Senior Manager, Engineering - Malaysia - 6 months Contract
IHG · Malaysia
Hospitality · 10,001+ employees
About the role
Lead the engineering, fire life safety, and sustainability agenda for new hotel developments across South East Asia and Korea. Manage engineering design reviews, project execution, and pre-opening readiness to ensure hotels meet operational and safety standards.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires 10+ years of engineering experience in hospitality, commercial real estate, or construction. Candidates must hold a degree in Engineering and possess strong technical knowledge of building systems and safety compliance.
Full description
Introduction
Lead the engineering, fire life safety, and sustainability agenda for new hotel developments across South East Asia and Korea. This is a unique opportunity to partner with hotel owners, project teams, and senior stakeholders to ensure new hotels are delivered to the highest operational, safety, and sustainability standards. If you're an experienced engineering leader who enjoys managing complex projects, influencing design decisions, and driving long-term asset performance, this role offers significant regional exposure and impact.
Your day to day
- Lead engineering support for hotel development projects across SEAK, overseeing engineering design reviews, project execution, and pre-opening readiness to ensure hotels are delivered on time and in line with operational requirements.
- Act as the engineering subject matter expert for owners, consultants, and project teams, providing guidance on design optimisation, technical standards, operational efficiency, and long-term asset performance.
- Drive fire life safety compliance through inspections, testing, commissioning activities, and sign-off processes, ensuring all hotels meet required safety standards before opening.
- Champion sustainability initiatives by embedding energy efficiency measures into hotel designs, identifying new technologies, and supporting implementation of environmental performance goals across the portfolio.
- Partner with hotel teams during pre-opening and operational transitions, providing engineering expertise, technical guidance, and support for property improvement projects, conversions, and renovations.
What we need from you
- 10+ years of engineering experience within hospitality, commercial real estate, construction, building services, or a related field, including significant experience leading large-scale development or capital projects.
- Strong technical knowledge of building systems, engineering operations, fire life safety compliance, sustainability programmes, and hotel development processes.
- Proven ability to lead complex projects and influence stakeholders across owners, consultants, contractors, operators, and senior business leaders.
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, balancing technical requirements, commercial considerations, project timelines, and operational outcomes.
- Degree in Engineering or a related discipline, with professional engineering, fire safety, mechanical, electrical, or sustainability certifications highly valued.
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