as required.
• Assists in effectively planning, scheduling and evaluating preventative maintenance programs of the Campus.
• Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
• Displays leadership in guest hospitality by exemplifying excellent customer service and creating a positive atmosphere for guest relations.
• Helps establish priorities for total property maintenance needs.
• Ensures on-going communication occurs in all areas of responsibility to create awareness of business objectives, awareness of expectations and recognition of exemplary performance.
• Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees.
• Ensures employees are treated fairly and equitably.
• Provides feedback to employees based on observation of service behaviours.
• Supervises employee's ability to execute departmental and property emergency procedures.
• Responsible for department budgets and ensure the expenses are within the budgeted costs.
• Responsible for implementation of Zen Desk within the department
• Reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.
• Solicits employee feedback.
• Ensures disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to Standard and Local Operating Procedures (SOPs and LSOPs) of the directorate and support the Peer Review Process.
• Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently.

Preferred candidate profile

Graduate / Post- graduate with at least 15 years of work experience in Hospitality sector and 5-7 years of experience as a Head - Repair & Maintenance or equivalent position.