About us
As the world's largest family of luxury hotels, we all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental® brand.
Shaped by decades of international know-how and local insights, our passion for luxury travel spans cultures and customs. Inspiring us to create warm and sophisticated experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world. Each of our hotels cultivates a distinctive style and ambience where we embrace every opportunity to give our guests a personal and enriching experience.
If you'd like to embrace a wider world of experiences and opportunities, we'd like to welcome you to the world's most international luxury hotel brand.
The InterContinental Hotels Group® properties in Dubai Festival City consist of four hotel brands. These include the luxury brand InterContinental, the superior upscale Crowne Plaza, the lavish long-stay InterContinental Residence Suites and the vibrant mid-scale Holiday Inn. In addition to over 1000+ bedrooms, the four properties boast a selection of high quality restaurants and bars, an impressive 3,800 square meter Event Centre across two levels, the 5,000 square meters Festival Arena by InterContinental, the luxurious Spa InterContinental, state-of-the-art gymnasium and swimming pool facilities. We are looking for people who are friendly, welcoming and full of life to people to join over 900 colleagues who are always finding ways to make every guests experience an enjoyable one. We value the passion and enthusiasm of our colleagues, and encourage you to share your passion when you work with us.
Your day to day
Under the guidance of the Chief Engineer ensures that the Engineering operations are efficient and productive during the shift in accordance with InterContinental Hotels Group standards to ensure maximum efficiency and guest satisfaction. Promotes the desired work culture around the five core values of Trust, Integrity, Respect, One Team and Service of the InterContinental Hotels Group and the brand ethos.
• Maintain the hotel in your qualified trade to the desired standard
• Shift inspection and rectification
• Knowledge of Fire Alarm System network/ELV system network such as EBS, PA system, CCTV, ANPR etc.
• Knowledge of Fire fighting System network/Kitchen hood Ansul system, LPG monitoring system,
• Knowledge of (DM) Dubai Municipality and (DCD) Dubai Civil Defense regulations
• Experience in AutoCAD
• Complete work orders as requested by the Chief Engineer to meet customer requirements
• Initiate/identify project work required throughout the hotel
• Implement and action the preventative maintenance program
• Demonstrate flexibility in changing the work schedule in light of guest priorities
• General building minor maintenance repairs
• Ensure pool chemical level is in accordance with legislative requirements, is vacuumed and surrounding area maintained to standards established
• Ensure plant rooms are checked and cleaned and are in operating order
• Carry pager and respond to requests from departments regarding minor maintenance issues throughout the day
• Conduct lighting checks to ensure all globes are in working order
• Investigate reported faults for laundry and kitchen equipment
• Carry out any minor repairs to guest rooms or public areas
• Liaise directly with departments regarding the completion of work orders and prioritise in order of guest satisfaction
What we need from you
Ideally, you'll have some or all of the following competencies and experience we're looking for:
- At least 3 year previous experience in a similar role in a 4*-5* property
- Good communication skills
- Good command of English
What we offer
We’ll reward all your hard work with competitive salary and benefits.
Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care: that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve - visit www.careers.ihg.com to find out more about us.
So go on - show us how your passion and personality are the perfect fit to deliver memorable experiences to our guests.