Engineering

Director Of Engineering

Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel·Western Cape, south-africa·Full Time·Contract
EngineeringFull TimeContract
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Primary Responsibilities Include:

  • Lead the Engineering function, ensuring the hotel, facilities, plant and equipment are maintained to exceptional five-star standards, with a strong focus on preventative maintenance and operational reliability.
  • Protect and enhance the hotel's physical assets through proactive asset management, lifecycle planning and the identification of future maintenance and investment requirements.
  • Lead capital projects and refurbishments, ensuring projects are carefully planned and delivered on time, within budget and with minimal disruption to the guest experience.
  • Champion safety, compliance and sustainability, ensuring all engineering operations meet health, safety, statutory and life-safety requirements while driving improvements in energy, water and resource efficiency.
  • Manage the department's financial performance, including operating budgets, engineering expenditure, service contracts, utilities and capital requirements, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency without compromising quality.
  • Lead and develop a high-performing Engineering team, fostering accountability, technical excellence and close collaboration with operational departments to support an exceptional guest experience.

Requirements

What You Bring:

  • A relevant engineering or technical qualification, together with significant experience in engineering or facilities management, ideally within a five-star hotel or luxury hospitality environment.
  • Proven leadership experience managing and developing an Engineering team.
  • Strong technical knowledge of building services, preventative maintenance, critical plant and asset management, together with experience delivering capital projects.
  • Strong commercial acumen, with experience managing budgets, utilities, service contracts and capital expenditure.
  • Sound knowledge of health and safety, statutory compliance, life-safety requirements and sustainable engineering practices.
  • A proactive, solutions-focused leader who combines technical expertise with a genuine understanding of luxury hospitality, excellent attention to detail and a commitment to an exceptional guest experience.

Key skills

Matric

At a glance

Company

Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel

Location

Western Cape, south-africa

Employment

Full Time

Experience

Valid until

Not specified

Created

November 5, 2026